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10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer Private Label Carton: Alloy, Karat and the Cost - HOLYCOME

Holycome Trade Desk · November 9, 2026 · 9 min read

10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.

10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer Private Label Carton: Alloy, Karat and the Cost - HOLYCOME

Alloy, Karat and the Cost of a Color Change

Last March, a US buyer of 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer placed 200 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer against a sample signed in July. The first container landed with 9 pieces that failed on stamp accuracy alone, and USD 30-110 landed on the buyer's P&L before a single unit sold, shipped as private-label carton with hangtag and certified GRA report.

Nobody on that bench was careless. They were working to a spec that existed only in a photograph, and stamp accuracy is what a photograph fails to define, shipped as private-label carton with hangtag and certified GRA report, and at USD 54-384 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer wholesale piece from the HOLYCOME line in Wuzhou

The fix cost about 21 seconds per 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer and removed the credit note entirely. That is the whole economics of a spec sheet, and it is why we write one on every quote, and at USD 54-384 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

What US buyers Check Before They Sign

Four lines decide whether 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer at USD 54-384 sells through or comes back, and none of them appears on a typical trading-company quote.

Spec pointCommon trade outputHOLYCOME standardCost if missed
Stone colour consistencyGraded by eye under D65Colour matched to a retained master stone, per trayRepeat colour complaint in the same SKU
Sizing drift across the runNot measuredGo/no-go gauge on every size, drift held under 0.15 mmResize queue and reship cost
Clasp spring lifeSampled by handCycled 500 times on a jig per lotDetach claim and brand damage
Prong tension and seat depthChecked by feel at the benchPull-tested per piece, seat depth written on the sheetStone loss and total replacement

Put these four into the purchase order and the Private Label Carton argument after delivery becomes arithmetic, with GRA report and private-label carton with hangtag stated on the same sheet.

Private Label Packaging for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer

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, and the Private Label Carton quote for it sits at USD 54-384.

10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer setting and finish detail on a HOLYCOME factory sample

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 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer. Below 0.8 mm of shank width we recommend the hangtag only, which the Private Label Carton file records at USD 54-384 in private-label carton with hangtag.

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, which the Private Label Carton file records at USD 54-384 in private-label carton with hangtag.

Where USD 54-384 Per Piece Actually Goes

Cost per piece at USD 54-384 leaves little room for assumption. The table shows which line compresses and which one only moves quality.

Cost lineShareWhat moves it
Base metal or alloy for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer30%Alloy choice and casting yield
Stone or melee for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer20%Sieve range and lot batching
Setting and finishing labor for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer19%Jig design and bench minutes
Plating, polish and QC for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer12%Per-tray versus per-piece checks
Packaging for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer19%private-label carton with hangtag

A factory with no bench minutes per piece has never costed 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer at USD 54-384. Ask for minutes and for the reject rule.

The Three Failures We See Most in Incoming Samples

solder joint porosity

A sizing joint soldered with too much flux pits after polish and cracks in wear. Joint inspection belongs in the final QC, not the bench, on a 200-piece Private Label Carton order at USD 54-384.

The commercial effect is refining loss plus a legal stamp correction, typically USD 15-28 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, the figure being USD 54-384 for a 200-piece run.

stamp accuracy

A 14K stamp on 13.6K metal is a legal exposure, not a cosmetic one. Assay per lot is the only defensible check, priced at USD 54-384 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.

Our countermeasure is a gauge and a written limit. It adds about 21 seconds per piece and removes the defect from the run rather than from the carton, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.

alloy color drift

Two alloy lots of 14K rose can read peach and copper under the same light. Holding a master color chip per order keeps a collection coherent, quoted at USD 54-384 per piece in private-label carton with hangtag.

In a 200-piece run this typically shows on 14 of pieces. Catching it means measuring assay within 0.3K of the stamp at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, with GRA report and private-label carton with hangtag stated on the same sheet.

Order Terms, Sample Timing and Packing

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 at USD 54-384 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

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 54-384 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, and the Private Label Carton quote for it sits at USD 54-384.

Certification is GRA report for the lots that carry it, with a batch report and per-piece measurement of assay within 0.3K of the stamp 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, and the Private Label Carton quote for it sits at USD 54-384.

