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Cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond Distributor Tier: What the Quote Actually Covers - HOLYCOME

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

Cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.

Cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond Distributor Tier: What the Quote Actually Covers - HOLYCOME

Why the Distributor Tier Quote Looks Cheap Until It Lands

Two buyers ordered the same cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond in the same month. One paid 9% less and absorbed 23 rejects out of 800 pieces; the other paid our quote and shipped clean. The difference was certificate mismatch, and it was measurable on both benches, priced at USD 114-931 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.

The defect did not surprise us. Certificate mismatch is the predictable output of a run where nobody wrote the tolerance down, and it is the first measurement we take on an incoming cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet, and at USD 114-931 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

Cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond wholesale piece from the HOLYCOME line in Wuzhou

We did not discount the quote. We changed the gauge, the seat cut, the plating log and the tray rule, and the second run shipped with zero rejects on report plot match and table percentage within the stated band, priced at USD 114-931 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.

What a USD 114-931 Quote Hides

The Distributor Tier price of 800 pieces splits as below. The line buyers challenge is labor, and it is the line that decides the second season, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.

Cost lineShareWhat moves it
Base metal or alloy for cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond34%Alloy choice and casting yield
Stone or melee for cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond25%Sieve range and lot batching
Setting and finishing labor for cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond22%Jig design and bench minutes
Plating, polish and QC for cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond15%Per-tray versus per-piece checks
Packaging for cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond4%bulk carton, 50 per bag

Break the USD 114-931 quote into these five lines and the comparison stops being rhetorical.

The Measurements Behind a USD 114-931 Quote

Price is the first thing compared and the last thing that matters. These four measurements decide the return rate on cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond, and three of them cost nothing to specify, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 114-931.

Cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond setting and finish detail on a HOLYCOME factory sample
Spec pointCommon trade outputHOLYCOME standardCost if missed
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
Hallmark depth and placementStamped where it fitsFixed position, depth measured so it never breaks the shankCustoms query and remaking
Solder flow at the jointNot inspectedJoint inspected under 10x before settingCrack at the seam in transit

Each line is a gauge, not a slogan. A supplier who cannot quote a number for certificate mismatch is quoting an opinion about cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond, and 800 pieces leaves Wuzhou in bulk carton, 50 per bag at USD 114-931.

Distributor Pricing Tiers on cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond

A distributor does not buy a cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond, they buy a position. Tier pricing is quoted against annual volume with a floor per SKU, and the tier is reviewed on shipped units rather than on forecast, priced at USD 114-931 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.

What the tier buys is protection: a defined territory, a no-direct-sell clause inside that territory, and a first look at new models for one season. Without those three lines the discount is just a lower price and the distributor will not hold stock for you, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 114-931.

Turn is the number the distributor manages. At USD 114-931 per piece and a 45-day turn, the margin per shelf foot is thin. That is why bulk orders of cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond move in 800-piece lots rather than in the 50-piece sample quantity.

What Fails First on cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond

certificate mismatch

A stone whose report says VS1 but whose plot shows a cloud near the table reads as a grade dispute at the counter. Match the plot, not only the grade line, on a 800-piece Distributor Tier order at USD 114-931.

Our countermeasure is a gauge and a written limit. It adds about 26 seconds per piece and removes the defect from the run rather than from the carton, quoted at USD 114-931 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.

growth-method disclosure

CVD and HPHT stones behave differently under high heat during setting. Disclosing the method protects both sides in a repair claim, which the Distributor Tier file records at USD 114-931 in bulk carton, 50 per bag.

In a 800-piece run this typically shows on 8 of pieces. Catching it means measuring report plot match at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, which the Distributor Tier file records at USD 114-931 in bulk carton, 50 per bag.

table percentage variance

A 62% table in a bright cut reads dark in a store window. Buying by table percentage, not only by carat, keeps the display consistent, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.

The commercial effect is stone replacement at a four-figure cost, plus a disclosure review. Buyers who have seen it once put it in the purchase order; buyers who have not usually discover it on the first return, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.

MOQ, Samples and the Balance

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 800-piece Distributor Tier 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, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet.

