OEM & ODM manufacturing
Eighteen Craft manufactures heavy-duty custom tool bags — tool backpacks, totes, open-top bags and tradesman pouches — in reinforced canvas and high-denier polyester.
Eighteen Craft manufactures custom tool bags for hardware brands, trade suppliers, wholesalers and e-commerce sellers. The range covers tool backpacks, tool totes, open-top rigid-bottom bags, zippered tool bags, wheeled tool bags and electrician or tradesman pouches, produced from a buyer's drawing or developed in house from a concept.
Tool bags are judged on one thing: whether they survive a job site. That means heavier thread, higher stitch counts at stress points, molded or reinforced bases that resist abrasion on concrete, and hardware rated well above the load it will normally carry. We build this category with a deliberately different specification standard from our fashion lines, and we inspect the base and handle anchors specifically rather than as ordinary seams.
What we build
Every style below can be produced to your design (OEM) or developed with you from a concept (ODM), and each is customisable in size, material, colourway, hardware and branding.
Two-strap carry with molded bases and internal pocket walls.
Open or zip-top carriers with an exterior pocket ring.
Fast-access bags with a molded or reinforced base panel.
Fully enclosed bags for transport and storage protection.
Larger capacity bags with wheels and a telescopic handle.
Belt-mounted pouches and small organizer carriers.
Two development routes
Send a tech pack, drawings or a physical sample. We review feasibility, quote against the specification, source the materials and manufacture to your standard. Fastest route when the product is already defined.
You provide: design files or sample, material and hardware preferences, branding artwork, quantity.
Start from a sketch, a market reference or just a product concept. We handle pattern making, material plan, hardware selection and prototyping, then produce under your brand. Suited to brands without an in-house design team.
You provide: concept or reference, target price and market, branding direction.
Both routes run through the same one-stop OEM & ODM process — concept, style development, material selection, colour and hardware customisation, sampling, mass production and quality control.
Materials
Material choice sets price, weight and durability before construction begins. Full denier guidance and a side-by-side comparison live on the material capabilities page.
The standard tool bag body — high abrasion resistance at a controlled cost.
Classic heavy-duty look with strong tear resistance.
Lighter alternative where weight matters more than absolute abrasion resistance.
Used as base reinforcement panels and wear patches.
Minimum order quantity
MOQ from about 500 pieces per design. Styles that need a custom molded base carry a higher minimum because of tooling.
The minimum is set deliberately low so a new tool bag design can be validated in the market before you commit capital to volume. It is the difference between testing three styles and betting everything on one.
MOQ varies with material availability, colour count and construction complexity — custom-developed materials or custom hardware tooling raise it. Capacity of about 500,000 pieces per month means the same line handles your scale-up when the test succeeds.
Lead times
Bulk production time starts at written sample approval, not at inquiry — the single most common source of timeline misunderstanding in bag sourcing. Plan backwards from your in-market date accordingly.
| Stage | Typical duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Specification review & quotation | 1–2 business days | Indicative price, MOQ and material plan against your brief. |
| Sampling | 7–12 days | Pattern making, prototype assembly and a physical sample shipped for review. |
| Sample revision (if needed) | 4–7 days per round | Most programmes settle within one or two rounds. |
| Bulk production | 25–40 days | Begins after written pre-production sample approval. |
| Final inspection & export packing | 2–4 days | AQL 2.5 style random inspection, then cartoning and palletising. |
Quality control
Every order passes incoming material inspection, written pre-production sample sign-off, in-line checks during sewing, an end-of-line functional check and a final random inspection on an AQL 2.5 style sampling plan.
Eighteen Craft holds no third-party certifications and will not imply any. Buyers are welcome to book an independent inspector — see the full quality control system.
Cost drivers
There is no single per-unit price for tool bags — cost is built from materials, hardware, construction labour, quantity tier and packaging. These are the levers you can actually pull.
Fabric denier — 1680D costs materially more than 600D but is standard for trade use
Base construction (molded bases add tooling and unit cost)
Number and configuration of pockets
Hardware and zipper grade
Reinforcement level: bar-tacks, binding, wear patches
Order quantity per configuration
Want a number before you write an email? Our bag cost calculator returns an indicative unit-cost band and total order value from your category, material, quantity and customisation level.
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Our process
Send the tool bags reference, target quantity and target price. We respond with an indicative quotation and an honest read on feasibility.
OEM: we review your drawings or physical sample. ODM: we develop the pattern, material plan and hardware selection from your concept.
Swatches and hardware options are confirmed against the price point and use scenario before any sample is cut.
A physical sample is produced in 7–12 days and shipped for your inspection.
A sample made from bulk materials is approved in writing. This is the gate that prevents bulk-scale errors.
Production runs 25–40 days with stitch, alignment and dimensional checks taken on the line, not only at the end.
Final random inspection on an AQL 2.5 style plan, then export packing, documentation and dispatch.
Why Eighteen Craft
Eighteen Craft manufactures tool bags in Huaibei, Anhui, China with roughly 500 employees and a planned capacity of about 500,000 pieces per month, taking orders from approximately 500 pieces per style. Development, cutting, sewing, assembly, inspection and export packing all sit on one site.
Tool Bags questions
Question not answered here? Email info@eighteencraft.com or call +86 15398220952 — we reply within 24 hours on business days.
MOQ starts at approximately 500 pieces per design. Styles requiring a custom molded base carry a higher minimum because the base tooling has to be amortized.
Sampling typically takes 7–12 days and bulk production 25–40 days after sample approval. Custom molded bases extend the sampling stage because tooling has to be produced first.
Yes. We manufacture from your drawings, tech pack or a physical sample, and apply branding by screen print, embroidery, woven label or rubber patch depending on the body material.
Mainly 600D and 1680D polyester Oxford and heavy-weight canvas, with nylon fabrics as a lighter alternative and PU or synthetic leather as base and wear reinforcement.
Yes. Under OEM we build to your specification. Under ODM we develop the pattern, base construction and pocket layout from your concept and target price.
We quote FOB by default and can arrange export packing and documentation. Production lead time runs from pre-production sample approval, with shipping time additional depending on your chosen method and destination port.
Eighteen Craft manufactures custom women's handbags — totes, crossbody bags, shoulder bags, satchels and clutches — in PU, synthetic leather, genuine leather and fabric, with an MOQ from about 500 pieces per design.
Eighteen Craft manufactures custom backpacks — laptop and business packs, commuter styles, travel backpacks and casual daypacks — mainly in polyester and nylon Oxford, with an MOQ from about 500 pieces.
Eighteen Craft manufactures custom urban commuter bags — messenger bags, crossbody and sling styles, and convertible daily-carry designs — with an MOQ from about 500 pieces per design.
Start your project
Send your design, reference sample or product concept with a target quantity and price. We reply within 24 hours on business days with an indicative price, MOQ and lead time.
Send your specification, sketch or reference sample. We reply within 24 hours on business days with an indicative price, MOQ and lead time.
