About MLB Sourcing

Built on relationships.
Grown over four decades.

A leading buying house in India — built on consistency, transparency, and trust. Our journey spans four decades, growing steadily alongside the buyers who have believed in us and continued to work with us season after season.

1982Founded in Mumbai
43Years in sourcing
2Generations at helm
Our leadership

The people who built this.

Two generations, one philosophy — that sourcing should be honest, dependable, and relationship-driven.

Portrait of Mohanlal Agarwal, founder of MLB Sourcing
Founder — 1982

Mohanlal Agarwal

MLB Sourcing was founded by Mohanlal Agarwal with a simple philosophy — sourcing should be honest, dependable, and relationship-driven. Over four decades, he built a business rooted in consistency, personal handling of every account, and long-term supplier relationships that continue to serve MLB today.

Portrait of Abhishek Agarwal, director of MLB Sourcing
Director — Today

Abhishek Agarwal

Today, the business is led by Abhishek Agarwal — bringing a modern, hands-on approach while staying rooted in the same values that shaped MLB's foundation. Together, they represent continuity: experience combined with forward-looking sourcing solutions built for how brands work today.

Our team & expertise

We don't just place orders.
We stay involved until delivery.

Our team brings together on-ground sourcing knowledge, mill and garment-unit coordination, quality control, and buyer-centric execution.

From fabric development and supplier coordination to sampling, garment production, in-line and final quality control, and dispatch — every step is managed closely by our team.

What this means for you: one point of accountability, clear updates on every program, and the assurance that someone at MLB is watching your order from brief to landed delivery.

How we work with buyers

Five steps. One trusted partner.

Every program follows a clear, repeatable flow — no matter how simple or complex the requirement.

  1. 01 Understanding your brief A sketch, a reference swatch, a performance spec, or a target landed cost — we start with your intent and translate it into a sourcing plan.
  2. 02 Sourcing fabric & identifying manufacturing partners From 300+ certified mills and garment units, we pick the partners matched to your MOQ, cost band, compliance profile, and quality bar.
  3. 03 Sampling & approvals Fabric samples, lab-dips, strike-offs, and garment protos — we run the cycle and coordinate revisions until approval.
  4. 04 Production coordination & quality control In-line QC, mid-production inspections, and final random inspection — with photo reports. We flag issues early, not late.
  5. 05 Dispatch & documentation Packing, dispatch coordination, and shipping documentation — handled end-to-end so your goods land on time and in spec, wherever they're going.
What we believe

Three things we won't compromise on.

01

Continuity

The same team on your account across seasons. Relationships that outlast individual orders.

02

Clarity

Honest updates. Realistic timelines. If there's a problem, you'll hear it from us first — never last.

03

Trust

Four decades of doing what we said we'd do. That's the only capital we have — and the only one that compounds.

A design in mind?
An MOQ to check?
A fabric-to-garment brief?

Whatever the requirement — we'd love to hear from you.

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