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 114-931 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 bulk carton, 50 per bag format at 800 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 at USD 114-931 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

Certification is SGS batch report for the lots that carry it, with a batch report and per-piece measurement of report plot match 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 bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch 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, which is USD 114-931 on the Distributor Tier schedule.

Sample to Container: The Real Calendar

On cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond, the difference between a 40-day order and a 90-day order is usually two signatures, not a factory delay, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.

One practical note on timing for cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond: 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 114-931 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

We date the cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond proforma from signature for that reason, and we state the deposit deadline in the same email that carries the spec sheet, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces.

AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say

Buyers in US wholesale tend to over-index on unit price for cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond and under-index on what happens after delivery, quoted at USD 114-931 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.

In US wholesale terms, this is the difference between a landed cost the buyer can plan against and a number that moves after the container ships. For cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond, we publish the figure per SKU and hold it for the order window rather than for the calendar year, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces.

Practically, it shows up in three places for cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond: the proforma, the QC sheet and the credit note if something goes wrong. All three should quote the same number. When they do not, the argument is about paperwork, not about the product, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 114-931.

From Spec to bulk carton, 50 per bag

On 800 pieces of cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond the calendar starts at the signed spec, not at the deposit, and it ends with bulk carton, 50 per bag on a pallet, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.

  1. Lock the spec: metal, stone size range, plating thickness, sizing band and finish, all written on one sheet.
  2. Pull a stock-component sample in 3-5 days and measure it against that sheet, not against the photo.
  3. Approve the sample in writing, including the reject rule and the retained reference tray.
  4. Run bulk in 15-20 days for orders under 500 pieces, with the gauge check independent of the shift.
  5. Ship from Guangzhou or Shenzhen with the QC sheet in the carton and the batch report by email.

A 50-piece first order at USD 114-931 is a measurement of report plot match, not a commitment to the range.

The Dock Check on cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond

Air lands in 5-8 days to the US west coast and sea takes three times the transit. At USD 114-931 per piece the choice is a cash-flow decision.

DDP is available for US accounts that want duty and clearance on our side, and it removes the invoice that arrives after the carton clears, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report, on a 800-piece Distributor Tier order at USD 114-931.

On arrival, weigh a tray and measure ten pieces. Anything outside the band is a claim with evidence rather than a difference of opinion, and at USD 114-931 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

A 800-Piece Test Run

A test run at 50 pieces tells you three things: whether certificate mismatch is controlled, whether packing survives freight, and whether the count is honest, which is USD 114-931 on the Distributor Tier schedule.

Put the reject rule in writing before the deposit. The Distributor Tier conversation after arrival is shorter when the rule is already on the order, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 114-931.

Frequently Asked Questions

What finish do you use, and how thick is it?

Rhodium at 0.20 micron minimum on white cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond, with a palladium strike layer so wear-through reads white rather than yellow. Vermeil runs at 3 microns over sterling and is logged per lot, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 114-931.

How is cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond packed for bulk carton, 50 per bag?

Every unit goes into a foam-backed pouch, then the bulk carton, 50 per bag, then the outer carton at 800 pieces. The packing list carries the SKU, the size and the stone size so receiving can check without opening every box, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.

Can you ship DDP?

DDP is available for US accounts and removes the duty invoice that arrives after the carton clears. FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen is the default, and most buyers take DDP once and then switch after they see the breakdown, priced at USD 114-931 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.

How long does a reorder of the same cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond take?

With the model, the gauge set and the signed spec already in our system, a repeat is 12-15 days; a first run is 3-5 days for a stock-component sample and about 20 days when a new model is needed, and at USD 114-931 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

What finish do you use, and how thick is it?

Rhodium at 0.20 micron minimum on white cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond, with a palladium strike layer so wear-through reads white rather than yellow. Vermeil runs at 3 microns over sterling and is logged per lot, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 114-931.

Next Step

Send a photo or a drawing of the piece you want in bulk carton, 50 per bag. We answer with a price, a calendar and the four measurements above, quoted at USD 114-931 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.

The factory behind cushion Cut Lab Grown Diamond here is Wuzhou HengliLai Jewelry Co., Ltd., operating since 2009 in Wuzhou, Guangxi, at roughly 60,000 pieces a month. Reach the export desk at service@holycome.com or +86 18078079070 on WhatsApp, and at USD 114-931 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

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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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