How to choose
For supermarket and volume retail, combed cotton at 160–180 g/m² is the sweet spot between landed cost and perceived quality. If your customer wants a cooler, faster-drying brief, specify a cotton/elastane blend with a moisture-wicking finish. On private-label programmes, the printed waistband logo and the woven label are the two details buyers notice first.
Men’s Boxer Shorts — Cotton — catalogue reference UT-M8AC89. Cloth, sizing and packing below come from the sample we already run for this article.
Unitex is a trading company based in Xiamen, Fujian Province, working with audited partner factories in the Xiamen–Quanzhou–Jinjiang knitwear cluster of south-east China. We develop the sample, place the order, and hold the specification, the quality checkpoints and the delivery date on your behalf. We do not run our own production facility.
Fabric and construction
Black elastic with white lettering and twin pinstripes below it — the band is the loudest element on an otherwise plain garment, and that is the intent. Against a grey-green heather body it gives the piece the language of a training short, reinforced by the ivory twill tape running in a tall arch down both sides of the pouch. That tape is a construction decision, not a print: it holds the pouch edge flat through washing and draws a deliberate line up the front. At 180 gsm of combed cotton this is the heaviest cloth in the group, softened so it does not feel boardy. Built as a sports-positioned boxer short for a North American or Australian programme.
UT-M8AC89 — 95% combed cotton 5% spandex fully stretching single jersey 180GSM; other fabric compositions available to your specification
Construction highlights
UT-M8AC89 — construction highlights
- Combed cotton/spandex fabric super soften finishing treatment
- All-day comfort in this classic fit boxer shorts underwear
- Outer central jacquard elastic customized logo available
- OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified materials
- Eco-Friendly
Buyer questions on this style
What fabric does UT-M8AC89 use? 95% combed cotton 5% spandex fully stretching single jersey 180GSM; other fabric compositions available to your specification.
Which sizes are available on UT-M8AC89? S-2XL or as customer’s size specification.
What is the MOQ for UT-M8AC89, and can I start smaller? 3,000 pcs per style and colour; 1,000 pc trials negotiable.
How is UT-M8AC89 packed for retail? 1 piece per polybag or as per customer’s request.
How long do sampling and bulk take on UT-M8AC89? Sampling 7–10 days; bulk 45–60 days, FOB Xiamen.
Is the ivory tape around the pouch a design detail, or does it do something? Both. The tape is stitched over the pouch seam to hold that edge flat, so the pouch keeps its shape through repeated washing instead of curling; visually it draws a tall arch down the front, which is where the sportswear read comes from. It can be run in contrast ivory as shown, matched to the body, or taken from your palette, but it cannot be added to a pattern that was not cut for it.
The band reads ATHLETICS — can that be our own word instead? Yes. The band is a jacquard elastic woven to whatever word or mark you are entitled to use, with the twin pinstripes below the lettering kept, recoloured or dropped. The stripe positions are part of the weave, so they are decided together with the lettering artwork. Band width runs from 20 mm to 60 mm, in polyester for cost or nylon for recovery.
Customisation: working to the fabric you specify
We do not start from a single base cloth that everything has to fit. We work with the composition you name — 100% cotton, combed, semi-combed, cotton with elastane, polyester, nylon, modal, bamboo viscose, mesh and recycled polyester — and adjust pattern, needle, tension and finish to that material.
Colour is developed against an approved lab dip, and weight sits between 135 and 180 g/m² depending on composition and destination climate. Where you already have your own fabric or a nominated mill, we assess it before sampling to confirm it will take the print and the seam you have planned.
Export and packing data
UT-M8AC89 — export and packing data
- HTS Code: 6107.11.00 00
- Weight Per Unit: 70 Grams
- Units Per Export Carton: As to required instruction
- Export Carton Dimensions L/W/H: As to required instruction
- Export Carton Weight: No more than 15KGS
- Size range: S-2XL or as customer’s size specification
- Retail packing: 1 piece per polybag or as per customer’s request
UT-M8AC89 — already shipping to Eastern Europe, Central/South America, Mid East/Africa, Western Europe, North America, Asia, Australia.
UT-M8AC89 — other blocks in Men’s Underwear, and the process and quality sequence.
Specifications
| Main Fabric | 95% combed cotton 5% spandex fully stretching single jersey 180GSM; other fabric compositions available to your specification |
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| Sizes | S-2XL or as customer's size specification |
| Color | Grey melange or any solid color |
| Logo | Customized logo |
| Package | 1 piece per polybag or as per customer's request |
| Features | Combed cotton/spandex fabric super soften finishing treatment; All-day comfort in this classic fit boxer shorts underwear; Outer central jacquard elastic customized logo available; OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified materials; Eco-Friendly |
| Bulk lead time | 45-60 days after pre-production sample approval |
| Sampling | 7-10 days for counter samples; 12-18 days for full custom development |
| Trade term | FOB Xiamen; other Incoterms on request |
| HTS Code | 6107.11.00 00 |
| Weight Per Unit | 70 Grams |
| Units Per Export Carton | As to required instruction |
| Export Carton Dimensions L/W/H | As to required instruction |
| Export Carton Weight | No more than 15KGS |
| Main Export Markets | Eastern Europe, Central/South America, Mid East/Africa, Western Europe, North America, Asia, Australia |
| MOQ | 2,000 pcs per style and colour |
Unitex Underwear (Xiamen Unitex Trade Co., Ltd.) — OEM/ODM underwear sourcing and supply-chain partner in Xiamen, China; in the trade since 2009, incorporated in 2013. Based in the Xiamen–Quanzhou–Jinjiang knitwear cluster, Fujian Province, south-east China.
