What is the difference between domestic and imported stockings?

The domestic stocking market carries both locally made products from in-house knitting mills and products made overseas by OEM (mainly in China, Vietnam, etc.). Even branded products are often actually produced abroad.

The differences tend to show up in the consistency of quality control, management of yarn and blend ratios, responsiveness on lead times, and after-the-fact quality verification (such as test reports). A manufacturer with an in-house vertical system — handling everything from knitting to packaging in one place — can control quality at each process step, so variation tends to be lower.

When buying, it helps to check the KC textile blend-ratio labeling, whether the product has been verified by a testing body, and the manufacturer information.

GAMSUNGTEX runs in-house vertical production (knitting, dyeing, finishing, packaging) in Korea and uses KATRI-tested materials. It is an OEM and own-brand manufacturer that has produced functional legwear in Korea since 1985.