Garment Buying Agents

What Garment Buying Agents does

Garment Buying Agents (garmentbuyingagents.com) is a privately held B2B directory platform founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York that connects garment manufacturers, exporters, and sourcing agents with international apparel buyers and importers. The platform aggregates contact information, company profiles, and trade show listings for fashion buyers across 100+ countries, with primary coverage of major sourcing hubs (India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, China, Turkey) and major buying markets (USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, South America, Asia).

The core product is a web-based directory organized through country and region-specific subdomains, complemented by a dedicated trade show directory subdomain (tradefairshow.garmentbuyingagents.com), a manufacturers directory subdomain, and a partner monetization site (apparelbuyercontact.com) selling paid contact-list products such as the 'Top 100 International Buyers' list. The technology stack is described as a standard content-aggregation web platform with no disclosed proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or mobile applications.

The business model is subscription-recurring revenue generated from directory access and contact-list sales, with target customer segments being garment manufacturers and exporters seeking international buyers (primary), international apparel buyers and importers seeking suppliers (primary), and sourcing agents and buying offices (secondary). The platform does not disclose revenue, funding, or headcount time-series data, operates without disclosed institutional investors or a parent company, and has no disclosed management team, partnerships, or acquisition activity.

Name

Garment Buying Agents

Legal name

Garment Buying Agents

Website

https://garmentbuyingagents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Garment Buying Agents is a privately held B2B directory platform that connects garment manufacturers and exporters with international apparel buyers across 100+ countries through country-specific subdomains, trade show listings, and paid contact-list products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Apparel Sourcing Directory

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers (424350), Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers (42435)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Apparel Sourcing, Buying Houses & Trading Companies (CRAAAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Apparel & Textile Wholesale Marketplaces (CRAFAHAI)

Keywords

• Garment sourcing directory
• Apparel buyer contacts
• Clothing importer database
• Textile trade listings
• International apparel manufacturers

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Directory and Contact List Services: The platform provides garment buyer contact lists, apparel importer directories, and international buyer databases to manufacturers and exporters seeking global market access. Revenue is generated through access to verified buyer contacts and premium listings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Garment Buying Agents operates a global B2B directory platform that aggregates contact information and company profiles for garment buyers, apparel importers, clothing wholesalers, distributors, buying agents, sourcing offices, and garment manufacturers. The platform provides verified buyer contact lists, country- and region-specific subdomains for major apparel sourcing markets, trade show directories, and a partner-operated contact database (apparelbuyercontact.com), enabling manufacturers and exporters to connect with international apparel buyers.

Product overview

Garment Buying Agents operates a global B2B directory platform designed to connect garment manufacturers and exporters with international apparel buyers. The platform consists of a core directory service complemented by regional country-specific hubs (subdomains for USA, UK, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, China, Europe, Middle East, etc.), a trade show directory listing major textile exhibitions worldwide, and the apparelbuyercontact.com contact database service. The platform also features featured content including lists of top international buyers and educational resources about contacting garment buyers and importers. The overall offering is a directory-aggregator model rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Garment Buying Agents Directory Platform Global B2B directory platform connecting garment manufacturers, exporters, and sourcing agents with international apparel buyers across multiple regions including USA, UK, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Turkey.
• Trade Fair Show Directory Comprehensive directory of international apparel and textile trade shows including events in America, Europe, France, and Asia such as MAGIC Las Vegas, Copenhagen International Fashion Fair, and India International Garment Fair.
• Apparel Buyer Contact Lists Contact database service providing verified garment buyer contact information for international markets, available through the partner site apparelbuyercontact.com.
• Garment Manufacturers Directory Directory of garment manufacturers and factories worldwide, connecting buyers with production facilities across Asia and other manufacturing regions.
• Country-Specific Regional Hubs (USA, UK, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Turkey, Europe, Middle East, South America, Asia) Subdomain-based regional directories for garment buyers and manufacturers including Australia, Canada, China, Europe, France, Germany, India, Italy, Middle East, United Kingdom, United States, and South America.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coverage of 100+ countries across major garment manufacturing and buying markets

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Alibaba: Global B2B marketplace that hosts garment manufacturers and apparel buyers alongside many other categories. It overlaps directly with Garment Buying Agents' supplier-discovery and buyer-supplier connection use case, but operates as a far broader, transactional platform rather than a directory.
• ThomasNet: Long-established North American B2B industrial sourcing platform with supplier directories, RFQ tools, and product catalogs. Compares as a directory-driven B2B sourcing model, though ThomasNet's core categories are industrial rather than apparel-specific.
• Kompass: Global B2B directory covering 60+ countries with company profiles, supplier catalogs, and buyer-supplier matching. Comparable as a multi-country B2B directory, with apparel sourcing as one of many verticals served.

Direct peers

• Global Sources: Hong Kong-based B2B sourcing platform that connects international apparel buyers with Asian manufacturers via online directories, trade show coverage (e.g., Global Sources Fashion), and supplier verification — directly comparable to Garment Buying Agents' directory + trade show offering.
• Fibre2Fashion: Vertical B2B platform and content portal serving the global textile and apparel industry with manufacturer directories, market intelligence, and trade-show information — the closest direct niche peer to Garment Buying Agents in the apparel-sourcing information layer.
• Apparel Search: Online apparel-industry directory and resource portal listing manufacturers, importers, and buying agents. A direct niche peer to Garment Buying Agents in the apparel directory space, with overlapping buyer/manufacturer listing functionality.

Emerging players

• Maker's Row: US-focused online marketplace that connects fashion brands and designers with American garment manufacturers and factories. Compares on supplier-directory and buyer-manufacturer matchmaking, but with a US-only nearshoring focus versus Garment Buying Agents' global cross-border emphasis.
• Sewport: Online platform connecting apparel brands with clothing manufacturers and factories worldwide. Overlaps on supplier-directory and apparel sourcing services, with a more modern SaaS-style UX than Garment Buying Agents' content-driven directories.

Regional players

• TradeIndia: India-focused B2B marketplace with strong apparel and textile manufacturer listings and global buyer access. Comparable on apparel buyer-supplier matchmaking and contact-list monetization, but concentrated in the Indian sourcing market rather than Garment Buying Agents' 100+ country footprint.

Others

• LinkedIn (Sales Navigator): Professional network increasingly used by apparel buyers and sourcing agents to identify and contact suppliers directly. Functions as a free/cheap substitute for Garment Buying Agents' verified contact database, eroding the value proposition of paid buyer lists.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GarmentBuyers
• Facebookfacebook.com/worldwidegarmentimporters
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/garmentbuyinghouse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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