Earrings
Earrings Private Label Carton: Alloy, Karat and the Cost of a Color Change - HOLYCOME
Earrings: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.
Alloy, Karat and the Cost of a Color Change
Last October, a US buyer of earrings placed 200 earrings against a sample signed in March. The first container landed with 9 pieces that failed on prong geometry alone, and USD 30-90 landed on the buyer's P&L before a single unit sold, and the Private Label Carton quote for it sits at USD 45-252.
The incoming report named prong geometry and the purchase order did not. On a Private Label Carton run that gap between documents is the whole reason a tray fails inspection, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.
We did not touch the retail price. We changed what travels with the private-label carton with hangtag carton, and the Private Label Carton account stopped re-inspecting every tray, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces.
What US buyers Check Before They Sign
A quote for earrings usually states carat weight or metal type, and stops there. The four points below are what actually decide whether a run sells through or comes back, and 200 pieces leaves Wuzhou in private-label carton with hangtag at USD 45-252.
| 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 |
Each line above is a gauge check, not a marketing claim. A factory that cannot state them in numbers is quoting an opinion about earrings, which is how the Private Label Carton account reads it at USD 45-252.
Private Label Packaging for earrings
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 earring. Below 0.8 mm of shank width we recommend the hangtag only, which is USD 45-252 on the Private Label Carton schedule.
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.
Where USD 45-252 Per Piece Actually Goes
At USD 45-252 per piece there is no room for hidden cost. The table shows where the money sits and which line a supplier can actually compress.
| Cost line | Share | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal or alloy for earrings | 30% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for earrings | 20% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for earrings | 19% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for earrings | 12% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for earrings | 19% | private-label carton with hangtag |
A supplier with no bench minutes per piece has never costed earrings. Ask for minutes and the reject rule before you ask for a discount, quoted at USD 45-252 per piece in private-label carton with hangtag.
The Three Failures We See Most in Incoming Samples
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
The Sample Approval That Survives Production
This is the question that separates a trading company from a factory, and on earrings the answer is usually shorter than buyers expect, and the Private Label Carton quote for it sits at USD 45-252.
The commercial version of this question for earrings 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, with GRA report and private-label carton with hangtag stated on the same sheet.
That clause matters more than a discount on earrings. A 4% lower unit price disappears on the first rejected tray; a written responsibility clause does not, with GRA report and private-label carton with hangtag stated on the same sheet.
How the Second Order Becomes Cheaper
Buyers ask it in the first call about earrings and rarely get a number they can put in a spreadsheet, on a 200-piece Private Label Carton order at USD 45-252.
We run this check per tray rather than per carton because the defect that matters on earrings 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 earrings. It is deliberately unglamorous, and it is the document that settles most disputes before they start, priced at USD 45-252 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.
How a Repeat Order Gets Built
Nothing in this sequence is clever. Each step exists because skipping it produced a specific failure on a previous order of earrings, certified GRA report and packed private-label carton with hangtag at 200 pieces, quoted at USD 45-252 per piece in private-label carton with hangtag.
- 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.
Reorders run 12-15 days because the model, the gauge set and the signed spec stay in our system between the Private Label Carton runs, priced at USD 45-252 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.
What This Means for a First Order
A first order of 50 pieces per design is a measurement, not a purchase. It shows how stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test and prong tip height within +/-0.10 mm behaves on this line and whether the QC sheet matches the carton, on a 200-piece Private Label Carton order at USD 45-252.
Six weeks of testing is cheaper than a season of returns on earrings. That is the entire argument for a small first order, with GRA report and private-label carton with hangtag stated on the same sheet, the figure being USD 45-252 for a 200-piece run.
Freight, Duty and the Arrival Check
At 200 pieces the carton count drives freight more than the weight. private-label carton with hangtag packs tighter than a display tray and saves a pallet position, the figure being USD 45-252 for a 200-piece run.
FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen is the default on earrings. Buyers new to North American retail take DDP once and switch after they see the breakdown, and at USD 45-252 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
If prong geometry shows in the arrival check, the retained tray decides ownership. Keep the GRA report sheet beside the packing list, and 200 pieces leaves Wuzhou in private-label carton with hangtag at USD 45-252.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum order for earrings?
50 pieces per earring. 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 45-252 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Do you supply certificates for earrings?
GRA report on earrings 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, quoted at USD 45-252 per piece in private-label carton with hangtag.
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 earrings?
50 pieces per earring. 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 45-252 for 200 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Next Step
Put your current quote beside ours on stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test and prong tip height within +/-0.10 mm, plating thickness, dimensional tolerance and the reject rule. The comparison usually settles it quickly, priced at USD 45-252 for the 200-piece Private Label Carton run.
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, and 200 pieces leaves Wuzhou in private-label carton with hangtag at USD 45-252.
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