Fashion & Apparel

Source garment manufacturers, brands and apparel wholesalers.

Fashion buyers balance speed-to-market with ethical sourcing, pushing manufacturers to prove compliance on labour standards and material traceability. B2Business Hub connects garment manufacturers, footwear producers, and private-label factories with brands and wholesale buyers globally.

B2Business Hub connects verified Fashion & Apparel suppliers and buyers worldwide. Search the network, verify partners and start trading with confidence across borders.

Key sectors

Ready-to-wear
Footwear
Accessories
Private label
Activewear

What buyers should check

Request social-compliance audit reports (e.g. BSCI, WRAP, SA8000) before placing orders
Ask for fabric composition and care-labelling documentation for the destination market
Check minimum order quantities, sampling lead times, and size-run flexibility
Verify restricted-substance testing (e.g. AZO dyes, REACH) on finished garments

What suppliers should prepare

Keep social-compliance and restricted-substance test certificates current
Offer digital lookbooks, tech packs, and fast sample turnaround to win orders
Be flexible on MOQs and private-label terms to attract smaller wholesale buyers
Highlight sustainable or certified-organic material options where available

Compliance & trade notes

Apparel exports typically require fibre-content and care labelling for the destination market, plus restricted-substance testing and increasingly social-compliance audit evidence.

Frequently asked questions

Request the most recent SMETA, WRAP, or SA8000 audit report and confirm the audit was announced or semi-announced and conducted by an accredited firm. Cross-referencing the factory against the Open Supply Hub map helps confirm the production site actually exists at the stated address.

The EU restricts AZO dyes and other substances under REACH Annex XVII, while California's Prop 65 covers the US; buyers commonly require an OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certificate to cover both. Children's wear faces stricter limits on lead, phthalates, and cord/drawstring safety.

China remains the largest by value, followed by Bangladesh and Vietnam for volume basics, Turkey for fast-turnaround near-shoring to Europe, and Italy and Portugal for premium and knitwear. Footwear sourcing is concentrated in Vietnam, China, and Indonesia.