100 pcs
Per colour / design — sizes mixed freely
from $1.00/pc
FOB starting price
7–10 days
Sample turnaround
DDP Door-to-Door
Duties-paid delivery — no customs hassle for first-time importers
Reorder 10–15 Days
Restock fast, no 30-day wait when it sells
30/70 Escrow
30% starts production, 70% only before shipment — after your goods are ready to go
8–12hr Reply
We reply to every inquiry within 8–12 hours
Sample = Standard
Bulk that drifts from your approved sample gets remade, not shipped
Real cut-and-sew from your chosen fabric — not printed blanks.
What Wholesale Tank Top Buyers Actually Order
“Tank top” covers a wider spread of construction than most apparel categories — a women’s ribbed fitted tank and a men’s dropped-armhole muscle tank share a name and almost nothing else in pattern, fabric, or finishing. The single detail that separates a tank that sells from one that gets returned is the armhole and neckline finish: a self-fabric binding that lies flat versus a hem that ripples or a raw edge that curls after three washes. We specify binding construction separately from body fabric on every tank we run.
Ribbed Tank Tops
The fitted women’s staple. Run in 1×1 or 2×2 combed-cotton rib at 200–220gsm with self-fabric bound neckline and armholes. The 2×2 rib holds shape and recovery far better than 1×1 across repeated wear — important on a body-skimming fit. Available in scoop, square, and high neck; cropped and full-length body.
Athletic & Workout Tanks
Built for movement in 140–170gsm poly-spandex with four-way stretch and a moisture-wicking finish. Racerback and standard-strap construction; flatlock seams to prevent chafe. The strap-to-body anchor stitch is where cheap tanks fail under load — we bar-tack it as standard.
Muscle Tanks
The men’s streetwear and gym cut — dropped armhole, deeper side scoop, boxy chest. Run in 180–220gsm cotton or heavyweight 240gsm for a structured drape. Armhole depth and side-seam scoop are specced from a separate pattern block, not cut down from a tee.
Cotton Basic & Cropped Tanks
The everyday layering tank in 150–180gsm cotton or cotton-modal jersey for softer drape. Cropped lengths for athleisure and lifestyle brands cut from a dedicated block — a cropped tank is a length and proportion change, not a shortened standard tank.
Who Is Actually Buying Wholesale Tank Tops
The buyer mix on this category is specific enough to name rather than describe generically — and each type needs a different fabric and finishing default:
Activewear & Fitness Brands
Ordering 150–500 pcs per colorway. Priority: moisture-wicking poly-spandex, flatlock seams, color-fast performance dye that survives sweat and repeated wash, and repeatable stretch recovery across reorders.
Yoga, Pilates & Athleisure Brands
100–300 pcs per colorway, often cropped and ribbed cuts. Priority: soft hand-feel (cotton-spandex or modal blends), squat-proof opacity, and a fit that moves without riding up.
Streetwear & Apparel Brands
100–300 pcs per drop, mostly muscle and boxy cuts. Priority: heavyweight cotton hand, print quality, and accurate oversized or dropped-armhole construction from a tech pack.
Amazon Private Label Sellers
200–500 pcs per colorway for FBA replenishment. Priority: consistent unit cost, repeatable GSM and shrinkage across reorders, and predictable lead times to avoid stockouts on fast-moving basics. Your approved spec and tooling stay on file, so reorders ship in 10–15 days with no re-sampling — no restock gap.
Promotional & Event Buyers
Single runs of 300–2,000+ pcs of one design. Priority: unit cost at volume, print accuracy to brand guidelines, and on-time delivery to a fixed event date.
Private Label Tank Tops: The Wholesale Upgrade
Stock wholesale tanks and private label tanks are not the same product at a different price — they’re different value propositions with different operational requirements. Knowing the distinction before your first order saves time on both sides. We run the full program as OEM/ODM — your design, fabric, labels and packaging. If you also source other knit basics, our custom t-shirt wholesale program runs off the same factory floor, and brands building a full activewear line can pair tanks with our private label activewear manufacturing — or go full cut-and-sew via our activewear manufacturer program.
