Running shoes in development on the production line
Custom running shoes

Custom running shoes,
built on partner production lines, sold under yours.

Send a tech pack, a reference shoe, or just a direction. We develop the upper, the midsole and the colourway, then run it on the intelligent lines at our manufacturing partner's campus in Shicheng, Jiangxi.

What we change

Three things you control.

A custom programme is not a catalogue order. These are the levers you set before we cut anything.

Upper construction

Engineered mesh, woven, jacquard knit or leather — built to your pattern and your last, not pulled off a shelf.

Midsole & outsole

Supercritical foamed midsole, carbon plate, EVA or rubber compound — tooling opened to your specification.

Branding & packing

Logo printing, custom labels, branded boxes, polybags and hangtags, integrated into the production schedule.

Process

From brief to container.

Four stages, each with a number you can hold us to.

Brief

Send a tech pack, a reference sample or a mood board. A human replies within 12 working hours.

Sampling

Initial sample timing confirmed per style. Revision and material-sourcing time confirmed per style. Sample cost is refunded against the bulk order.

Production

Lead time from deposit is confirmed after sample approval.

Shipment

FOB Guangzhou — other major Chinese ports available on request. CIF available, DDP for full-container orders. 25-40 days to EU and US by sea.

Why here

The capacity behind a running line.

Running shoes are a tooling-heavy category. The campus behind your order decides whether the fifth colourway still holds tolerance.

Our manufacturing partner Jiangxi BaiYing Group runs a 473-mu campus (about 78 acres) with 480,000 m2 of floor space, 16 intelligent production lines and 68 smart stitching lines. Output runs to 20 million finished pairs and 10 million garments a year.

Because upper knitting, sole tooling, assembly and packaging sit under one campus, a mid-project material change does not turn into a three-week argument between subcontractors. More than 4,000 SKUs leave these lines in a year.

Design confidentiality is infrastructure, not policy: a mutual NDA before any design discussion, segregated production lines per client, and no public catalogue of client work.

Design review of running shoe uppers and colour swatches
Scale

The numbers we work to.

473 muJiangxi campus
16intelligent lines
68stitching lines
20Mpairs a year
What buyers check next

Running shoes are a spec, not a catalogue click.

Custom running footwear lives or dies on the last, the upper pattern and the midsole spec. Send a tech pack or a reference pair and we develop it on partner production lines, then pack it under your label.

Sampling time and bulk lead time are confirmed per style. If you are still choosing between OEM and ODM, read the model guide first so the quotation matches the IP you actually want to own.

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FAQ

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Which running shoe programmes do you build per style, per colourway and per size?

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We build the full running range as a running shoes manufacturer and running shoes supplier: daily trainers, tempo shoes, marathon racing flats and trail models. Every programme is engineered per style, per colourway and per size run, with our published MOQ starting at 600 pairs per color (mixed sizes) for existing styles (1,200 pairs per color for custom styles). As a running shoes OEM and running shoes ODM we also take on running shoes private label programmes and running shoes wholesale fill-ins for brands with an existing range.

What is the minimum order for custom running shoes?

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MOQ starts at 600 pairs per color (mixed sizes) for existing styles (1,200 pairs per color for custom styles) and is confirmed per style at quotation. It depends on style complexity, the material set and whether new tooling is required, so a simple canvas runner and a carbon-plate racer do not carry the same number. Send us your target quantity and target market and we come back with one concrete figure rather than a range.

How long does a custom running shoe sample take?

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Sampling time is confirmed per style, including revisions and material sourcing. Sample cost is refunded against the bulk order."faq-item">

Can you build on my existing last and tooling?

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Yes. We can work from your last, or open new tooling to your specification. Tell us at brief stage whether the last comes from you or needs to be developed, because it changes both the tooling cost and the sampling timeline.

Do you sign an NDA before I share designs?

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Always. A mutual NDA is signed before any design discussion. Production for each client runs on segregated lines at our manufacturing partner's facility, and we do not publish client work in a public catalogue.

What is the production lead time after sample approval?

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Lead time from deposit is confirmed per style. ready-stock availability confirmed on inquiry if you need to test a market before committing to tooling.

Have a running shoe in mind?

Send the tech pack, the reference shoe or the rough idea. You get a human answer, a sampling date and a production window — not a catalogue.