Custom T-Shirt for the Japanese and Korean Market in Gabardine with Tie-Dye Wash for Japanese Retail and Select Shops

Custom T-Shirt for the Japanese and Korean Market — Gabardine with Tie-Dye Wash

We supply t-shirt to japanese and korean buyers built for cold Korean winters. Cloth weight, weave openness and colour fastness are specified for the climate first: Gabardine at 90-120 gsm, shade-matched to hold through the Japanese gift-giving season. Programmes start at 300 pieces per style per colour and ship to Tokyo or Osaka.

The failures here are predictable: inconsistent sizing between production runs, and color drift between lab dips and bulk fabric. 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

• All-Over Sublimation — available on Gabardine, quoted per position and per colour.
• Tie-Dye Wash — available on Gabardine, quoted per position and per colour.
• Hangtag and Packaging — available on Gabardine, quoted per position and per colour.
• Applique Embroidery — available on Gabardine, quoted per position and per colour.
• Screen Printing — available on Gabardine, quoted per position and per colour.
• Garment Dyeing — available on Gabardine, quoted per position and per colour.
• Chenille Embroidery — available on Gabardine, quoted per position and per colour.

How we produce it

1. Tech pack review and fabric confirmation for cold Korean winters
2. Lab dips or print strike-off approved against the regional palette
3. Gabardine-spec prototype graded to Korean sizing 85-110
4. Fit sample and wash test, then a pre-production sample
5. Bulk cutting with tie-dye wash 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

JIS textile testing documentation 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

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.

How long does sampling take?

A first prototype is typically ready in 7 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.

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.

How is shipping handled?

We quote EXW, FOB, CIF and DDP. Consolidated sea freight is the default for bulk programmes, with air or express options when a launch date is at risk.

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.