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MOQ: 150 units per style · small runs from 100
Tulum Fashions is a full package swimwear manufacturer in Medellín, Colombia. We produce bikinis, one pieces, crochet swim, trunks, rash guards and complete resort collections for brands in the United States and Europe.
Full package means patterns, fabric and trim sourcing, cut and sew, in house QC and export documentation, with Tulum as the single point of accountability.
Low enough to launch a real collection. Up to 3 colors inside that minimum, sizes mix freely.
From approved sample and received deposit. Development and sampling take about 4 weeks.
With a certificate of origin. Colombian apparel is not duty free, whatever the industry says. Chinese apparel runs 36 to 52%.
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.
From 100 to 149 units we run a small batch (up to 2 colors, at a +35% short-run surcharge on list price). Below 100 units there is no production run: we can do the development and the physical sample, which are yours to keep.
Development fee
The development fee is paid once, and we credit 50% of the development and sample fees of a style against its first production order (150 units or more, deposit paid within 90 days of sample approval), applied to the final balance.
Numbers, side by side
| Origin | US import duty | EU & UK duty | Transit to the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 12.5% (Section 301; the certificate of origin removes the MFN base) | Duty-free with rules of origin | 3–5 days by air |
| Mexico (USMCA) | Duty-free when goods qualify; exempt from Section 301 | — | — |
| Central America (CAFTA-DR) | Duty-free when goods qualify; exempt from Section 301 | — | — |
| China | 36–52% effective on apparel | 12% MFN | — |
150 units per style, split across up to 3 colors. Sizes mix freely. From 100 to 149 units we run a small batch (up to 2 colors, at a +35% short-run surcharge on list price). Below 100 there is no production run; we can still do the development and the physical sample, which are yours to keep.
Yes, provided the brand can commit to 150 units per style and pay for development. Development is paid work: US$829.01 per style from scratch (US$466.32 development + US$362.69 sample), US$569.94 if you bring your own tech pack. We do not absorb development cost in exchange for a future order.
Not as a refund. The development fee is paid once, and we credit 50% of the development and sample fees of a style against its first production order (150 units or more, deposit paid within 90 days of sample approval), applied to the final balance.
6 to 8 weeks from approved sample and received deposit. Development and sampling take about 4 weeks. Air freight from Medellín to the United States adds 3 to 5 days.
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 36 to 52%.
You send the design or the concept. We handle patterns, fabric and trim sourcing, sampling, cutting, sewing, quality control, labelling and export documentation. The alternative is CMT, where the brand supplies its own fabric. Those two are not comparable on price, because fabric is the largest cost in a swim garment.
Minimums are far lower than typical Asian swim factories, transit to the United States is 3 to 5 days by air instead of weeks by sea, and Medellín has a swim specific supply chain: technical knits, cups, hardware and trims sourced locally rather than imported.
Yes. Send the reference garment or the tech pack and we quote development against it. Fabric is matched by construction, weight and fiber content, and we send swatches before production. The swatch is included in the development fee, courier is US$35.
We manufacture nine categories: swimwear, resort wear, activewear, casual wear, athleisure, urban streetwear, tailoring, uniforms and medical scrubs.
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