Sourcing guide · Updated October 2026 · José Olarte, Founder
Tulum Fashions is a full-package private label activewear manufacturer in Medellín, Colombia. Production starts at 150 units per style with up to 3 colors (50 per color), and runs of 100–149 units are possible at a +35% surcharge. Sampling takes about 4 weeks; production 6–8 weeks from an approved sample and deposit.
MOQ (minimum order quantity) is the smallest production run a factory accepts. In activewear the number on a website rarely tells the whole story. A very low figure usually means one of three things: blank styles cut from fabric the factory already stocks, a minimum counted per order instead of per style, or a minimum that rises once you ask for your own color, your own fabric or your own fit.
The question that matters is: how many units per style, per color, in my fabric and my pattern? Technical activewear fabrics (nylon and polyester with spandex) are knitted and dyed in lots, so every custom color has a real floor at the mill. A factory that answers that question clearly is giving you a number you can plan a launch around.
We wrote more about this in the 50-piece MOQ post. The short version: compare minimums only when they mean the same thing.
These are the minimums for brands developing their own styles with us, as of October 2026. Sizes mix freely inside every run.
| Units per style | Colors included | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Under 100 | — | Development and samples only, no production run |
| 100–149 (small run) | Up to 2 | List price +35% |
| 150 | Up to 3 (min. 50 per color) | List price |
| 200 | Up to 4 | List price |
| 250 | Up to 5 (each extra color adds 50 units) | List price |
A top and a bottom are two styles, each with its own minimum. A 150-unit legging in three colors and a 150-unit sports bra in the same three colors is a 300-unit launch for a full set.
Everything below is made to your pattern and specs, under your brand.
Women’s: leggings, bike shorts, sports bras, tops, matching sets, jumpsuits and athleisure layers. Men’s: training shorts, joggers, tops and zip jackets. See our women’s activewear and men’s activewear collections for construction references.
Fabrics: we source technical knits from mills we work with in Colombia and abroad, including Lafayette and Protela (Colombia) and Carvico (international). Those mills are Oeko-Tex certified; Tulum Fashions itself does not hold a factory certification, and we say so up front.
Full package: pattern making, fabric and trim sourcing, sampling, grading, cutting, sewing, finishing and export, with your labels and specs. If you already have a tech pack, development costs less; if you only have a sketch or a reference garment, we build the tech pack with you.
Fewer than 100 units per style. We can develop and sample your line, but we will not run production below 100 units. A blank or print-on-demand supplier is the better start.
Basic jersey programs at high volume, where unit price is everything. Central America (CAFTA-DR) and Mexico (USMCA) can enter the US at 0% duty when the garment meets the rules of origin. Our nearshore guide compares the options honestly.
Where we fit best: brands launching or growing a technical activewear line of 150 to a few thousand units per style, who want development, fit and production with one team.
At Tulum Fashions it is 150 units per style, with sizes mixed freely and up to 3 colors (minimum 50 units per color). Runs of 100–149 units are possible at a +35% surcharge with up to 2 colors. Below 100 units we only do development and samples.
About 4 weeks for development and the first sample, then 6–8 weeks of production from the approved sample and deposit. Shipping to the US takes 3–5 days by FedEx or DHL.
Development is US$466.32 per style without a tech pack or US$207.25 with your own tech pack, plus US$362.69 for the physical sample, which includes 3 fit correction rounds.
12.5% under Section 301, in force since July 24, 2026. The US–Colombia trade agreement certificate of origin removes the base MFN rate but not the 12.5%. Chinese apparel pays roughly 36–52%.
Yes. DDP (delivered duty paid) is one of our shipping options: we deliver to your door with the US duty already paid, quoted per shipment. We can also ship through your own freight forwarder.
Yes. We have a showroom at the California Market Center in Los Angeles, Suite C600, for fittings and development meetings by appointment. Production runs in Medellín.
The mills we work with — Lafayette and Protela in Colombia and Carvico internationally — are Oeko-Tex certified. Tulum Fashions does not hold its own factory certification.
Also read: Full-package clothing manufacturer in Colombia · Nearshore apparel manufacturing for US brands · Activewear for Los Angeles brands · En español: fabricante de ropa deportiva en Colombia
Duty rates are verified as of October 2026 and can change. Ask your customs broker for a landed cost estimate before committing.
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