10K Gold Jewelry
10K Gold Jewelry Valentine Program: AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say - HOLYCOME
10K Gold Jewelry: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.
AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say in the Valentine Program Program
A US buyer of 10K Gold Jewelry sent us a competitor's 10K Gold Jewelry in July with one question: why does this fail at stamp accuracy after a season. We measured it, rebuilt the spec around assay within 0.3K of the stamp and color match to the master chip, and shipped 300 10K Gold Jewelry that cleared inspection with zero rejects, which is how the Valentine Program account reads it at USD 50-358.
The bench did not miss the defect, it was never asked to look for it. Stamp accuracy was absent from the purchase order, and a defect that is not named cannot be rejected on arrival, the figure being USD 50-358 for a 300-piece run.
The rebuild held the USD 50-358 quote and changed the plating log, the gauge and the tray rule. Second run shipped heart gift box with zero rejects.
Four Spec Lines a Valentine Program Buyer Checks
A Valentine Program quote that states only metal and stone size leaves stamp accuracy undefined, and undefined is what gets rejected on arrival, and 300 pieces leaves Wuzhou in heart gift box at USD 50-358.
| Spec point | Common trade output | HOLYCOME standard | Cost if missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallmark depth and placement | Stamped where it fits | Fixed position, depth measured so it never breaks the shank | Customs query and remaking |
| Solder flow at the joint | Not inspected | Joint inspected under 10x before setting | Crack at the seam in transit |
| Plating thickness | Nominal only | 0.20 micron rhodium logged per lot, 3 microns on vermeil | Wear-through inside one season |
| Surface porosity after polish | Seen after plating | Cast porosity checked before plating, rejects pulled at that stage | Plating blister six weeks later |
Nothing here adds cost at USD 50-358. It adds documentation, and documentation is what the heart gift box carton is missing.
Cost Split on a Valentine Program Piece at USD 50-358
Buyers assume the stone dominates the cost of a 10K Gold Jewelry. At wholesale it is closer to a quarter, and the labor line is where two quotes for the same drawing diverge by double digits, on a 300-piece Valentine Program order at USD 50-358.
| Cost line | Share | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal or alloy for 10K Gold Jewelry | 32% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for 10K Gold Jewelry | 23% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for 10K Gold Jewelry | 21% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for 10K Gold Jewelry | 14% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for 10K Gold Jewelry | 10% | heart gift box |
The cheapest quote for 10K Gold Jewelry usually hides its saving in the plating line and the stone grade. Both show up in the second season, not the first, with IGI report and heart gift box stated on the same sheet, certified IGI report and packed heart gift box at 300 pieces.
Terms Behind a Valentine Program 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 300-piece Valentine Program 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 300 pieces leaves Wuzhou in heart gift box at USD 50-358.
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 50-358 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 heart gift box format at 300 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, with IGI report and heart gift box stated on the same sheet.
Certification is IGI 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, which the Valentine Program file records at USD 50-358 in heart gift box.
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, quoted at USD 50-358 per piece in heart gift box.
Three Failures That Reach the Valentine Program Bench
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, with IGI report and heart gift box stated on the same sheet.
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, certified IGI report and packed heart gift box at 300 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, which the Valentine Program file records at USD 50-358 in heart gift box.
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, quoted at USD 50-358 per piece in heart gift box.
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, which is USD 50-358 on the Valentine Program schedule.
In a 300-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, on a 300-piece Valentine Program order at USD 50-358.
AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say
The figure below is what we quote for 10K Gold Jewelry, and it is deliberately narrower than the market average, shipped as heart gift box and certified IGI report.
At 300 pieces the arithmetic on 10K Gold Jewelry changes: the fixed costs spread, the variable costs do not. That is why the second order prices better than the first even when the gold fix has moved up, and the Valentine Program quote for it sits at USD 50-358.
We quote both a first-run price and a reorder price for 10K Gold Jewelry on the same sheet so the buyer can see where the curve flattens. Most flatten by the third run, certified IGI report and packed heart gift box at 300 pieces.
