Velocity Wear is a low MOQ clothing manufacturer for new labels, small businesses, clubs and teams in the UK, the USA and Europe. The minimum is 50 pieces per design, with sizes mixed freely inside it, so a first drop can be one design in one colour rather than hundreds of pieces of stock. Every order is made to order with your branding: you approve a proof, and production takes 10 to 15 working days.
Minimum
50 pcs
per design, sizes mixed
Lead time
10 to 15 working days
from artwork approval
Sample
£150
credited on your bulk order
50 pieces per design, sizes mixed freely
Sample of one or two pieces for £150, credited back
Up to 35% off as the quantity rises
Private label: woven labels, tags and packaging
Last updated 6 November 2026
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A minimum order quantity, or MOQ, is the smallest run a factory will make of one design. It decides how much money a new brand has to tie up before it knows whether a design sells.
Our minimum is 50 pieces per design, and the 50 can be split across sizes however you like: eight smalls, twenty mediums and twenty-two larges is a normal order. Each colourway counts as its own design, so a hoodie in black and in grey is two designs of 50.
That is what makes us a low MOQ clothing manufacturer rather than a print shop or a mass-production factory. The garment is made to your specification, not a stock blank with a print on top, and the run is small enough to test a design, sell through it and come back for more.
Most ranges share the same minimum. A few have their own, and the starting price is the price per piece at that minimum; it falls as the quantity rises.
Minimum order quantity and starting price by range
Range
Minimum
Starting price
T-shirts
50 per design
From £11 per piece
Hoodies and sweatshirts
50 per design
From £30 per piece
Polo shirts
50 per design
From £15 per piece
Caps and hats
50 per design
From £12 per piece
Joggers
50 per design
From £20 per piece
Tracksuits
50 sets per design
From £50 per set
Denim jackets
50 per design
From £45 per piece
Corporate uniforms
50 per design
From £30 per piece
Towels
50 per design
From £12 per towel
Leather jackets
20 per design (10 for a limited time)
From £150 per jacket
Woven wristbands
100 per order
From £5 per wristband
Why a minimum of fifty counts as low
Many clothing factories set their minimums per colour and per size, or high enough that a first drop means buying far more stock than a new label can sell in a season. A low minimum moves that risk: you pay for 50 pieces of a design, find out what sells, and put the money into the next run instead of a stockroom.
The trade-off is honest: a small run costs more per piece than a large one, because the setup, the proof and the cutting are spread over fewer garments. The table below shows how the price per piece changes as a design grows.
Small batch clothing manufacturing, step by step
Payment is 50% when the order is placed and 50% once the order is ready to ship. The pricing calculator gives a figure for your quantity before you ask.
Send the garment, a rough quantity and your artwork or idea
Get an itemised quote and a digital mockup of every print and stitch position
Order a sample first if you want to feel the fabric (£150 for one or two pieces)
Approve the proof and pay the deposit; production takes 10 to 15 working days
Tracked delivery to your address, charged on weight and dimensions
Samples before you commit to a run
£150 for one or two samples, worldwide shipping included. Place a bulk order afterwards and the £150 comes off your invoice. A sample is the cheapest way to check a fabric weight, a fit or an embroidery before 50 pieces are made. Leather jackets are the exception: they are made to order without single-piece samples. See samples.
How the price per piece drops as runs grow
Above the minimum the price per piece steps down, up to 35% off at 1,000 pieces or more, on every range that shows a starting price. A reorder is priced on its own quantity, so a larger second run of a design that sold moves to a lower tier.
Price per piece by quantity
Pieces per design
Price
50 to 99
Base price
100 to 249
About 11% off the price at 50
250 to 499
About 20% off the price at 50
500 to 999
About 27% off the price at 50
1,000 or more
About 35% off the price at 50
Private label clothing at a low MOQ
A label that sells what we make needs it to arrive as its own product. We add woven neck labels, printed neck tags, care labels, hang cards and branded packaging to an order of 50, so the first drop is ready to sell under your name with none of ours on it.
A low MOQ apparel manufacturer for the UK and the USA
Velocity Wear is a UK company, and production is by our own team in Lahore, Pakistan. Brands in the UK, the USA and Europe order on the same minimum and the same terms, with tracked delivery to each. US brands can read how orders work on our wholesale apparel manufacturer USA page, and shipping costs are in the UK and USA guides.
How an order works
01
Tell us what you need
Send the product, rough quantity and your logo or idea using the form at the top of the page. A real person replies, within 1 hour on working days.
02
Approve a mockup and quote
You get a digital mockup and an itemised quote. Minimum order: 50 pieces per design (10 for leather jackets, for a limited time), sizes mixed freely.
03
Optional sample
£150 for one or two samples, worldwide shipping included. Place a bulk order afterwards and the £150 comes off your invoice.
04
Production and delivery
Production takes 10 to 15 working days from proof approval and the 50% deposit, before freight. Payment is 50% when the order is placed and 50% once the order is ready to ship. Tracked freight worldwide. Delivery is charged on the weight and dimensions of the shipment and quoted with your order, separately from the product price. Import duties, taxes and customs charges at destination are the recipient's responsibility.
50 pieces per design, with sizes mixed freely inside that number. Each colourway counts as its own design. Tracksuits are 50 sets, towels 50, and leather jackets 20 per design, with 10 accepted for a limited time. Wristbands are 100 per order.
Yes. The 50 pieces can be split across any sizes you need, for example eight smalls, twenty mediums and twenty-two larges. What cannot be split is the design: a different colourway or a different print is its own design with its own minimum.
For most labels it is a sensible first run: enough to sell, photograph and learn from, without the stock risk of a bulk order. Add woven labels and branded packaging and the first drop is ready to sell. Later runs of a design that sold are priced on a lower tier.
Yes. A sample of one or two pieces costs £150, worldwide shipping included, and the fee comes off your bulk order. It is the cheapest way to check fabric, fit and decoration before 50 pieces are made. Leather jackets are made to order without single-piece samples.
Yes. Woven neck labels, printed neck tags, care labels, hang cards and branded packaging can all be added to an order of 50 pieces, so the garments arrive under your brand and carry none of ours. The label options are confirmed in your quote and shown on the proof.
Production takes 10 to 15 working days after you approve the proof and pay the deposit, whatever the size of the run. Delivery is then tracked and charged on weight and dimensions. If you are working to a launch date, tell us before you order and we confirm in writing whether it can be met.
