Bag makers, promotional-product suppliers, retail private label
Cotton Fabric for Tote Bags — Manufacturer & Exporter
Tote and shopper bags want a cloth that holds its shape empty, folds flat, and takes print or a dyed shade cleanly. Weight is chosen for how the bag is used: giveaway totes run light, grocery and book totes run heavy.
What we recommend
The workhorse tote weight — structured enough to stand up, still comfortable to carry and sew.
Finish: RFD for local print, or piece-dyed
Lighter single-fill duck for promotional and event totes where cost per unit and print area matter more than load rating.
Finish: RFD
For programmes with a recycled-content requirement; declarations arranged at order stage.
Finish: Piece-dyed
Ordering
- Minimum order
- 100 m greige · 1000 m per colour processed
- Lead time
- about 2 days greige · about 2 weeks processed
- Incoterms
- FOB Mundra / Nhava Sheva · CIF destination port
- Price
- Per metre or per kg, band on request
Payment 10% on order, 15% at production start, 50% on passing QC, 25% on dispatch. OEKO-TEX and GOTS applied for and in progress as of September 2026, not yet granted. Organic cotton available now. SMETA not pursued.
Common questions
What weight canvas is best for a tote bag?
6.5 to 10 oz (about 220–340 g/m²) covers most totes. Go to 12–16 oz for grocery and heavy carry, and 5–7 oz for light promotional bags.
Can you supply RFD so we print locally?
Yes. RFD by the roll from 100 m greige equivalent, so you control print and shade in your own market with no per-colour minimum.