Carton Cube, Duty and the Freight Line That Surprises Buyers
Most 10K Gold Jewelry disputes we arbitrate trace back to this line, not to the defect itself, certified IGI report and packed heart gift box at 300 pieces.
One practical note on timing for 10K Gold Jewelry: the calendar starts when the spec is signed, not when the deposit clears. A buyer who signs in week one and pays in week three gets the goods in week five, and at USD 50-358 for 300 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
We date the 10K Gold Jewelry proforma from signature for that reason, and we state the deposit deadline in the same email that carries the spec sheet, priced at USD 50-358 for the 300-piece Valentine Program run.
Valentine Window for 10K Gold Jewelry
The Valentine window is short and unforgiving: stock has to be in the warehouse by the last week of January or the season is gone. That puts the production order in the second week of December, ahead of the Lunar New Year slowdown, shipped as heart gift box and certified IGI report.
Paired designs move better than single pieces here. A matching pair of 10K Gold Jewelry, boxed together with two cards, converts at the same retail price as two singles and costs about nine percent more to make, and the Valentine Program quote for it sits at USD 50-358.
Photography has to be red-and-white neutral. A 10K Gold Jewelry shot on a red silk background reads as a gift in a listing thumbnail, and that is the only image most buyers will ever see, and at USD 50-358 for 300 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
The Calendar Behind a Valentine Program Run
The calendar below is what we quote on a 300-piece run of 10K Gold Jewelry. It starts when the spec is signed, not when the deposit clears, with IGI report and heart gift box stated on the same sheet.
- Lock the spec: metal, stone size range, plating thickness, sizing band and finish, all written on one sheet.
- Pull a stock-component sample in 3-5 days and measure it against that sheet, not against the photo.
- Approve the sample in writing, including the reject rule and the retained reference tray.
- Run bulk in 15-20 days for orders under 500 pieces, with the gauge check independent of the shift.
- Ship from Guangzhou or Shenzhen with the QC sheet in the carton and the batch report by email.
MOQ stays at 50 pieces per design on the Valentine Program program, low enough to test a category and high enough to keep the casting line accountable, and at USD 50-358 for 300 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
The First Valentine Program Order
The first order should be small enough to inspect completely and large enough to keep the gauge check independent of the shift, quoted at USD 50-358 per piece in heart gift box.
Sample in 3-5 days, bulk in 15-20 days under 500 pieces. At 300 pieces the calendar is the same on every Valentine Program run, with IGI report and heart gift box stated on the same sheet.
Getting heart gift box to North American retail
For a Valentine Program order at 300 pieces the carton count decides the freight more than the weight does. heart gift box packs tighter than a display tray, which the Valentine Program file records at USD 50-358 in heart gift box.
The freight rate matters less than the clearance terms at USD 50-358 per piece. A duty surprise can cost more than the entire freight line.
At receiving, count cartons, weigh one tray of heart gift box and measure ten pieces against assay within 0.3K of the stamp. Twenty minutes here saves a season, quoted at USD 50-358 per piece in heart gift box.
Frequently Asked Questions
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, the figure being USD 50-358 for a 300-piece run.
What is the minimum order for 10K Gold Jewelry?
50 pieces per 10K Gold Jewelry. 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 300 pieces leaves Wuzhou in heart gift box at USD 50-358.
Do you supply certificates for 10K Gold Jewelry?
IGI report on 10K Gold Jewelry 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 USD 50-358 on the Valentine Program schedule.
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, which is USD 50-358 on the Valentine Program schedule.
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, the figure being USD 50-358 for a 300-piece run.
Next Step
Send one drawing or one competitor sample with your target landed cost. We answer with a tolerance sheet, a cost breakdown and a production calendar in two business days, the figure being USD 50-358 for a 300-piece run.
HOLYCOME runs this line from Wuzhou, Guangxi, through Wuzhou HengliLai Jewelry Co., Ltd. Output is about 60,000 pieces a month across 10K Gold Jewelry and adjacent categories. service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, and the Valentine Program quote for it sits at USD 50-358.
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