Stock Wholesale (from 100 pcs)
- Factory blank or plain white neck label
- Your hangtag added manually
- Standard unprinted polybag
- No label tooling cost
- Fastest to market — no label lead time
- Best for testing new styles & fits
Private Label (from 200 pcs)
- Custom woven or printed neck label
- Custom care label with your compliance text
- Branded hangtag — design supplied by you
- Custom printed polybag at 300+ pcs
- One-time tooling: ~$60–$80 per label design
- Tooling reusable on all future reorders
Custom color — dyeing fabric to a Pantone or physical swatch reference — is available at both tiers but adds 7–10 days for the dye lot. Heat-transfer labels are available from 100 pcs; woven labels make sense from 200 pcs where the tooling amortizes.
Decoration & Branding Methods
Every method below goes onto a garment we cut and sew for you — not printed onto a resold blank. The decoration is placed on your fabric, your fit and your colour, and confirmed on the sample before bulk. Screen print vs DTG vs embroidery isn’t a menu item — we recommend the method that survives the wash for your artwork and quantity.
Screen Print
Best for 50+ pcs of one design — crisp, durable, and cost-efficient at volume. Plastisol or water-based for a softer hand. Adds $0.60–$2.20/pc by colour count.
Embroidery
A premium, textured finish for structured chest or hem logos that survives wash after wash. Adds $1.50–$4.00/pc by stitch count.
DTG & Digital
For short runs and complex, multi-colour or photographic artwork with no per-colour setup — ideal for capsule drops on cotton.
Branding beyond the print: custom woven or printed neck labels, care labels with your compliance text, branded hangtags, and printed polybags — all produced in-house so the whole garment ships fully finished under your label.
Tank Top Fabric Specs and GSM Guide
Tank top fabric drives both how the garment reads at retail and how it performs after washing — and because a tank uses less fabric than a tee, the GSM and composition choice swings the hand-feel more noticeably. The table below covers the fabrics we stock and run regularly in our tank top wholesale program.
| Fabric | GSM | Composition | Feel | Typical Use | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Jersey | 150–170 | 100% cotton | Light, breathable everyday hand | Basic layering & summer tanks | Entry |
| Combed Cotton Rib | 200–220 | 100% combed cotton (1×1 / 2×2) | Structured, stretchy, strong recovery | Women’s fitted ribbed tanks | Mid |
| Cotton-Spandex Jersey | 180–200 | 95% cotton / 5% spandex | Soft stretch, holds the body line | Fitted tanks, yoga, athleisure | Mid |
| Performance Poly-Spandex | 140–170 | 88% polyester / 12% spandex | Moisture-wicking, 4-way stretch, fast-dry | Gym & workout tanks | Entry–Mid |
| Tri-Blend Jersey | 130–150 | 50% poly / 25% cotton / 25% rayon | Ultra-soft, vintage drape | Premium lifestyle & merch tanks | Premium |
| Heavyweight Cotton | 220–240 | 100% cotton | Substantial, structured silhouette | Streetwear & muscle tanks | Mid–Premium |
In practice:The most common GSM mismatch at quoting is buyers requesting a heavyweight 240gsm cotton for a “premium” fitted women’s tank. At that weight the fabric has no give, so the fitted silhouette reads stiff instead of sleek. For a fitted tank the spec that works is 200–220gsm rib or a 95/5 cotton-spandex — the stretch, not the weight, is what carries a body-skimming fit. We say this before you approve a sample, not after.
