From 150 pieces per style
Work jackets, bombers, coats and structured pieces. Send the brief and we place it with the factory in our group built for the construction.
What sets the minimum: construction and trims. Outerwear starts at 150 per style in our group; lining, interlining and imported hardware add set-up.
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Minimum
150 pieces
Per style, across our group.
Sampling
3–5 weeks
Confirm hardware before you approve the sample.
First bulk
12–16 weeks
From approved sample to shipped. Repeat orders 8–10 weeks.
Best cluster
Bangalore
Structured garments and outerwear. See Bangalore
Flat sketch for illustration. Your tech pack carries the real measurements.
What we make
Name the shell, the lining and the hardware; the factory built for structured work quotes.
Complex hardware (zips, buckles, magnetic closures, molded parts) is often imported into India. That adds cost and a lead-time dependency: confirm trims before you approve the sample.
Where it’s made
Structured pieces go where structure is the everyday work; winter layers go to the winter cluster.
Structured garments, outerwear and formalwear, with mature compliance practice. Not the place for very small orders.
Clothing manufacturers in BangaloreWinter-weight layers and knitted outerwear, especially next to a sweater order.
Clothing manufacturers in LudhianaWhat it costs
Construction and hardware move a jacket’s price most. The calculator shows how much structure adds.
Typical cut, make and trim
$28–65 per piece
Cut, make and trim for a jacket, before fabric. A market figure, not a quote.
Where the factory price goes
Share of FOB, market ranges from published industry sources. They won’t total exactly 100% on any one style. Fabric moves your price more than any haggling on the making charge.
Calculator estimate · USD per piece, ex-factory
Jacket, standard construction, by pieces per style. The band is the low to high estimate, the dashed line its middle.
| Scenario | 100–300 | 300–500 | 500–1,000 | 1,000+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacket, standard construction | $42.00–$90.00 | $35.00–$75.00 | $30.80–$66.00 | $27.30–$58.50 |
| Jacket, complex construction | $52.50–$112.50 | $43.75–$93.75 | $38.50–$82.50 | $34.12–$73.12 |
| Jacket, very complex (tailoring, structure) | $65.10–$139.50 | $54.25–$116.25 | $47.74–$102.30 | $42.32–$90.68 |
The 100–300 column is for comparison: outerwear starts at 150 per style. Imported hardware is not in these figures. Estimates from our cost calculator, not quotes: the factory quotes after reading your brief.
Before you send the brief
Tick what you already have. Anything missing, send the brief anyway and we fill the gaps together.
Missing some? Send the brief anyway. A rough number or a photo of a garment you like is enough to start; we ask for the rest.
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A factory-ready tech pack for $79 per style
Photo: Overlocking a dark garment
Start your brief
Outerwear is already ticked. Add anything else in your range, then pick pieces per style.
Questions about outerwear
Minimums, hardware and cost for jackets made in India.
Ask us directly
Email oneaimapparel@gmail.com. A person on our team replies within 24 hours.
Send a free briefMaking outerwear in India
Five questions brands ask before a first run.
150 pieces per style across our group. Structured pieces for larger programs sit best in Bangalore, which is not the place for very small orders; we confirm the exact minimum with the factory before you commit.
Typical cut, make and trim is $28–65 per jacket before fabric. Our calculator estimates $35.00–$75.00 per piece ex-factory at 300–500 pieces, standard construction. These are estimates; the factory quotes after reading your brief.
Zips, buckles, magnetic closures and molded components are frequently imported into India. That adds cost and a lead-time dependency you don’t control, so name the hardware in the brief and confirm it before you approve the sample.
Usually not. Bonded seams, laser cutting and technical synthetics are not India’s depth. For cotton, wool and structured jackets it works well; for performance shells we will tell you plainly if it doesn’t fit.
Plan 3–5 weeks for sampling, then 12–16 weeks from approved sample to goods shipped on a first order, and 8–10 weeks on a repeat. Imported hardware can add its own lead time.
Diwali (October or November, date moves every year) closes most factories for 1–2 weeks.
Send a brief
One short form, read by a person on our team. If a factory in our group is built for it, we place it. If not, we say so, free.
What to put in your brief
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