Wholesale Used Clothing: Used Clothing Wholesaler Directory
Used clothing wholesalers, graders & exporters — graded secondhand apparel for worldwide markets.
Used clothing wholesalers specialize in selling used clothes to worldwide markets including Africa, the Middle East and the Pacific Islands - graded and sorted stock, typically yielding no holes and no stains, at a fraction of retail cost, with name brand labels found throughout. The companies in the listings below are the processors behind that trade: graders and exporters who collect, sort into hundreds of categories, bale and ship secondhand clothing by the container. Quality varies by grader, so the buying notes after the listings matter as much as the listings themselves.
Wholesale Used Clothing Guides and Resources
A&E Clothing Corporation
A&E Clothing Corporation: A&E Clothing Corporation is conveniently located in Carteret, NJ, USA. Close to New York (40 min) and Newark International Airport (20min). They process used clothes collected from wealthy areas of New York, Maryland and New Jersey States and resell them in U.S. and worldwide. They ship to Africa, South America, Europe and Asia. Their products are sorted into more than 200 categories including premium and second quality apparel, shoes, handbags and more. Clothes are graded, baled and packed into 20 or 40 ft. containers. They take care of shipping and documentation. Address 600 Federal Blvd, Carteret, NJ 07008 Phone 732 802 8100 4. E-mail info@aeclothing.net Contact: Jack Kluszczynski
Continental Textile Company
C ontinental T extil e Company : Continental Textile Co. of Wisconsin is a recycler of used clothing. They are a large processor of used clothing also called secondhand clothing. Continental Textile Company processes and sells used clothing, vintage clothing, fashion clothing, premium clothing, reclaimed wiping rags or cloth wiping rags, mill end wiping rags, paper wiping rags, paper towels, non-woven wiping rags, water and oil absorbent products such as absorbent pads and absorbent socks, and personal care products.
Denim Connection
Denim Connection: Used jeans for sale.
Dumont Export
D umont E xport : Dumont Export is a large processor of Secondhand Clothing, Textiles, Vintage Clothing, Fashion Clothing, and Wiping Cloths based in Philadelphia (USA). They recycle over 70,000 pounds of clothing per day in their Textile MRF and sell their products in over 30 countries worldwide.
Erexcorp
Erexcorp: they are graders/sorters of American used clothing. They select only very high quality for resale and export their products worldwide. Over 30 years experience. Over 300 different grades of clothing for men, women, children -- also shoes and household items. They welcome visitors to their 100,000 sq ft warehouse/factory. Address: 708 Powdermill Lane Wynnewood Pennsylvania 19096 USA. Visits to the warehouse should be by "appointment only". Phone: 610 642 4410 Email: eric@erexcorp.com Contact: Eric Warshaw
Frenchy's
Frenchy's: Importer and exporter of used clothing. Scotia Wipers is a Canadian company based in South-Western Nova Scotia having "30+ " years of experience in used clothing. Scotia Wipers sorts and grades thousands of pounds of clothing, and then packages them in 1000 pound bundles for transport world wide.
Mid-West Textile Company
Mid-West Textile Company: Mid-West Textile Co. Founded in 1982, Mid-West has grown into one of the largest graders of used clothing in the world. Their clothing has achieved a reputation for consistency and value throughout the world. Over 200 employees are highly trained in the art of processing, sorting, and grading clothing in large volume. Their El Paso, Texas based facility grades more than 50 million Lbs. (22 million Kgs.) of clothing per year in our 180,000 square foot (15,000 square meter) facility. If you are interested in used clothing, second hand clothing, vintage clothing, ropa usada, wiping cloths, or fiber for recycling contact Mid-West today.
NIH Enterprises
NIH Enterprises : NIH Enterprises is a leading Canadian distributor of vintage and used clothing. This family owned business purchases second hand clothing by the trailer load. An experienced staff of 80 people then sort and grade the clothing according to its condition. Address: 135 Commander Blvd. Toronto, Ontario MIS 3M7 Phone: (416) 299-3631
Old Custom Inc.
O ld C usto m Inc. : is one of the largest and most experienced wholesalers of authentic used and recycled 501 Levi's and other denim wear in the western United States. Address: 8268 Miramar Road San Diego, CA 92126 USA Phone 858.566.0212 E-Mail sales@oldcustom.com
Row Clothing
Row Clothing : The Row Companies grade and export high quality used and vintage clothes, shoes, and general textiles to people around the world. They also offer top grade shoes and clothing, obtained as returns from major American department stores. From their shipping locations across the country, they provide bales in sizes from one hundred to one thousand pounds, based on your needs.
