Custom Ethnic & Folk Apparel for the Japanese and Korean Market in Crepe with Hangtag and Packaging for Korean Online Fashion Sellers

Custom Ethnic & Folk Apparel for the Japanese and Korean Market — Crepe with Hangtag and Packaging

We supply ethnic & folk apparel to japanese and korean buyers built for humid Japanese summers. Cloth weight, weave openness and colour fastness are specified for the climate first: Crepe at 90-120 gsm, shade-matched to hold through the Japanese gift-giving season. Programmes start at 200 pieces per style per colour and ship to Tokyo or Osaka.

The failures here are predictable: suppliers who disappear once the deposit is paid, and unclear responsibility when a defect shows up after washing. We lock the specification before bulk — weight, shrinkage, stitch density and tolerance — and prepare the conformity documents for Japan so containers clear instead of accruing demurrage while the Japanese gift-giving season passes.

Specification

What Japanese and Korean buyers can customise

• Chain Stitch Embroidery — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Chenille Embroidery — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Tie-Dye Wash — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Smocking — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• DTG Digital Printing — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Piping and Binding — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.
• Screen Printing — available on Crepe, quoted per position and per colour.

How we produce it

1. Tech pack review and fabric confirmation for humid Japanese summers
2. Lab dips or print strike-off approved against the regional palette
3. Crepe-spec prototype graded to Japanese kids grading, height-based
4. Fit sample and wash test, then a pre-production sample
5. Bulk cutting with hangtag and packaging applied under controlled settings
6. In-line inspection, final AQL 2.5 inspection and packing for Tokyo or Osaka

Where it sells

• Retail and wholesale — packed to size ratio for regional distribution
• Corporate and hospitality uniforms — repeatable spec for seasonal reorders
• School and institutional programmes — durable cloth at a fixed landed cost
• Online and marketplace sellers — restockable spec held on file
• Festive and seasonal collections — timed to the Japanese gift-giving season

Import, duty and delivery

Korean KC safety certification for textiles is arranged before the goods leave the factory. We ship to Tokyo or Osaka with the commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin. Buyers here inspect to a tighter standard: needle detection, dimensional stability after washing and seam appearance are checked before packing, and labelling follows the Household Goods Quality Labelling rules rather than a generic care tag.

FAQ

How long does sampling take?

A first prototype is typically ready in 14 working days after the tech pack is confirmed, including fabric sourcing if the base cloth is not in our stock library. Revisions add about 4 days each.

Can you match a specific colour?

Yes. Send us a Pantone TCX reference or a physical swatch. We return lab dips for approval and hold bulk shade within the agreed tolerance band before cutting.

Do you provide compliance documents?

We can arrange OEKO-TEX, GOTS, BSCI, WRAP and ISO documentation as well as third-party testing reports for Korean fibre product safety standards, and we support REACH, CPSIA and Prop 65 declarations for the relevant markets.

What file formats do you need for artwork?

Vector files (AI, EPS, PDF) give the best print and embroidery results. For raster artwork please supply at least 300 dpi at the final print size. We digitise embroidery files in-house and return a sew-out photo for approval.

Start your Japanese and Korean programme

Tell us the quantity, target price and delivery window, and we will build a customisation programme around those three numbers.