Minku Apparel manufactures custom sweatshirts for Berlin brands from 50 pieces per design, built in 320 to 400+ GSM brushed French terry and fleece, fully private-labelled and shipped DDP to Germany in roughly 6 to 9 days by air. The crewneck sweatshirt is the quiet workhorse of a Berlin wardrobe, the piece that layers under a jacket and over a tee through the city’s long cold season, and it rewards a brand that builds it properly.
Here is how we produce custom sweatshirts for the Berlin market: the terry weights and crewneck fits that define the local look, the in-house decoration that suits them, MOQ and euro pricing, and DDP delivery with every duty handled. A well-made crewneck is often the most reordered garment in a Berlin brand’s range, so consistency across production runs matters as much as the first sample.
Why the crewneck matters to a Berlin brand
The crewneck sweatshirt does the unglamorous work in a Berlin wardrobe. It is the layering piece that sits between a tee and a jacket, warm enough for the studio and the U-Bahn but cleaner and more versatile than a hood. Berlin’s dress-for-the-weather practicality means the crewneck sells steadily from autumn through spring, and a brand that nails its fit and weight earns a repeat purchase every season.
Because it is a simpler silhouette than a hoodie, the crewneck leaves nowhere to hide. The rib on the collar, cuffs and hem, the shoulder seam, the body drape and the terry weight are the whole garment. Get them right and the sweatshirt reads premium in the hand; get them wrong and no branding rescues it. We specify every one of those details on the tech pack and hold them constant across reorders.
As a dedicated custom sweatshirt manufacturer, we treat the crewneck as a signature-fit opportunity. A Berlin label that establishes a recognisable body and weight gives its customers a reason to come back specifically for that garment, which is how a single strong crewneck becomes a brand’s backbone.
Terry weights and crewneck fits
Our sweatshirt program runs 320 GSM brushed French terry for a structured everyday weight up to 400+ GSM for a genuinely heavy, premium crewneck that holds its shape wash after wash. The brushed interior gives warmth and a soft hand, while the density gives the boxy, substantial drape Berlin buyers gravitate toward.
Fits we produce regularly include the classic regular crew, an oversized boxy cut with a dropped shoulder, and a cropped body for a more contemporary line. We can widen the body, adjust sleeve and hem length, deepen the rib and tune the neck opening to your measurements. Vintage-wash and garment-dye finishes are available for brands wanting the faded, archival look that fits Berlin’s secondhand-informed taste.
Each fit is confirmed on a pre-production sample. You receive the crewneck, check the weight and cut in Berlin, and sign off before bulk. If you are deciding between terry and fleece for the piece, our guide to the best fabric for streetwear explains how each behaves over a season of wear.
Reading the Berlin crewneck aesthetic
Berlin’s version of the crewneck leans understated. The city’s taste runs to muted and washed tones, tonal or embroidered branding, and a weight that signals quality without a logo shouting it. A faded-black heavyweight crew with a small embroidered mark is far more Berlin than a bright, print-heavy sweatshirt, and it holds its value in a city where archive and resale culture is strong.
That restraint is a design decision we build toward, not a limitation. Tonal screen prints that sit close to the body colour, embroidery in a matched thread, and washed finishes all deliver the quiet confidence the market rewards. We guide Berlin brands toward the treatments that read correctly locally, so the finished garment feels native to the scene rather than imported into it.
Understanding this register is part of what we bring to the table. A Berlin founder does not have to explain the aesthetic from first principles, because we already manufacture to it, from terry weight down to thread colour. That shared reference gets the first sample closer to right and shortens the development cycle.
In-house decoration for crewnecks
Every finish a Berlin brand wants on a crewneck runs inside our factory: tonal and full-colour screen print, DTG for photographic art, flat and 3D embroidery, puff print, plus vintage wash, garment dye and pigment finishes. Keeping decoration in-house means we control registration, cure and placement, so your artwork lands exactly where the tech pack says it should.
Methods combine on a single crewneck when the design calls for it, so an embroidered chest, a printed back and a woven private-label neck tag ship together in one production run without splitting the job across vendors. That control is what keeps a Berlin brand’s decoration consistent from the sample through to a several-hundred-piece reorder.
Private label and branding
Every crewneck leaves our factory as your product, not a blank with a print added. We produce custom woven and printed neck labels, size and care tags, embroidered or heat-transfer inner branding, hang tags and custom packaging. For a Berlin label built on detail and story, the inside of the garment carries as much of the brand as the outside does.
Private-label finishing is part of the production plan from the first conversation, so the pre-production sample you approve already wears your branding rather than a generic placeholder. That means the crewneck you sign off is a true, retail-ready representation of what ships in bulk, down to the neck tag and the polybag. It is the line between a decorated blank and a finished brand garment, and it is standard on every Minku order.
MOQ and euro pricing
Minimum order is around 50 pieces per design and colorway, low enough for a new Berlin label to introduce a crewneck without tying up capital in stock. Per-unit cost falls as you scale, so a 250 to 500 piece reorder returns a stronger margin than the first run, and everything is quoted in euros with EU duty already included in the landed price.
Crewneck pricing tracks terry weight, fit and decoration. A 400+ GSM heavyweight with multi-position embroidery sits above a 320 GSM screen-printed crew, the expected trade of substance for spend. We compete on how the garment is made and how consistent it stays across seasons, because a crewneck that holds its shape and colour through repeat washes protects the reputation a Berlin brand is building.
| Spec | Detail for Berlin orders |
|---|---|
| MOQ | ~50 pcs per design / colorway |
| Terry weight | 320-400+ GSM brushed French terry / fleece |
| Fits | Regular, oversized boxy, cropped |
| Decoration | Embroidery, screen print, DTG, wash |
| DDP air to Germany | ~6-9 days, duty and VAT paid |
| Currency | EUR, landed |
DDP delivery to Germany, duties handled
Your crewnecks ship DDP, so we clear EU customs, pay the import duty and VAT, and deliver to your Berlin address. There is no broker to appoint and no charge waiting on delivery. Air freight runs about 6 to 9 days from dispatch, ideal for hitting an autumn or winter launch, and sea freight covers the larger reorders where per-unit cost leads.
Because the crewneck is a core season-long seller rather than a one-off drop, we plan production to keep your best body in stock through the cold months. For the full shipping model, see what DDP shipping means, and to start a crewneck run, get a quote with your specs and quantities.
From tech pack to delivered bulk
Production follows a fixed, low-risk path. You send artwork, references and measurements. We develop the tech pack, source the terry, and stitch a pre-production sample with your decoration applied. You approve fit, weight and finish on the physical garment in Berlin, and only then do we cut and sew the bulk order for delivery.
This sequence removes the failures that make brands wary of overseas production: a body that runs short, a rib that will not recover, a print that cracks. Everything is locked on the sample first. Berlin labels often build the crewneck alongside matching custom hoodies or a full Berlin streetwear collection, so the layering pieces are designed and produced to work as a set.