What Is a Tech Pack? The Complete 2026 Guide

A tech pack (technical package) is the spec document a factory uses to manufacture your garment correctly. It’s the single most important document between your design and a finished product — and the #1 reason samples come back wrong is a vague or missing one.

What a tech pack includes

• Bill of materials (BOM): every fabric, trim and component, with placement and quantity.
• Points of measure (POM): the exact measurements of the garment, graded across your size range.
• Construction details: seam types, stitch callouts, and assembly instructions.
• Trims & labels: zippers, drawcords, care and brand labels, packaging.
• Colorways: each color version with matched components and Pantone references.

Why it matters

A clear tech pack means accurate factory quotes, fewer sampling rounds, and a faster path to production. A bad one means wasted money on wrong samples and weeks of back-and-forth.

The fast way to make one

Traditionally you’d hire a tech designer ($150–500 per garment) or learn it yourself. With techpacks.app, you send a sketch and get a complete, factory-ready tech pack within 24 hours — built to a real factory standard, with one free revision. Preview your first pack.