Oz Designs and Manufacturing

What Oz Designs and Manufacturing does

Oz Designs and Manufacturing, operating commercially as Oz Designs China, is a privately held custom apparel manufacturer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Guangzhou, China, with a sales and client support presence in Australia. The company runs an integrated in-house production facility spanning cut & sew, sublimation printing, screen printing, DTF, embroidery, print-on-demand, packing, and 4PL global logistics, using Japanese industrial printers with Epson Piezo print heads, Italian inks, Wasatch colour management software, and a PD-686-XD heat transfer roller. It sells directly to global brands, sports teams, schools, leagues, and event organisers, offering eight core product categories from custom jerseys and teamwear to swimwear, activewear, uniforms, branded merchandise, and sustainable recycled-fabric lines certified through REPREVE and ECONYL partnerships.

The business operates a sales-led model with a contact-form inquiry flow, a client portal for live production tracking, sampling sign-off, design approval, and delivery visibility, and a self-serve Custom Whiz design builder platform that pushes 2D and 3D custom designs to Shopify with no minimum quantity. Revenue is generated through one-time custom manufacturing orders, per-unit print-on-demand fulfilment for leagues and brands via Shopify-integrated POD stores, and upfront sampling fees; pricing is quote-based with variable minimum order quantities by product and customisation level, and no public pricing is disclosed. The company is founder-led, bootstrapped with no external investment, and SEDEX/SMETA ethically audited, marketing itself on being a "no middleman" factory-direct manufacturer with Australian ownership and Chinese production economics.

Name

Oz Designs and Manufacturing

Website

https://ozdesignschina.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oz Designs and Manufacturing is an Australian-owned, Guangzhou-based custom apparel manufacturer offering cut & sew, sublimation, screen print, DTF, embroidery, POD e-commerce, and 4PL logistics for global brands, sports teams, schools, leagues, and event organisers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Apparel Manufacturing

NAICS

Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors (31521), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract / Private Label Cut & Sew Manufacturing (OEM/ODM) (IMAOAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Team & Promotional Apparel Cut & Sew (Screenprint/Embroidery-Ready) (IMAOAEAK), Activewear & Athleisure Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAA), Outerwear & Performance Apparel Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAB)

Keywords

• Custom apparel manufacturing
• Sublimation printing services
• Cut and sew production
• Teamwear and uniforms
• Print on demand apparel

Headquarters

HQ city

Guangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Apparel Manufacturing: Full-service custom clothing manufacturing from tech pack to delivery. Services include cut & sew, sublimation, screen print, DTF, embroidery, and packing. Revenue generated through production fees based on order quantity, customisation level, and product type. Variable minimum order quantities depending on product category.
2. Print-on-Demand E-commerce: 4PL partner for leagues, schools and clubs. Custom team uniforms sold online through Print On Demand ecom stores with zero stock risk. Revenue from production and fulfilment services with per-unit pricing.
3. Sampling Services: First sample production in their factory with full photography and shipping to customer door. Sampling fees charged before bulk production orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oz Designs and Manufacturing is a custom apparel manufacturer operating an end-to-end production facility in Guangzhou, China. It produces cut & sew, sublimation, screen print, DTF, embroidery, and packing services for sportswear, teamwear, uniforms, swimwear, activewear, branded merchandise, and sustainable recycled-fabric apparel for global brands, teams, schools, leagues, and event organisers. The business pairs its manufacturing with a client portal for live order tracking, a Custom Whiz 2D/3D design-builder platform with Shopify integration, and 4PL global fulfilment.

