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Manufacturing representation
Lu Young.Represented in the U.S. by GPG.
Lu Young (Yantai Luyang Sports Goods Co.) is the sports-apparel brand of Yantai Haixiang Foreign Trade Co., an exporter founded in 1997 with two wholly owned garment factories in Yantai, Shandong. Its factories produce for authorized licensees of the four major U.S. leagues and the NCAA, and it is the official uniform supplier to China's national baseball and softball teams. GPG is the U.S. point of contact for brands and sporting goods companies that want to work with them.
Founded
1997 · Yantai, Shandong
Production
17,000 m² · two wholly owned garment factories
Produces for
Majestic, Mitchell & Ness, Russell Athletic, Mizuno, Fanatics
Official supplier to
China national baseball & softball teams (since 2022)
The factory behind licensed U.S. product and national-team uniforms.
Lu Young is not a licensee itself. It is the manufacturer that licensees and professional programs rely on — the same lines, the same quality process, available to your brand.
Licensed U.S. apparel
Authorized manufacturer for licensees of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and NCAA. Brand partners named in the company's own materials include Majestic, Mitchell & Ness, Russell Athletic, Mizuno, Descente, Kappa, Disney, and Fanatics.
Professional baseball in Asia
Supplies professional clubs in Japan's NPB and South Korea's KBO, works with Mizuno in Japan, and serves customers in the Philippines, Thailand, and Hong Kong.
National teams
Strategic agreement with the Chinese Baseball Association since September 2022 — the first domestic apparel sponsor and R&D and manufacturing base for national-team uniforms. Official supplier to the national women's baseball and softball teams and the men's U-series programs.
Company
Yantai Haixiang Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. is the parent: founded in 1997 in Yantai, one of China's first fourteen open coastal cities, with seven trading departments and two wholly owned garment factories, Haixing Clothing Co. and Haiyun Clothing Co. Yantai Luyang Sports Goods Co., Ltd. is the group's sports brand company: design, production, and sales of competition and casual sports apparel.
- 1997Yantai Haixiang Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. founded with state-approved import and export rights.
- Production partnerships established with Majestic and with professional baseball clubs in Japan.
- Aug 2022Yantai Luyang Sports Goods Co., Ltd. founded; Lu Young (鹿扬) trademark registered.
- Sep 2022Strategic agreement with the Chinese Baseball Association; official supplier to national baseball and softball teams.
- Mar 2023Self-designed and self-produced fashion sportswear line launched.
- Sep 2023Children's line, Lu Xiao Yang (鹿小扬), launched.
What they make
Two tiers: competitive apparel engineered for the sport (competition, training, award, base layer, winter) and casual apparel built around fit, styling, and fabric comfort. Sublimation, embroidery, and cut-and-sew in house.
Baseball & softball
Full-button, 2-button, pinstripe, and sublimated jerseys; pants; caps; belts; batting gloves; arm and leg sleeves; compression base layers and tights; socks; equipment bags, backpacks, and roller luggage. Women's cuts.
Basketball
Reversible and sublimated uniform sets, retro tank jerseys, varsity-style jackets.
Soccer, football & hockey
Full soccer kits (sublimated and knit), mesh football jerseys, hockey jerseys and warm-up jackets.
Running & training
Sublimated race tees and tanks, quick-dry tees, polos, shorts, base layers.
Warm-ups & outerwear
Award and podium tracksuits, windbreakers (standard and rain-proof), hoodies, crewnecks, sweaters, knit beanies, down vests and jackets, long bench coats.
Lifestyle, kids & workwear
Men's and women's lifestyle line (softshells, hardshells, quarter-zips, joggers, chinos, leggings), the Lu Xiao Yang children's line, school uniforms, corporate apparel, and workwear.
Commercial terms
Standard terms as stated by the manufacturer. Pricing by quantity band is quoted per item.
- Minimum orderAs low as a few dozen pieces, priced by quantity band.
- Sampling2–3 weeks for a pre-production sample.
- Production1–2 months depending on quantity.
- ShippingFOB China port as standard. GPG can arrange delivered pricing to a U.S. address, by sea or air.
- Payment30–40% deposit, balance before shipment.
- Quality controlManaged in-house; third-party pre-shipment inspection (SGS, Intertek, QIMA) on request.
Working through GPG
You get a U.S.-based partner accountable for the relationship, and the factory gets a single, clear channel for your requirements.
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