Tank Top Wholesale Pricing: MOQ and Lead Times
The table below shows indicative unit-cost ranges for a standard tank in 200gsm combed-cotton rib, custom color-dyed, with a heat-transfer label. These are FOB Shanghai or Ningbo prices. Sea freight to the US West Coast adds roughly $0.50–$0.90 per unit at 300-piece volume. Knit tank tops (singlets) classify under HTS 6109, the same heading as t-shirts; US duty on cotton-dominant knits is typically 16.5%.
| Tier | MOQ | Unit Cost (Tank) | Lead Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 1–5 pcs | $4.33–$7.00/pc | 7–10 days | Includes proto dev fee; plain label |
| Small Batch | 100 pcs/design | $1.00–$1.53/pc | 18–26 days | Heat transfer from 100; woven from 200 |
| Mid Volume | 150–300 pcs/design | $0.73–$1.07/pc | 20–28 days | Full private label included |
| Bulk | 500+ pcs/design | $0.40–$0.73/pc | 25–35 days | Full private label + custom packaging |
Indicative starting prices — final quotation depends on fabric specification, print/embroidery method, order quantity and sample confirmation.
Prices shown for 200gsm combed-cotton rib tank, custom dye, heat-transfer label. Poly-spandex performance or tri-blend runs 15–30% different on fabric cost. Screen print adds $0.60–$2.20/pc by color count; embroidery adds $1.50–$4.00/pc by stitch count. All prices FOB Shanghai or Ningbo, subject to final confirmation on exact specs.
On pricing honesty:The 100-piece tier is a real order, not a trial we deprioritize. But 100 pcs is not where you build a profitable wholesale margin — it’s where you validate fabric, fit, stretch recovery, and print durability before committing to the 200–500+ volume where the unit economics actually work. Most buyers who stay with us start at 100–200 pcs, then reorder at scale. The table reflects that trajectory honestly.
How Our Tank Top Wholesale Program Works
1. Inquiry & Spec
Send a style reference, target fabric, print or embroidery files, colors, and estimated quantity — a garment photo, sketch, or tech pack all work. We reply within 8–12 hours with a preliminary quote.
2. Sample Development
We produce a proto sample to your spec — fabric, fit, binding, and color confirmed in hand before any bulk commitment. Revisions until the sample matches your line sheet.
3. Bulk Production
On approved sample and deposit, we run bulk with in-line QC on binding, seam, and measurement spec. Size grading held consistent across the full run.
4. QC, Packing & Shipping
Final AQL inspection, fold and polybag to your packing spec, then ship FOB Shanghai or Ningbo or arrange freight to your door. Reorders run off the same approved spec and tooling.
Selected Client Projects
Names are withheld at the clients’ request. Everything below is from real production runs.
European Fitness-Equipment Brand — Training Tank Line (OEM)
A gym-equipment chain started its own apparel line and handed the whole thing to us. We built the pattern from their spec in a high-stretch quick-dry fabric, sewed in custom neck and wash labels, printed the branded packaging, and set them up to run small test batches and bulk reorders off the same setup.
Outcome: The training tank turned into one of their best sellers, two years of steady reorders, and they’ve since added matching shorts.
US/EU Fitness Influencer DTC — Workout Racerback Tanks
A creator-led DTC brand wanted a proper strength-training racerback in two fits, a looser men’s and a fitted women’s, in a high-stretch fabric that wouldn’t sag after washing, plus a small print revision. We reworked the side seams and straps over a few sample rounds, settled on a high-stretch nylon blend, and launched it at low MOQ for their store.
Outcome: It took off within two months, drove monthly restocks, and led to a cropped version in the same line.
European Gym Chain — Member Retail Tanks
Tanks a European gym chain sells at the front desk and gives new members, printed with each location’s logo. We run a wholesale base and top it up with small flexible reorders, keep the branded packaging consistent, and switch colours each season.
Outcome: Across 17 locations, two big restocks a year, and we’re now their regular apparel supplier.
