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Medical Scrubs Manufacturing Colombia
Healthcare Healthcare

Medical Scrubs
Manufacturing

Made in Colombia for US healthcare brands. Cotton-rich fabrics, fit you can scale, 12.5% duty into the USA (as of Aug 2026).

Cotton-rich fabrics, athletic fits,
and a tariff advantage over Asia for US importers (12.5% vs 35–65% China, as of Aug 2026).

Scrubs are a fit problem before they are a fabric problem.

Tulum Fashions manufactures private label medical scrubs in Medellín, Colombia. Scrub tops, jogger and straight leg scrub trousers, warm up jackets and lab coats, plus chef jackets, aprons and kitchen wear, produced full package for scrub brands, clinics, restaurants and uniform distributors.

Nobody buys a second set because the fabric was interesting. They buy it because the first set fit through a twelve hour shift and came back from the wash the same size and the same color. Grading and shrinkage control are where a scrub programme is actually won.

150 Units per style

Up to 3 colors inside that minimum, sizes mix freely. Runs of 100 to 149 carry a short run surcharge.

6–8 Weeks of production

From approved sample and received deposit. Sampling itself takes about 3 weeks.

12.5% US import duty

With a certificate of origin. Colombian apparel is not duty free, whatever the industry says. Chinese apparel runs 35 to 65%.

Development Kit

Development is paid work, quoted per style and charged before it starts. This is published policy, not a case by case negotiation.

US$800From scratch
US$550With your tech pack
What it covers

Fabric and trim sourcing, patterns, tech pack, artwork, one physical sample.

Fit corrections

3 rounds included in the fee.

Swatches

Included. Courier is US$35.

Below 150 units

100 to 149 runs carry a short run surcharge. Under 100 units is sampling, not production.

Volume bonus

Produce at volume and the development fee comes back.

It rewards brands that put styles into production rather than subsidising brands that only explore.

50%

credited at 500 units or more per style

100%

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.

Who this is for

A good fit
  • You already sell scrubs, or you supply clinics and reorder
  • You can commit to 150 units per style
  • You care about grading across a wide size range
  • You have tech packs, or you are ready to pay for development
Not yet
  • You are still validating the idea
  • You need fewer than 100 units
  • You are asking for a quote without a design
  • You expect development work at no cost

Questions buyers ask first

What is the minimum order for scrubs?

150 units per style, split across up to 3 colors. Sizes mix freely, which matters in scrubs more than in any other category we run. 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.

What scrub and chef garments do you produce?

Scrub tops, jogger and straight leg scrub trousers, warm up jackets and lab coats, plus chef jackets, aprons and kitchen wear. Pocket configuration, drawcords, side vents and branding are specified per style.

Which fabrics do you use for scrubs?

Poly cotton and poly spandex blends 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.

Do you make antimicrobial or fluid resistant scrubs?

Only where the mill certifies the finish. Those are fabric treatments, not something a factory can claim on its own, so we quote them against a specific mill reference and pass through the mill documentation. We do not put a performance claim on a garment we cannot document.

Can you grade across a wide size range?

Yes, and it is worth spending the development budget there. Scrubs sell across a wider size range than fashion, and a size curve that only works in the middle is the most common reason a scrub programme fails on reorder. Fit corrections come with 3 rounds included in the development fee.

How long does production take?

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.

Is Colombian apparel duty free into the United States?

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%.

Do you work with new scrub brands?

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.

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Why Colombia

Why Manufacture Scrubs in Colombia

01

Cotton-Rich Performance Fabrics

Local textile mills supply breathable cotton/poly/spandex blends engineered for 12-hour shifts — soft hand-feel, four-way stretch, and antimicrobial finishes available.

02

Fit & Sizing Engineered for US Healthcare

Patterns developed for US sizing standards (XS–3XL) with athletic and modern-tapered fits. Embroidery, custom labels, and color-matching included in full-package service.

03

Tariff Advantage — 12.5% vs 35–65% China

Under the US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, apparel enters the USA with a 12.5% additional duty (as of August 2026, subject to change). Colombia's trade agreements also give duty-free access to the European Union (in force since 2013) and the United Kingdom (since 2021), subject to each agreement's rules of origin. Combined with 3–5 day Miami transit, that’s a significant landed-cost edge over China at 35–65%.

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Full-package manufacturing from Medellín, Colombia. Minimum 150 units per style. We answer within 24 hours.

Email

ceo@tulumfashions.co

WhatsApp

+57 305 303 3053

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