Product overview

Oz Designs China is a premium custom apparel manufacturing platform offering eight core product categories: Custom Jerseys, Custom Merchandise, Custom Swimwear & Surfwear, Custom Uniforms, Custom Activewear, Custom Teamwear, Custom Branded Merch, and Sustainable & Recycled Fabrics. The company provides end-to-end manufacturing services including Cut & Sew, Sublimation Print, Screen Print & DTF, Embroidery, 4PL & E-Commerce logistics, and Packing & Finishing. They operate a client portal for real-time order tracking and offer a Custom Whiz design builder platform for 2D/3D design creation with Shopify integration. Production is handled in-house at their Guangzhou factory, with dedicated teams in both China and Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Jerseys Custom sports jerseys for basketball, soccer, football, rugby and hockey, available in sublimation, screen print, or embroidery finishes. Made for global brands, sports teams, and athletes requiring performance-grade teamwear.
• Custom Merchandise Sports team kits, golf shirts, bowling and darts shirts available as print-on-blank or full cut & sew options for teams, brands, and event organisers.
• Custom Swimwear & Surfwear Bikinis, board shorts, rashguards, and wetsuits manufactured in chlorine-resistant performance fabrics for surf and swimwear brands.
• Custom Uniforms Work shirts, workwear, schoolwear, and varsity uniforms built for daily wear and branded with custom logos for schools, businesses, and organisations.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SEDEXcoreOthersSEDEX/SMETA ethical supply chain audit partnership. Oz Designs China is annually audited for ethical supply chain standards, demonstrating commitment to responsible manufacturing practices.
• REPREVEcoreTechnology or IntegrationREPREVE is a performance fiber made from recycled plastic bottles. Oz Designs China is a certified REPREVE partner, offering recycled polyester fabrics with 6 bottles saved per garment.
• ECONYLcoreTechnology or IntegrationECONYL regenerated nylon partnership for swimwear and activewear. ECONYL is made from fishing nets and textile waste with 90% lower CO2 emissions. Oz Designs China offers certified end-to-end recycled apparel options.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Printful: Print-on-demand apparel platform that produces custom garments on demand for brands and creators worldwide, with integrated fulfilment and a no-minimum model — directly analogous to Oz Designs' POD/4PL offering for brands and leagues.
• SPOD (Spreadshirt): Print-on-demand apparel platform with integrated production and fulfilment (via Spreadgroup), including decoration, embroidery and cut & sew — competes head-on in the POD/custom apparel space that Oz Designs serves through its Custom Whiz + Shopify stack.
• Apliiq: Custom apparel manufacturer producing cut & sew private-label garments (streetwear, blanks, embroidered apparel) with no-minimum options and Shopify integration — directly comparable on cut & sew + POD + e-commerce integration.
• SquadLocker: Custom team apparel and fan wear platform serving schools, leagues and clubs with managed online stores and on-demand fulfilment — directly overlaps with Oz Designs' 'Design to Leagues' 4PL offering and zero-stock-risk model.
• Custom Ink: US-based custom apparel group-ordering platform serving sports teams, schools, businesses and events with screen printing, embroidery and cut & sew — overlaps directly with Oz Designs' primary customer segments (teams, schools, leagues, events) and decoration methods.

Emerging players

• Printify: POD marketplace connecting merchants with a global network of print providers, with growing apparel and cut & sew capabilities — competes for the same e-commerce/POD clients, though primarily via a network model rather than owned factory.
• Gelato: Global POD platform with a distributed production network including apparel, emphasising local production and fulfilment — competing narrative (localised POD) vs. Oz Designs' centralised factory POD model.

Broad incumbents

• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Large-scale custom printing and branded merchandise platform serving small businesses with apparel and promotional products — overlaps with Oz Designs' Custom Branded Merch line and POD ethos, though at much broader scale and lower customisation depth.
• SanMar: One of North America's largest wholesale apparel suppliers, offering blank apparel and decoration services to screen printers, embroiderers and promotional products distributors — adjacent incumbent in the decorated apparel supply chain that Oz Designs serves via cut & sew and embroidery.
• Fanatics: Vertically integrated licensed sports merchandise platform producing custom and on-demand jerseys and fan apparel globally — overlaps with Oz Designs' Custom Jerseys and teamwear product lines, though at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OzDesignsChina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oz-designs-china

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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