Sort & Export Company
Sort & Export Company: they sell used clothing from the USA to other countries.
The Suit Bank Inc.
The Suit Bank Inc. : they resell men's executive wear. Suits, sportcoats, dress slacks, top coats, shoes, dockers. They also buy and resell altered returns. They resell USED MENSWEAR! They need used inventory; tuxedos too. Address: 1550 south rt.59 Naperville Illinois 60563 USA Phone: 630 416 7011 or 630 416 7000 Email: suitbank@mgci.com
Tiara Trading LLC
Tiara Trading LLC: they are a reliable source of large and small bales of top grade tropical weight used clothing. They are worldwide exporters and their goods are well received in all warm climates. They also have goods for colder areas. They are proud of their quality and how they treat their customers. Contact them with your needs. Address 1620 Main Street Suite 8 Sarasota Florida 34236 Phone 1-941-365-4554 e-mail: info@tiaratrading.net or steve@tiaratrading.net
Trans-Americas Trading Company
Trans-Americas Trading Company: In business since 1942, Trans-Americas Trading Co. is a large processor of secondhand clothing, vintage/ fashion clothing, wiping rags, fiber and textiles. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, 95 employees sort 12 million pounds of secondhand clothing annually in their 80,000 square foot facility. The Trans-Americas Group is comprised of: Trans-Americas Trading Co., Trans-Americas FSC, Inc., and Trans-Americas Textile Recycling Co. All three are involved in the purchasing, recycling, processing and sale of post - consumer textile waste / secondhand used clothing.
How the Used Clothing Trade Works
The supply chain starts with collection: processors buy secondhand clothing in bulk - one listed Canadian distributor purchases it by the trailer load - and put it through grading. Experienced staff sort and grade clothing according to condition; large US processors in the listings sort into more than 200 categories, grade more than 50 million pounds a year, or process 12 million pounds annually in a single facility, separating premium and second quality apparel, shoes and handbags, vintage and fashion clothing, and the lower grades that become wiping rags, fiber and recycling feedstock. Graded clothing is baled - in sizes from one hundred to one thousand pounds at one listed exporter - and packed into 20 or 40 foot containers for shipment to buyers around the world, with shipping and documentation handled by the processor.
Product definitions decide what a buyer actually receives. Premium and credential clothing, graded used clothing, vintage clothing and mixed rags are different goods at different prices, and within used clothing the tropical-weight bales sold for warm climates differ from the heavier mixes sold elsewhere. The listings show the range: a Sarasota exporter specializing in large and small bales of top grade tropical weight used clothing; a Philadelphia processor recycling over 70,000 pounds of clothing per day and selling in over 30 countries; a Wynnewood grader selecting only very high quality across over 300 grades for men, women and children; and a Naperville reseller of used menswear - suits, sportcoats, dress slacks and shoes, including altered returns.
Questions to Ask Before Buying
When dealing in this market, ask the proper questions to find out the exact quality of apparel on offer, and research the companies before making purchases or sales. The essential questions: how is the grade defined and what proportion of a bale typically meets it; are bales packed from one category or mixed; what is the minimum order and the per-pound price at container volume; can you inspect or visit - one grader welcomes visitors to its 100,000 square foot warehouse by appointment, which is the right model; and how are short-weight or off-grade bales resolved. Graded and sorted stock should yield no holes and no stains at the grade promised - hold suppliers to that standard in the first trial bale, before the first container.
Common Questions
How is wholesale used clothing graded and sold?
Processors sort collected secondhand clothing by condition and category - premium and second quality apparel, vintage, shoes and more - then bale it, commonly in 100 to 1,000 pound bales, and ship by container to buyers worldwide.
What questions should a used clothing buyer ask first?
How the grade is defined and what share of a bale meets it, whether bales are single-category or mixed, minimum orders and per-pound container pricing, whether inspection visits are allowed, and how off-grade bales are resolved.
What else do used clothing processors sell besides wearable clothes?
Lower grades become wiping rags and cloth wiping products, mill end and paper wiping rags, absorbent products and fiber for recycling - the full output of a textile processor, not only resaleable garments.