Our Terms, In Writing
Most factories make you email three times to learn their MOQ. Here is everything, up front.
| Term | What we commit to |
|---|---|
| MOQ | 100 pieces per colour / design on fabric dyed to your colour — each colour needs its own dye run, so each colour carries its own 100. Sizes are mixed freely within those 100: no size multiplier, XS to XXL in one run. (Custom woven labels need 200 pcs per colorway — label looms carry fixed setup costs. Screen-printed labels work at lower runs.) |
| Pricing | From $1.00/pc FOB. We don’t publish one fixed unit price — fabric, weight, decoration, colourway count and packaging all move the number. Send us your style and target quantity and we quote every tier (100 / 300 / 500 / 1,000) in one email, so you can see exactly what scaling saves you before committing. |
| Sampling | Sample fee applies per style, itemized on your quote. |
| Bulk production | 18–26 days after sample approval, including fabric sourcing. |
| Reorders | 10–15 days. This is where working with the actual factory pays off. |
| Payment | 30% deposit, 70% before shipment. |
| Shipping | FOB Shanghai or Ningbo, or DDP door-to-door. We quote both, so you can compare true landed cost — not just the factory-gate price. Our factory is in Suzhou, Jiangsu; both ports are within a short inland haul. |
| Certifications | OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and GRS 4.0. Certificates and our business licence sent on request. |
Why Buyers Trust Renrui Textile
10+ Years
You buy straight from our factory, not through a trading company.
From 100 pcs
100 per colour, and you split those 100 across sizes — we don’t multiply the minimum by size.
Fast Sampling
Real samples in days, not weeks, with the timeline written into the quote.
3-Point QC · AQL 2.5
Checked inline, again at 30% done, and before it ships. If defects exceed AQL 2.5, we remake or refund.
Certified Materials
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, GRS 4.0, BSCI, ISO 9001 — certificate copies with every shipment.
In-House Production
Cutting, sewing, decoration, and labeling all in one place.
Reorders in 10–15 Days
Your spec and tooling stay on file — repeat runs ship in 10–15 days with no re-sampling, so you don’t run out.
Payment Protected
30% deposit, 70% before shipping — via Alibaba Trade Assurance, PayPal, or escrow. Your money is protected, not wired blind.
Free Swatch Pack
We send a physical fabric swatch pack on request before you commit — feel the hand and weight first.
Tank Tops Wholesale FAQ
100 pieces per design for stock-label tanks — colours can be mixed within the 100 — and 200 pieces for full private label (where the woven-label tooling amortizes). Samples are available from 1–5 pieces.
Yes. We dye to a Pantone reference or a physical swatch you supply. Custom dye lots add 7–10 days to the lead time and are available at both stock and private-label tiers.
Yes — both run in-house. Cotton and cotton-spandex for fitted and basic tanks; 88/12 poly-spandex with a moisture-wicking finish and flatlock seams for gym and workout tanks.
Yes. We manufacture finished tanks using OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and GRS-certified (recycled) fabrics where required — the certification backs the finished garment for buyers with compliance or sustainability requirements.
Screen print (best for 50+ pcs of one design), embroidery for structured logos, and DTG for short-run or complex designs. Branding includes woven/printed neck labels, custom care labels, hangtags, and printed polybags.
Samples in 7–10 days; bulk production in 18–35 days depending on tier, customization, and whether a custom dye lot is involved. Reorders are faster since the spec and tooling already exist.
Request a Tank Top Wholesale Quote
Why Request a Quote From Us
- ✅ Low MOQ — from 100 pcs per design, colours can be mixed
- ✅ OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 & GRS 4.0 certified materials
- ✅ Full OEM / ODM — your design, labels & packaging
- ✅ Sample turnaround in 7–10 days
- ✅ 30% deposit / 70% before shipping — Trade Assurance & escrow protected
- ✅ Reorders in 10–15 days off your held tooling
- ✅ Free fabric swatch pack on request
What to Include in Your Inquiry
- Styles & target quantity
- Material / fabric preference
- Custom logo & labeling needs
- Target price & deadline
⏱️ We reply to every inquiry within 8–12 hours.
You can also reach us directly:
WhatsApp: +86 13372169755
E-mail: [email protected]