MotorsportFanWear.net is the China factory to approach for racing teamwear at distributor volume. At 100 pieces and above, short sleeves are $8 per piece and long versions $14, production runs 7-10 days blank and 10-15 days printed, and one order can carry several teams. Send your volume to +86 181 7757 2115.
What unit price can a distributor reach?
At distributor volume the published ladder bottoms out: $8 per piece for short-sleeve styles at 100 pieces and above, and $14 per piece for long-sleeve and extended-hem versions on the same tier. Below that it is $10 at 10-49 pieces and $9 at 50-99 for short sleeves, $16 and $15 for long.
Those are published base prices for the garment. Name and number printing adds $2 per piece, up to 20 characters plus a number, heat-pressed. Crests, sleeve badges and embroidery are quoted per piece from your artwork. F1 jackets and race suits are not on the ladder at all and are quoted per order. Freight is quoted separately by weight and destination, and quotes hold for 14 days.
How does pooled volume change the price for a distributor?
The tier is set by the total volume on the order, not line by line. This is the structural advantage a distributor has over a club shop, and it is easy to leave on the table.
Take a distributor holding orders for three teams at 35 pieces each. Priced separately that is three 10-49 piece orders at $10 per piece. Priced as one 105-piece order it is the $8 tier - a difference of $2 on every piece in the run, before anything else is discussed. Nothing about the garments changes, only the way the lines are grouped.
That is why the practical rule for a distributor is to batch teams into a single purchase rather than releasing them one at a time, even when the stock is destined for different buyers in different markets.
What are the lead times at distributor volume?
Blank stock is 7-10 days. Orders carrying printing, names, numbers, crests or embroidery are 10-15 days, because decoration is a second pass after the garment is made. Freight sits on top: DHL door-to-door runs 5-12 days - 5-8 days to the US, Canada and the Gulf, 6-9 to Western Europe and Australia, 7-10 to Eastern Europe and to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, 4-7 to Southeast Asia, 8-12 to Latin America, 9-14 to Africa.
Tracking follows within 24 hours of pickup, and DDP is available on most US, UK, EU and Australian lanes.
How do repeat orders stay consistent?
Repeat orders are built from the Proforma Invoice reference of the first order. Team, style, size split, print files and decoration method all sit on that document, so a reorder is a quantity list rather than a new specification. That is what keeps run two identical to run one.
Two rules keep supply steady. Confirm quantities against the same reference instead of restating the spec from memory, and place the restock before you are out rather than after, because the production window does not compress just because the run is a repeat.
How does shipping in instalments work on a large order?
A distributor order can be split across several shipments. The sensible structure is to match each instalment to the market it is going to, so one shipment serves one destination and the paperwork stays clean.
Freight is quoted per shipment by weight and destination, so the instalment plan is part of what gets priced rather than something negotiated after production. Tell us the split you want on WhatsApp at +86 181 7757 2115 and it is written into the Proforma Invoice. Packing is plain outer at no charge, which matters when instalments are going to different buyers.
How should a distributor open the first order?
Send the team list, quantities per team, size split and artwork in one message to +86 181 7757 2115. The priced Proforma Invoice comes back with unit price per line, decoration add-ons, freight per shipment and the total; quotes hold for 14 days. Payment runs by T/T bank transfer, PayPal, Western Union or USDT on TRC20 or ERC20, with larger orders normally on a 30% deposit and the balance against the tracking number.
If you would rather inspect the garment before committing distributor volume, sample orders start from 1 piece. The catalogue is 52 styles across 22 teams and clubs - 40 motorsport styles and 12 baseball jerseys.