CMT stands for Cut, Make, Trim. CMT garment manufacturers are perfect for when you have figured out the design, sizes, grading, patterns, fabrics, dyeing, and printing. In this scenario, a clothing manufacturer only does the following – cut, make, and trim.
Ideally, a clothing factory that provides this service should have automatic fabric cutters, experienced sewing and quality-control technicians. Learn more about one of these aspects on the fabric-cutting page.
If you’re here to learn about our minimums, the minimum order quantity (MOQ) is 500 pieces per design or colour. Also, keep in mind that we only work with companies that have VAT and EORI numbers.
Learn more about working with us on our what we do page.
If you already understand the topic and want to learn our pricing, send us your tech pack through our contact form. We’ll send you back our pricing and lead times ASAP. If not, let’s see what information you would usually give to your CMT clothing manufacturer:
- Full design specs including seam-to-seam measurements
- Fabrics selection and grading
- Fabrics pattern(s)
- Stitching methods
- Trimmings
- Printing methods (if needed)
- Embroidery methods (if needed)
- Packing methods
This method is ideal when you know how to make your clothing brand unique. Generic t-shirts with just your logo will always “play second fiddle” to selling your custom-made t-shirts or custom-made hoodies.
Customised garments can have your signature in every aspect, from the fabric selection, pattern and grading, to cuts and printing/embroidering choices. That’s why it’s always better to work with custom clothing manufacturers.
FUSH˚ as CMT garment manufacturers

New Orox iCut automatic fabric cutting machine at our clothing factory in Oraovica (South-Eastern Serbia). Its cutting speed is 2 m/second!
FUSH˚ has both skilled workers and modern textile machinery to carry out the duties of a CMT clothing factory.
As CMT clothing suppliers, we have made custom sports clothing for the most part. That’s because we’ve cooperated with countless marathons that all needed a way to stand out from other races. Ever since our conception in 2005, we made almost any garment you can find in your average clothing store.
We made a lot of custom promo wear, fashion wear, streetwear, and more. And since we‘re still growing and learning, our portfolio and our ability to make different clothes grow as well.
Reach us through the contact form at the bottom of the page, if this information is enough for you to consider us as your CMT manufacturer. The more details you provide, the better price and lead time estimate we‘ll return. Keep in mind that our minimum order quantity (MOQ) is 500 pcs/design in any size. You’ll be even happier to learn that we operate as a sustainable and ethical clothing manufacturer.
The four strongest proofs of sustainability we have are:
- We have the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certificate
- We have the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certificate
- Sedex membership and a successful social responsibility 4-pillar SMETA audit report
- ISO 14001:2015 international standard for environmental management systems (EMS)
You can also find us in the GOTS database of certified suppliers and in the database of our ISO auditor’s website. We should soon appear in Textile Exchange’s database so you can reassure yourself of our GRS credentials.
With a GRS clothing manufacturer as your supplier, you can guarantee your customers the genuine recycled origin of your polyester collections. A GRS-labelled garment must contain at least 50% recycled material, which is the strictest requirement of any standard in the field.

FUSH˚ license number 017908 Check it here:
https://textileexchange.org/find-certified-company/
A GOTS clothing manufacturer does a similar thing but for organic cotton collections. This standard is even stricter – only clothing with 95% organic content will be labelled “organic” while clothing between 70% and 94% organic content will be labelled “made with organic”.

FUSH˚ license number: 017909
Check it on
https://global-standard.org/find-suppliers-shops-and-inputs/certified-suppliers/database/
Keep in mind that a transparent SMETA-audited supply chain will soon be required for any business that is present in the EU market. That effort will also serve the purpose of making fast fashion unavailable for the EU customers.

Our sewing department working at reduced capacity due to COVID-19 safety measures. In spite of the pandemic, we are all very lucky to haven’t had any orders cancelled in a long time.
Difference between CMT and FPP (full package production)
CMT production depends on the client almost entirely. The manufacturer only does the following: Cutting, Making, and Trimming. With FPP manufacturing, the entire process (including fabric manufacturing) falls onto the manufacturer, even the design. All client has to do is confirm the 1st sample before production.
Difference between CMT and white-label clothing
The difference is stark, like Eddard. White-label merchandise is generic. The only way to make it yours is to get your design or logo printed or embroidered on the garments. For this to happen, you’d have to outsource printing and embroidering or have these facilities yourself. If this works fine for you, by all means – go for it.
On the other hand, CMT garments have nothing generic about them. They are the outcome of your designers‘ and textile experts’ analysis, hard work, and well-thought-through choices. Nothing is left to chance. That‘s why working with such factories should always bring you a significantly better ROI.
Choosing a CMT clothing manufacturer requires that you and your employees are experts in the textile industry, though. Should you fall under this category,
send us an enquiry, and we‘ll get back to you with our lead time and price estimate ASAP.
We’d love to show you around our factory so we made this virtual tour. You can see our facilities for yourself as soon as now.
When not to work with CMT apparel manufacturers
You don’t work with a CMT clothing manufacturer when:
- You’re doing printing and embroidering on your own
- Your brand’s main selling point is your designs that get screen printed or digitally printed on standard t-shirts, polo shirts, and/or hoodies and you don’t have the facilities of your own to do this
Perks of working with FUSH˚
As we have all the staff and machinery to provide all clothing production services, sublimation/screen printing or embroidery can be an additional service.
We are one of the few European apparel factories that had the honour to test the Epson SureColor SC-F9400H printer before its release. We still use it and because of this printer, applying fluorescent colours to fabrics as sustainably as possible.Either way, let us know how many pieces per design you‘d need and we‘ll send you back the pricing and lead times ASAP.
FAQ
What is CMT in apparel manufacturing?
CMT in apparel manufacturing stands for cut, make, and trim.
- Cut means cutting fabric into patterns
- Make means sewing the cut pieces into garments
- Trim means trimming excess thread from the garment as the final step of quality control
There are clothing factories that only do these three processes and there are those that incorporate them into their broader set of services.
What is a CMT factory?
A CMT factory, short for cut-make-trim factory, specializes in three processes: cutting, sewing, and quality control. Such factories are able to offer lower pricing because they focus on producing simple products like plain t-shirts and hoodies without labeling, printing/embroidery, or embellishment.
Request a quote from us
To get the best possible price and lead time estimate, please include the number of designs and pieces per design, fabric choice, sizes, and printing options.
- FUSH˚ Addresses:
- Velizara Stankovića 67
Belgrade, Serbia (view in Google Maps) - Oraovačka BB
Oraovica, Serbia (view in Google Maps)
- Velizara Stankovića 67
- Phone: +381 11 359 10 48
- Email: info@fush.rs