Minku Apparel is a custom hoodie manufacturer that produces hoodies made to order for streetwear brands from 50 pieces per design — heavyweight fleece and French terry, full private-label, and a pre-production sample approved before we cut bulk. Our low MOQ is built for new and scaling labels that want factory-quality garments without a 500-piece minimum trap. From our Pakistan factory we ship DDP door-to-door to brands across the USA, UK, and Europe, so your drop lands finished, labeled, and ready to sell.
Choosing a custom hoodie manufacturer is a decision about consistency. A great hoodie is not one lucky sample — it is 300 units that all hit the same weight, the same fit, the same stitch density, and the same wash-fastness on the print. That repeatability is what we build our process around, and it is why brands that start with a 50-piece test reorder in the hundreds.
What a Custom Hoodie Manufacturer Should Deliver
As a custom hoodie manufacturer, our job is to turn your tech pack — or a reference garment and a sketch — into production your customers trust. That means cut-and-sew construction from your specs, not blank stock with a print slapped on. Every panel, every seam, and every trim is made to your brand.
We manufacture pullover hoodies, zip-up hoodies, oversized boxy fits, cropped silhouettes, and heavyweight drops that hold structure straight out of the poly bag. If you can spec it on a tech pack, we can sample it, and if you cannot spec it yet, our team will help you build the tech pack from your reference.
- Cut-and-sew, not blanks: patterns graded to your measurements across every size.
- Fabric control: knit to your GSM, brushed and washed to your hand-feel.
- Decoration in-house: print, embroidery, and applique under one roof for tighter QC.
- Labeling and packaging: your neck label, care tag, hang tag, and poly bag.
Fabric Options and GSM Explained
GSM (grams per square meter) is the honest measure of a hoodie’s weight, and it is where most factories quietly cut corners. We knit our fleece and terry in-house control ranges so a 400 GSM order reads 400 GSM across all three of your reorders, not 340 GSM once the first invoice is paid.
For custom hoodies we work across a clear weight ladder so you can match fabric to price point and season:
| Fabric | Typical GSM | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Loopback French Terry | 240–320 | All-season hoodies, structured drape, clean print base |
| Brushed Fleece | 320–400 | Soft interior, warm winter drops, premium hand-feel |
| Heavyweight Fleece | 400–450+ | Boxy heavyweight hoodies that stand up on their own |
We knit in cotton-rich blends and 100% cotton, with options for garment dye, enzyme wash, acid wash, and pigment dye to give your hoodie the lived-in or vivid finish your brand calls for. Fabric is the first thing a customer feels — we treat it as the foundation of the garment, not a line item.
Fit and Style Options
Fit is your brand’s signature. A custom hoodie manufacturer that only offers one block is selling you a blank. We grade patterns for the silhouette you are building, and we hold that block consistent across the whole size run.
Silhouettes We Manufacture
- Oversized / boxy: dropped shoulders, wide body, cropped length — the core streetwear cut. See our custom oversized hoodie manufacturing.
- Heavyweight structured: dense fleece with a defined shape. Details on our heavyweight hoodie manufacturing.
- Zip-up: full-zip and half-zip with YKK or custom pullers. See custom zip-up hoodie manufacturing.
- Cropped and fitted: shorter body and sleeve for a tailored streetwear look.
Details matter here: ribbed cuffs and hem, double-needle topstitch, kangaroo or split-pocket, self-fabric or contrast drawcords, and metal or custom-tipped aglets. We spec every one of these with you before the sample is cut.
Decoration Methods In-House
Decoration is where a hoodie becomes a brand statement, so we keep it under our own roof for QC. Running print and embroidery in-house means a failed placement gets caught at our table, not at your customer’s door.
- Screen print: plastisol and water-based, high-density, puff, and metallic — durable and vivid at volume.
- DTG (direct-to-garment): photographic detail and unlimited colors for lower runs.
- Puff and flat embroidery: logos, chest hits, and sleeve details with clean digitizing.
- Applique / chenille / twill patches: varsity-grade dimensional branding.
- All-over print, acid wash, tie-dye: full-surface effects for statement drops.
We can combine methods on a single garment — puff embroidery chest logo, screen-printed back hit, and a woven neck label — because it all happens in one facility. That combination is what separates a premium hoodie from a printed blank.
MOQ and Pricing
Our MOQ starts at 50 pieces per design, and that is deliberate. New brands should be able to test a drop, read the sell-through, and reorder with data — not gamble a whole season on a 500-piece minimum. Low MOQ is the single most requested feature from the founders we work with, so we built the factory workflow to support it.
Pricing on custom hoodies scales with three levers: fabric weight (a 450 GSM heavyweight costs more to knit than a 280 GSM terry), decoration (an eight-color back print or dense embroidery adds cost), and quantity (unit cost drops as you move from 50 to 300 to 1,000). For a full breakdown, read how much it costs to manufacture custom hoodies, then get your custom quote with your exact spec.
Sampling and Production Process
We never cut bulk before you approve a physical sample. Sampling is your insurance policy, and it is a non-negotiable step in our process.
- Tech pack and quote: you send artwork and specs (or we build the tech pack with you), we quote.
- Pre-production sample: we make one hoodie to your exact spec — fabric, fit, decoration, trims.
- Revision: you review, we adjust weight, fit, or placement until it is approved.
- Bulk production: we cut and sew the run against the approved sample as the reference.
- QC and packing: inspected, folded, labeled, poly-bagged, and cartoned to your packing list.
- DDP shipping: door-to-door to your address, duties and delivery handled.
Because we control the whole chain — knit, cut, sew, decorate, finish — a change you approve on the sample carries cleanly into bulk. That is the reliability our reorder rate is built on.
Private Label and Branding
Every hoodie we make can be fully private-label, so nothing about the finished garment points back to a factory. Your customer sees your brand, top to bottom.
- Custom woven or printed neck labels (or tagless heat-transfer prints)
- Branded care and content tags to your market’s requirements
- Hang tags, sticker packs, thank-you cards, and custom poly bags or boxes
- Size and barcode labeling ready for retail or 3PL intake
We are a full private-label / OEM manufacturer, which means we can also make your other pieces to match — tees, sweats, and more across our custom clothing manufacturing lines, so a full collection ships with a consistent brand handwriting.
Shipping and Turnaround
Sampling typically runs 7–12 days. Bulk production runs about 3–5 weeks depending on quantity and decoration, and we ship worldwide DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) — we handle export, freight, and import duties so your order clears customs and arrives at your door with no surprise bills. DDP air to the USA lands in roughly 5–8 days once production is complete.
Why Brands Choose Minku
Founders pick Minku because we behave like a manufacturing partner, not a vending machine. Low MOQ lets you start lean, heavyweight fabric gives your product real presence, in-house decoration keeps quality tight, and sampling before bulk removes the gamble. Add worldwide DDP shipping and a certified, ethical factory, and you have a supply chain you can build a brand on.
“Consistent 320 GSM across three reorders — the fourth batch felt identical to the first sample. That is why we stopped shopping around.” — streetwear founder, 600-piece launch
Ready to build your line? Explore our oversized, heavyweight, and zip-up hoodie capabilities, then get your custom quote and send your tech pack.