Trunks, board shorts, and resort essentials
crafted with precision and attention to detail.
Tulum Fashions manufactures men's swim trunks, board shorts and swim shorts in Medellín, Colombia. Elastic and fixed waistbands, drawcords, mesh liners, side and back pockets, plus matching sets, produced full package for brands in the United States and Europe.
Men's swim looks simple and is not. Waistband construction, liner choice and inseam grading are where a trunk either becomes a repeat seller or a return, and they are the details we spend development time on.
Up to 3 colors inside that minimum, sizes mix freely. Runs of 100 to 149 carry a short run surcharge.
From approved sample and received deposit. Sampling itself takes about 3 weeks.
With a certificate of origin. Colombian apparel is not duty free, whatever the industry says. Chinese apparel runs 35 to 65%.
Development is paid work, quoted per style and charged before it starts. This is published policy, not a case by case negotiation.
Fabric and trim sourcing, patterns, tech pack, artwork, one physical sample.
3 rounds included in the fee.
Included. Courier is US$35.
100 to 149 runs carry a short run surcharge. Under 100 units is sampling, not production.
It rewards brands that put styles into production rather than subsidising brands that only explore.
credited at 500 units or more per style
credited at 1,000 units or more per style
The credit applies to the development fee only and is issued against the final production payment, never as an upfront discount. The order must be placed within 90 days of sample approval. Samples, extra fit rounds and shipping are never credited. Below 500 units per style the fee is not refundable: treat it as the cost of building the style, not as a deposit.
150 units per style, split across up to 3 colors or prints. Sizes mix freely. Runs of 100 to 149 units are accepted with a short run surcharge. Under 100 units we treat the order as sampling rather than production.
Swim trunks, board shorts, swim shorts and matching sets, with elastic or fixed waistbands, drawcords, mesh liners and pocket configurations specified per style.
Yes. Send the artwork or the reference and we quote it as part of development. Print, placement and repeat are specified in the tech pack, and colour is signed off against a physical strike off before production.
Yes, and many clients do exactly that. Running the men's trunk and the women's bikini in the same house keeps print, colour and delivery aligned across the drop instead of chasing two factories.
6 to 8 weeks from approved sample and received deposit. Sampling takes about 3 weeks. Air freight from Medellín to the United States adds 3 to 5 days.
Recycled and standard polyester swim fabrics sourced in Colombia, chosen by weight, stretch and recovery against your reference. We match by construction, weight and fiber content and send swatches before production. The swatch is included in the development fee, courier is US$35.
No. That claim is common in the industry and it is wrong. As of August 2026 Colombian apparel enters the United States at 12.5% with a valid certificate of origin. The advantage is real but it is a comparison, not an exemption: effective duties on Chinese apparel run 35 to 65%.
Yes, provided the brand can commit to 150 units per style and pay for development. Development is paid work: US$800 per style from scratch, US$550 if you bring your own tech pack. We do not absorb development cost in exchange for a future order.
Full-package manufacturing from Medellín, Colombia. Minimum 150 units per style. We answer within 24 hours.
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