MOQ, Mixed Designs and the Real First Order in the Private Label Carton Program
A US buyer of trends and Styles came to us after 200 trends and Styles from a trading company produced 11 rejects in the first inspection. The defect was not cosmetic: prong geometry had drifted far enough that the buyer's own bench could not correct it without recutting, the figure being USD 45-252 for a 200-piece run.
That rejection was avoidable at the drawing stage. Prong geometry belongs on the spec sheet next to the stone size, not in the claim email three weeks after arrival, priced at USD 45-252 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.
We kept the Private Label Carton price and changed the four measurements that matter. The rebuild cost about 22 seconds per piece and removed the whole claim conversation, on a 200-piece Private Label Carton order at USD 45-252.
Four Spec Lines a Private Label Carton Buyer Checks
The Private Label Carton buyer signs on four numbers. The table puts the trade default beside our standard so the difference is visible before the deposit, priced at USD 45-252 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.
| Spec point | Common trade output | HOLYCOME standard | Cost if missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone colour consistency | Graded by eye under D65 | Colour matched to a retained master stone, per tray | Repeat colour complaint in the same SKU |
| Sizing drift across the run | Not measured | Go/no-go gauge on every size, drift held under 0.15 mm | Resize queue and reship cost |
| Clasp spring life | Sampled by hand | Cycled 500 times on a jig per lot | Detach claim and brand damage |
| Prong tension and seat depth | Checked by feel at the bench | Pull-tested per piece, seat depth written on the sheet | Stone loss and total replacement |
None of the four adds cost at USD 45-252. They add about 22 seconds per piece and remove the reason to inspect twice.
Private Label Packaging for trends and Styles
Private label changes four things and none of them is the piece: the stamp, the hangtag, the box and the barcode. Get those four aligned before the first bulk run or the carton arrives with your name spelled two ways, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.
The stamp goes inside the shank or on the clasp tag, and it has to be small enough not to break the surface on a thin trends and Style. Below 0.8 mm of shank width we recommend the hangtag only, with GRA report and private-label carton with hangtag stated on the same sheet.
Cartons are quoted at 200 pieces with the label printed, not stickered, because a sticker on a matte box reads as a repack. Lead time adds three days for the print run, which is why private label starts later than stock, and at USD 45-252 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Cost Split on a Private Label Carton Piece at USD 45-252
At USD 45-252 per piece for trends and Styles, the stone sits near a quarter and the labor line moves by double digits between two quotes for one drawing.
| Cost line | Share | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal or alloy for trends and Styles | 32% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for trends and Styles | 23% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for trends and Styles | 21% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for trends and Styles | 14% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for trends and Styles | 10% | private-label carton with hangtag |
The saving in the cheapest quote hides in plating and stone grade. At 200 pieces that saving is visible in season two, and 200 pieces leaves Wuzhou in private-label carton with hangtag at USD 45-252.
Three Failures That Reach the Private Label Carton Bench
size-step drift
A run gauged at size 6 and estimated elsewhere ships a size 8 that measures 7.75. The mismatch shows up as a resize queue two weeks after launch, with GRA report and private-label carton with hangtag stated on the same sheet.
Our countermeasure is a gauge and a written limit. It adds about 22 seconds per piece and removes the defect from the run rather than from the carton, shipped as private-label carton with hangtag and certified GRA report.
prong geometry
A prong that grips the girdle instead of the pavilion survives the showroom and fails the third ultrasonic clean. The seat has to be cut to the pavilion angle before the prongs close, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.
In a 200-piece run this typically shows on 14 of pieces. Catching it means measuring stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, quoted at USD 45-252 per piece in private-label carton with hangtag.
rhodium burn-off
A 0.05 micron rhodium layer reads white in the tray and shows yellow at the shank in six months of daily wear. Thickness, not bath chemistry, is the variable that matters, which is how the Private Label Carton account reads it at USD 45-252.
The commercial effect is a return shipment plus a resize labor claim, typically USD 9-14 per piece. Buyers who have seen it once put it in the purchase order; buyers who have not usually discover it on the first return, which the Private Label Carton file records at USD 45-252 in private-label carton with hangtag.
Terms Behind a Private Label Carton Order
The commercial frame is short enough to state in full. Minimum order is 50 pieces per design, and mixed designs travel in one shipment, so a 200-piece Private Label Carton order can carry three or four models without a separate setup charge. Sample pieces leave in 3-5 days when the components are in stock, and a new model adds about twenty days before the first article exists, and the Private Label Carton quote for it sits at USD 45-252.
Payment is 30 percent with the order and 70 percent against the bill of lading, with the balance window stated on the invoice rather than agreed by message. Prices quoted at USD 45-252 are FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen; DDP is quoted separately because the duty line moves with the tariff schedule and not with our cost.