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, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.

The Sample Approval That Survives Production

Nobody quotes it for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer until something goes wrong, which is exactly why it belongs in the first email, and 200 pieces leaves Wuzhou in private-label carton with hangtag at USD 54-384.

The commercial version of this question for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer 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, and the Private Label Carton quote for it sits at USD 54-384.

That clause matters more than a discount on 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer. A 4% lower unit price disappears on the first rejected tray; a written responsibility clause does not, which is USD 54-384 on the Private Label Carton schedule.

How the Second Order Becomes Cheaper

It is not a marketing point on 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer. It is the number that decides whether the second order happens, on a 200-piece Private Label Carton order at USD 54-384.

We run this check per tray rather than per carton because the defect that matters on 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer 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, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.

The report the buyer receives states the count per tray, the measured average and the outlier count for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer. It is deliberately unglamorous, and it is the document that settles most disputes before they start, priced at USD 54-384 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.

How a Repeat Order Gets Built

The sequence below is fixed for a Private Label Carton run. The dates move with the stone lot, not with the shipping season, priced at USD 54-384 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.

  1. Agree the stamp position, the hangtag copy and the box print before the first carton.
  2. Print the cartons and hangtags in one run: a sticker on a matte box reads as a repack.
  3. Set the barcode and the FNSKU mapping for every SKU before the label file is approved.
  4. Build the first carton at the quoted quantity so the pack-out is proven, not assumed.
  5. Hold a retained carton as the pack reference for every reorder.

Reorders inside this sequence run 12-15 days, because the model and the gauge set stay here after the Private Label Carton shipment, with GRA report and private-label carton with hangtag stated on the same sheet.

What This Means for a First Order

A first Private Label Carton order of 50 pieces per design at USD 54-384 is a test of the line, not a commitment to the range.

Ask for the retained tray and the batch report with the first shipment. Both are free and both decide the second order, the figure being USD 54-384 for a 200-piece run.

Freight, Duty and the Arrival Check

Export runs through Guangzhou or Shenzhen. Air freight lands in 5-8 days on the US west coast and 7-10 on the east, which is how the Private Label Carton account reads it at USD 54-384.

For a first order, DDP matters more than the freight rate. The surprise is the duty line, not the per-kilo charge, which the Private Label Carton file records at USD 54-384 in private-label carton with hangtag.

Check the count, the weight and assay within 0.3K of the stamp and color match to the master chip before the carton goes to the shelf. Twenty minutes at receiving saves a season of returns, quoted at USD 54-384 per piece in private-label carton with hangtag.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the minimum order for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer?

50 pieces per 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer. 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, and at USD 54-384 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

Do you supply certificates for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer?

GRA report on 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer above the threshold stated on the quote. Below it we supply a batch report plus per-piece measurement of assay within 0.3K of the stamp, which is what a counter or a listing actually needs, which is how the Private Label Carton account reads it at USD 54-384.

How do you handle a rejected tray?

We replace or credit inside the same order cycle. The retained reference tray decides: if stamp accuracy shows on our retained piece we own it, and if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, on a 200-piece Private Label Carton order at USD 54-384.

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, shipped as private-label carton with hangtag and certified GRA report.

What is the minimum order for 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer?

50 pieces per 10K/14K/18K Gold Jewelry Manufacturer. 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, and at USD 54-384 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

Next Step

The next step is a sample in 3-5 days, not a container. Write to service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070 and mark it Private Label Carton, and at USD 54-384 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

HOLYCOME is operated by Wuzhou HengliLai Jewelry Co., Ltd., a factory in Wuzhou, Guangxi, producing since 2009 at roughly 60,000 pieces a month. Contact service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, which is USD 54-384 on the Private Label Carton schedule.

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Written by the Holycome manufacturing & quality team. Every figure and claim in this article comes from our own production floor in Wuzhou, China — in-house casting, stone setting and a three-pass quality inspection we have run since 2008.

Materials are tested for nickel, lead and cadmium release by SGS and CTT International; moissanite centre stones ship with their GRA warranty card and report. We also hold an independent SMETA / Sedex ethical-trade audit and a Hong Kong Customs AML registration.

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