Why Austin brands choose Tulum
Low MOQ flexibility for Austin’s DTC and indie community. Sustainable fabric sourcing aligned with the Texas conscious-fashion movement.
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Colombia apparel imports carry a flat 10% tariff under Section 122 (effective Feb 24, 2026) — competitive against China at 30–70% effective rates and aligned with Mexico and Vietnam.
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Air freight Medellín → Austin TX. Fast enough for restocks. Reliable enough to plan a season around.
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Development, patternmaking, cutting, sewing, finishing, QC and shipping coordinated from our Medellín plant. Digital print, sublimation, screen print and embroidery handled through a curated network of specialized partners — single point of accountability, scaled capacity per category.
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Native English-speaking team. Slack, Zoom, email — same tools and time zones as your in-house team.
By the numbers
50,000 garments per month. 12+ years in production. Full-package operation: in-house development, cutting, sewing and QC, with strategic partners for sublimation, digital print, screen print and embroidery — and allied factories for scaled capacity by category.
— Tulum Fashions · Medellín, Colombia
Austin Industries We Serve
We specialize in DTC indie brands, sustainable fashion, athleisure, festival merch. Whether you're emerging DTC, established wholesale, or scaling production — we adapt to fit.
Performance fabrics, sublimation, custom prints, bonded seams.
Linen, gauze, premium cotton, signature drape and finish.
Compression, 4-way stretch, performance jersey, technical knits.
Tees, polos, button-downs, shorts — premium executions on classic silhouettes.
Your brand, our production. Full OEM and white-label capabilities.
Hospitality, medical scrubs, branded uniform programs.
Sample runs from 50 units. Production MOQ from 100 units per style and colorway.
Austin, TX
Austin's apparel scene reflects the city itself: independent, casual and deeply tied to the outdoors, live music and a do-it-your-own-way ethos. You see it in the vintage and Western-leaning shops along South Congress, the maker culture on the East Side, and the steady stream of festival, ranch and lake-town apparel that comes with a city built around Barton Springs, ACL and the Hill Country. Austin does not have a legacy garment district, so its brands are overwhelmingly small, founder-run and direct to consumer, which makes flexible production a real competitive need rather than a nice-to-have.
Nearshore Colombia answers that need well. Tulum Fashions manufactures in Medellin and ships to Austin in 3 to 4 days by air, with goods entering under a flat 10% tariff through Section 122 that keeps costing predictable. We operate English-first and share the same business hours as Austin in the Central time zone, which means real conversations during your workday instead of waiting on a factory twelve hours ahead.
Austin brands we are built to serve include outdoor and lifestyle labels, activewear and athleisure lines tied to the city's fitness and running culture, festival and graphic apparel makers, Western-inspired casualwear, and the many small e-commerce brands launching out of the local startup scene.
Austin rewards brands that move fast and stay true to themselves. A nearshore partner that talks like a neighbor and ships like one lets those brands scale without losing what makes them Austin.
Who we are
Tulum Fashions is a full-package apparel manufacturer in Medellin, Colombia, with 12+ years of experience, 60+ skilled employees, and capacity for 50,000+ garments per month. We exhibit at MAGIC Las Vegas and serve brands across the USA, Canada and beyond, and we are proud to employ and empower single mothers in our community.
For Austin brands, that means one partner from first sketch to final delivery, with English-first communication and the same business hours.
We produce swimwear (our flagship), resort wear, activewear and sportswear, casual wear, uniforms and medical scrubs, for both men and women. MOQ is 120 units per style, with 6-8 week lead times.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Tulum Fashions produces in Medellín, Colombia, and ships full-package orders to Austin in 5-6 business days. Under Section 122 (effective Feb 24, 2026), Colombia apparel imports carry a flat 10% tariff — competitive against China at 30–70% effective rates.
Focus areas for Austin: DTC indie brands, sustainable fashion, athleisure, festival merch. We also produce uniforms, medical scrubs, casual wear, and sportswear. Both men's and women's lines.
Standard production MOQ is 100 units per style and colorway. Sample runs from 50 units. For Austin indie and DTC brands, we offer flexibility on first production runs.
Air freight from Medellín to Austin, TX in 5-6 business days. Flat 10% tariff under Section 122 (Feb 2026), vs 30–70% effective on Chinese apparel. Full customs documentation included. Door-to-door logistics available on request.
We own and operate the production plant in Medellín — development, cutting, sewing, QC and shipping run in-house. For specialized finishing (digital print, sublimation, screen print, embroidery) and to scale capacity per category, we coordinate a curated network of long-standing manufacturing partners. Single point of accountability, full quality control, IP protection, and a relationship that compounds over multiple seasons.
Nationwide
Tulum Fashions ships full-package production from Medellín to fashion brands in every major US market. Find apparel manufacturing for your city:
Book a 30-minute Zoom with Jose Olarte, founder, or send your tech packs. We reply within 24 hours, in English, with concrete next steps.
Prefer to message? Reach Giuseppe, Client Coordinator, on WhatsApp +57 319 265 1926 or email internationalsales@tulumfashions.co
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