Services & Pricing
From a few development yards to full production. Every rate is published — the same terms for everyone, no negotiation games.
Where are you in the process?
Start wherever you are — from finding one fabric to running production.
One photo or a scrap of swatch is enough. We walk the Keqiao market, find the same or closest match, and send you the store's color card.
Sample yardage in small cuts, lab dips and trial finishing — exactly as much as your development and internal reviews need.
If stock can't cover your order, we have it woven and dyed to spec — construction, color and performance finishes. No upper limit on quantity.
How an order runs
- 1Reach out
Send fabric photos and requirements by email or WeChat.
- 2Market check & quote
We confirm stock and pricing in the market, then send a full quote.
- 3Confirm with swatches
Check quality and color on physical swatches before committing.
- 4Deposit
Stock orders: 30% deposit. Orders with finishing: fabric cost paid upfront.
- 5Inspection & packing
Full QC with photo and video reports before anything leaves.
- 6Balance & shipping
Balance settled before dispatch → air express, typically 5–10 business days.
Published rates
① Sourcing & sampling
| Service | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Market search | 100 CNY per request | Send a photo or swatch; we search the market and ship you the store's color card. No charge if we can't find a match. |
| Custom swatch cards | 10% of price per meter | Cut and assembled by us, delivered with net-quantity accounting after full inspection. Low-priced fabrics carry a minimum of +2 CNY/m. |
| Sample yardage | Fabric cost + agency fee | Shipped by air (freight collect) once the sample payment clears. Can be delivered to a different address than your bulk order. |
| Trial finishing | Surcharge per color | Run on items with greige stock for lead-time reasons. Small-lot tests in your chosen colorways. |
② Orders, finishing & shipping
| Service | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Base agency fee | 2 CNY / yard | Fabric cost and shipping billed separately. No MOQ. |
| Finishing (washing, bonding, performance) | Quantity + processing + loss at cost | Washing, bonding/laminating, water-repellent, cooling and other treatments. Reasonable process loss is included in the bill — explained upfront. |
| QC inspection (full roll check) | Quoted per yard | Stains, weaving defects and color checked; photo/video report provided. |
| Consolidated shipping | At cost | Multiple orders packed together to cut freight. |
| International shipping (air) | At cost (per kg) | Typically 5–10 business days worldwide, customs paperwork included. Sea freight available for volume orders. |
※ All rates are in Chinese Yuan (CNY); your invoice converts at the exchange rate on order date. For an exact quote, email us or message us on WeChat.
Custom weaving & dyeing
When stock can't cover it, we produce it. No upper limit.
Specify construction, density, fiber content and width. For specs the market doesn't carry — or fabric you don't want competitors buying off the shelf.
Color matched to Pantone or your physical reference. Lab dips approved before bulk dyeing, always.
Washing, bonding, water-repellent, cooling, UV-cut and more — handled in line with production.
Direct relationships with weaving and dyeing mills around Keqiao. Volume orders welcome.
Dyeing minimums by material (per color)
| Material | Minimum per color | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Synthetics — ultralight | 2,000–3,000 m | The lighter the fabric, the lower the dye-vat efficiency — so minimums rise. |
| Synthetics — light | 1,500–1,800 m | |
| Synthetics — midweight | 1,000–1,200 m | |
| TR (poly/rayon) | 1,200–2,000 m | Varies with weight. |
| Cotton | 2,000–3,000 m | Varies by mill. |
| Yarn-dyed / top-dyed | 2,000–3,000 m | Varies by mill. |
| Warp knit (tricot) | 2,000 m+ | Volume runs are limited to staple constructions; otherwise we work from market stock. |
Production terms — please read
- Deposits are non-negotiable. Mills assign lines and commit yarn and dyestuff only after the deposit lands. This is industry-wide practice, not our policy.
- Minimums are counted per color. Dyeing runs per vat, so the same total meters across more colors means a higher total minimum. The table is indicative; we confirm exact numbers in your quote.
- No production without approved samples. Lab dips and trial finishing come first, then bulk. Skipping this step is irreversible.
- Lead times depend on the item, number of colors and mill season. We quote realistic dates and flag delays the moment we see them.
When you inquire, four things get you a fast, accurate answer: which fabric · how many meters · how many colors · by when.
Visit Keqiao with us
Want to see, touch and choose in person? We'll spend the day in the market with you.
The market has four zones and over 30,000 stores. First-time visitors struggle to know where to start, whether a price is fair, or whether a weave is really the one they need. A plain interpreter can't answer those questions.
We look at fabric in this market every single day. Tell us what you're after in advance and we'll map the zones and stores before you arrive — then confirm specs, going rates and minimums on the spot as you shop.
| Service | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Accompanied sourcing + interpretation (1 day) | 800 CNY / day | Based on 8 hours, aligned to market hours. Under 8 hours still counts as one day. |
| Overtime | 200 CNY / hour | Applied beyond 8 hours. |
| Airport pickup | By arrangement | Share your flight details and we'll confirm availability. |
| Meals | At cost | Settled at actual cost when dining together. |
Getting to Keqiao
| From | Travel time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport (HGH) | ≈ 40 min | 20–25 km. The closest airport — take a taxi if you have luggage. |
| Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) | ≈ 2 h 20 min | Convenient by high-speed rail. |
| Shanghai Pudong (PVG) | ≈ 3 h | The main international gateway. |
You'll be here for a day or two — but you'll need fabric all year. After you fly home, we can re-source from the same stores you visited, add colors, reorder and ship swatches, picking up exactly where the trip left off.
What we're really offering isn't a tour. It's having someone inside the market you can trust after you leave.
Trade terms — please read
Stock orders (no finishing)
30% deposit on confirmation; balance settled in full after inspection, before dispatch. Nothing ships unpaid.
Stock + finishing (washing, bonding, performance) — fabric cost paid upfront
The moment fabric leaves the store for processing, the store's obligation ends — returns and claims become impossible. That's why fabric cost is settled in full before finishing begins. We can't front the fabric cost on your behalf.
Custom weaving & dyeing
A deposit is required when the mill assigns the line and commits yarn and dyestuff; the ratio is stated in your proforma invoice. Balance in full before dispatch, as always.
Finishing changes the nature of a fabric. Shrinkage, shifts in color or hand-feel, and staining can occur, and no one can predict outcomes with 100% certainty across every fabric, process and color. Our rule: run a small trial before bulk finishing.
- Test first. A small trial run is the only reliable insurance before committing bulk.
- If we judge a process high-risk, we say so first — we've told clients to run light-color bonding in their home country rather than here, even though it cost us the business.
- If you skip the trial, losses from finishing outcomes can't be compensated — our fee structure is an agency fee, not a share of fabric cost.
- Clear factory negligence (wrong process, contamination on their line) gets claimed against the factory, with the process shared openly. Compensation follows what the factory accepts.
First-time orders always start with physical swatches. Screen colors lie; physical confirmation prevents disputes.
Dye lots vary slightly. Differences within grade 4 or better on the international grey scale are not defects. For color-critical orders we help you confirm the lot before committing.
Defects clearly inconsistent with the inspection report (stains, damage, wrong item) are fully reshipped or refunded. Returns due to taste or ordering mistakes aren't possible with cut fabric. Details in the FAQ.
Orders with a clear article number or photo carry only the agency fee. "Find me something like this" searches carry the per-request fee — it's real legwork across many stores. No match found, no charge.
After finishing or bonding, final quantities never exactly match ordered quantities. We report the net figure after full inspection and confirm your accepted quantity before cutting — because cutting can't be undone.