Packing follows the private-label carton with hangtag format at 200 pieces to the carton, and the packing list carries SKU, size and stone size so receiving can count without opening every box. Private-label cartons add three days for the print run and must be approved before the first bulk order, not after it, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.
Certification is GRA report for the lots that carry it, with a batch report and per-piece measurement of stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test for the lots below the threshold. The document set travels with the shipping papers, which is what a customs broker asks for at the port rather than after clearance, shipped as private-label carton with hangtag and certified GRA report.
A rejected tray is settled inside the same order cycle against the retained reference piece. If the difference sits on our retained sample we replace or credit; if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, and that rule is written on the order before the deposit clears, on a 200-piece Private Label Carton order at USD 45-252.
AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say
Buyers ask it in the first call about trends and Styles and rarely get a number they can put in a spreadsheet, which is USD 45-252 on the Private Label Carton schedule.
The commercial version of this question for trends and Styles is simple: what does a failure cost the buyer, and who pays it. In our terms the answer is a replacement inside the same order cycle, with the retained reference tray as the arbiter, quoted at USD 45-252 per piece in private-label carton with hangtag.
That clause matters more than a discount on trends and Styles. A 4% lower unit price disappears on the first rejected tray; a written responsibility clause does not, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.
Carton Cube, Duty and the Freight Line That Surprises Buyers
The answer for trends and Styles depends on four variables, and three of them are under the buyer's control, which is how the Private Label Carton account reads it at USD 45-252.
We run this check per tray rather than per carton because the defect that matters on trends and Styles is the one that repeats. A single odd piece is noise; a pattern across one tray is a process problem and it will be in every tray made after it, on a 200-piece Private Label Carton order at USD 45-252.
The report the buyer receives states the count per tray, the measured average and the outlier count for trends and Styles. It is deliberately unglamorous, and it is the document that settles most disputes before they start, which is USD 45-252 on the Private Label Carton schedule.
The Calendar Behind a Private Label Carton Run
Nothing in this sequence is clever. Each step exists because skipping it cost somebody a claim on trends and Styles at USD 45-252.
- Agree the stamp position, the hangtag copy and the box print before the first carton.
- Print the cartons and hangtags in one run: a sticker on a matte box reads as a repack.
- Set the barcode and the FNSKU mapping for every SKU before the label file is approved.
- Build the first carton at the quoted quantity so the pack-out is proven, not assumed.
- Hold a retained carton as the pack reference for every reorder.
MOQ is 50 pieces per design, low enough to test a category and high enough to keep the casting line accountable, the figure being USD 45-252 for a 200-piece run.
The First Private Label Carton Order
Start with three designs at 50 pieces each. That covers the 200 pieces you need to read sell-through without betting on one model, the figure being USD 45-252 for a 200-piece run.
Sample 3-5 days, bulk 15-20 days under 500 pieces, 200 pieces inside that window. The calendar is the same on every Private Label Carton run, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.
Getting private-label carton with hangtag to US wholesale
Sea freight costs roughly a third of air and takes three times the transit, which only makes sense for an SKU already selling in US wholesale, shipped as private-label carton with hangtag and certified GRA report, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.
FOB is the default and DDP is the option. Buyers new to US wholesale usually take DDP once and then switch after they see the breakdown, and at USD 45-252 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
At receiving, count cartons, weigh one tray and measure ten pieces against stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test. Twenty minutes here saves a season of returns, which is USD 45-252 on the Private Label Carton schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum order for trends and Styles?
50 pieces per trends and Style. Designs mix inside one shipment, so a first order of three designs at 50 pieces each is normal for a new US account. Below 50 the gauge check stops being independent of the shift, which is how the Private Label Carton account reads it at USD 45-252.
Do you supply certificates for trends and Styles?
GRA report on trends and Styles above the threshold stated on the quote. Below it we supply a batch report plus per-piece measurement of stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test, which is what a counter or a listing actually needs, and at USD 45-252 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
How do you handle a rejected tray?
We replace or credit inside the same order cycle. The retained reference tray decides: if prong geometry shows on our retained piece we own it, and if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, priced at USD 45-252 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.
What are the payment terms?
30 percent deposit with the order, 70 percent against the bill of lading. For accounts on a second order we quote 30/70 with a 15-day balance window once the first shipment has cleared, priced at USD 45-252 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.
What is the minimum order for trends and Styles?
50 pieces per trends and Style. Designs mix inside one shipment, so a first order of three designs at 50 pieces each is normal for a new US account. Below 50 the gauge check stops being independent of the shift, which is how the Private Label Carton account reads it at USD 45-252.
Next Step
If the USD 45-252 band fits the shelf, send a drawing and we quote the 200-piece Private Label Carton run inside one business day.
HOLYCOME runs this line from Wuzhou, Guangxi, through Wuzhou HengliLai Jewelry Co., Ltd. Output is about 60,000 pieces a month across trends and Styles and adjacent categories. service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, the figure being USD 45-252 for a 200-piece run.
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