Sourcing custom OEM knit sweaters from China is cost-effective for global apparel brands, startups and wholesalers, yet picking an unqualified factory easily leads to poor fabric quality, delayed delivery and oversized defective rates.
□ Production equipment & scale
The factory covers an area of over 1,000 square meters and has equipment for the complete sweater production process.
Supporting cable knit, jacquard, intarsia, seamless custom designs; small workshops with old hand-knit machines cannot guarantee uniform stitch and size consistency in bulk production
□ Professional experience
Prioritize factories with 5+ years knitwear export experience, ask for cooperative brand cases from Europe, North America. Experienced suppliers fully understand overseas size specs, shrinkage standard, label & packaging rules, greatly reduce communication errors
□ OEM/ODM service ability
Qualified suppliers offer full-chain customization: sketch-to-sample development, tech pack revision, private woven label, hangtag, customized packing; confirm if they support small-batch trial order MOQ（normally 50–100pcs per style for new brands）and large bulk production simultaneously
□ Clarify QC standard & quality control flow
Raw yarn incoming inspection
Semi-finished knit panel spot check
Finished garment full inspection before packing
□ Confirm payment term & delivery schedule (Avoid fraud risk)
Standard industry payment rule:
30%–50% deposit after order confirmation; balance against pre-shipment inspection pass before loading
❌ Red flag: factories require 100% full prepayment or transfer money to personal private bank account, avoid such suppliers directly