OEM shoe development starts from your design and specifications, with HEVA supporting the technical development needed to turn them into physical samples. ODM development starts from a product brief or an existing design that can be developed or adapted for your brand.

The main difference is who provides and develops the initial design—not whether the project includes branding or requires new molds. The development scope is defined around the design work already completed and the support you need.

A shoe tech pack should describe the intended product clearly enough for development and quotation. Useful information includes design views, construction details, a bill of materials (BOM), material specifications, color references, size and fit requirements, sole details, and logo placement. Include dimensions and artwork for branding or packaging where available.

You do not need every detail finalized before contacting us. Share the version you have, and we can identify missing specifications and the decisions that need to be resolved before sampling.

No. Existing tooling may support a project when its shape, available sizes and material compatibility match the intended design. Depending on the construction, changes to colors, branding or upper details may be possible without developing a completely new set of molds.

New shoe tooling may be needed when the proposed sole profile, molded shoe shape, structural details or size range cannot be achieved with the available molds. We review these requirements before defining the tooling scope.

There is no single mold price that applies to every footwear project. Shoe mold cost depends on the component being developed, its geometry and construction, the molding process, and the number of sizes and molds required. Developing one sample size and a complete production size range are different tooling scopes.

For a meaningful quotation, share your design or reference sample, intended material and required sizes. The quotation should specify which molds and sizes are included, along with any separately charged development or modification work.

Yes. As a custom shoe manufacturer, HEVA can use photos, sketches or physical samples as a starting point for development.

Photos help communicate appearance, proportions and design details, while physical samples provide additional references for dimensions, construction and fit. Details that cannot be established from the reference—such as internal components or exact material specifications—need to be defined during development. The resulting sample is then reviewed against the agreed specifications, rather than assuming that a visual reference contains all the information needed for production.

Design ownership, development-file delivery and tooling ownership are separate matters addressed in the project agreement. Your existing designs and brand assets are distinguished from new work created during development, with ownership and permitted use specified for each.

For tooling, the agreement identifies whether the project uses existing molds or newly commissioned molds, together with the relevant payment, ownership and release terms. Any exclusive-use or product-exclusivity arrangement is defined separately, including its scope and duration.