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Jewelry Sets Valentine Program: AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say - HOLYCOME
Jewelry Sets: 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 jewelry Sets sent us a competitor's jewelry Set in February with one question: why does this fail at metal lot mismatch after a season. We measured it, rebuilt the spec around cross-piece color match and stone count per piece, and shipped 300 jewelry Sets that cleared inspection with zero rejects, quoted at USD 72-470 per piece in heart gift box.
At 300 pieces the buyer was not buying a defect, they were buying a document. The Valentine Program order carried a photo and a price, and metal lot mismatch had nowhere to live, and the Valentine Program quote for it sits at USD 72-470.
Our rebuild kept the buyer's retail price and changed four numbers on the bench. The next run cleared inspection because the specification traveled with the tray, not with a phone call, which is how the Valentine Program account reads it at USD 72-470.
Four Spec Lines a Valentine Program Buyer Checks
Most quotes describe the jewelry Set and skip the part that determines the buyer's margin. Those four lines are listed below with the trade default beside our standard, which the Valentine Program file records at USD 72-470 in heart gift box.
| 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 |
Write these four into the purchase order and the argument after delivery becomes arithmetic rather than recollection, quoted at USD 72-470 per piece in heart gift box.
Cost Split on a Valentine Program Piece at USD 72-470
At USD 72-470 per piece for jewelry Sets, the stone is roughly a quarter and labor is where two quotes for the same drawing diverge.
| Cost line | Share | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal or alloy for jewelry Sets | 32% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for jewelry Sets | 23% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for jewelry Sets | 21% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for jewelry Sets | 14% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for jewelry Sets | 10% | heart gift box |
The saving in the cheapest jewelry Sets quote hides in the plating line and the stone grade. Both appear in season two, not on arrival, the figure being USD 72-470 for a 300-piece run.
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, which is USD 72-470 on the Valentine Program schedule.
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 72-470 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, the figure being USD 72-470 for a 300-piece run.
Certification is IGI report for the lots that carry it, with a batch report and per-piece measurement of cross-piece color 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, on a 300-piece Valentine Program order at USD 72-470.
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, priced at USD 72-470 for the 300-piece Valentine Program run.
Three Failures That Reach the Valentine Program Bench
metal lot mismatch
A set assembled from two casting lots shows a tonal step between the ring and the pendant under daylight. One lot per set is the rule, shipped as heart gift box and certified IGI report.
The commercial effect is piece replacement and a box reship, typically USD 18-30 per set. Buyers who have seen it once put it in the purchase order; buyers who have not usually discover it on the first return, with IGI report and heart gift box stated on the same sheet.
stone count variance
A halo set quoting 42 stones that ships with 38 reads as a downgrade. Count per piece, not per order, which the Valentine Program file records at USD 72-470 in heart gift box.
Our countermeasure is a gauge and a written limit. It adds about 28 seconds per piece and removes the defect from the run rather than from the carton, quoted at USD 72-470 per piece in heart gift box.
box fit
A set that does not sit flat in its box photographs badly and arrives with a shifted piece. Box tolerance is part of the product, on a 300-piece Valentine Program order at USD 72-470.
In a 300-piece run this typically shows on 14 of pieces. Catching it means measuring cross-piece color match at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, which the Valentine Program file records at USD 72-470 in heart gift box.
AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say
Buyers who have run three programs on jewelry Sets know this instinctively; first-time buyers learn it the expensive way, on a 300-piece Valentine Program order at USD 72-470.
At 300 pieces the arithmetic on jewelry Sets 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 at USD 72-470 for 300 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
We quote both a first-run price and a reorder price for jewelry Sets on the same sheet so the buyer can see where the curve flattens. Most flatten by the third run, the figure being USD 72-470 for a 300-piece run.
Carton Cube, Duty and the Freight Line That Surprises Buyers
The short version for jewelry Sets: it is arithmetic, not relationship. The long version is below, priced at USD 72-470 for the 300-piece Valentine Program run.
One practical note on timing for jewelry Sets: 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, priced at USD 72-470 for the 300-piece Valentine Program run.
We date the jewelry Sets proforma from signature for that reason, and we state the deposit deadline in the same email that carries the spec sheet, which the Valentine Program file records at USD 72-470 in heart gift box.
Valentine Window for jewelry Sets
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, which is how the Valentine Program account reads it at USD 72-470.
Paired designs move better than single pieces here. A matching pair of jewelry Sets, boxed together with two cards, converts at the same retail price as two singles and costs about nine percent more to make, shipped as heart gift box and certified IGI report.
Photography has to be red-and-white neutral. A jewelry Set 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, quoted at USD 72-470 per piece in heart gift box.
The Calendar Behind a Valentine Program Run
For heart gift box at 300 pieces, the sequence is fixed and the dates are the only thing that moves, and the Valentine Program quote for it sits at USD 72-470.
- 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 jewelry Sets, low enough to test a shelf and high enough to keep the gauge check independent, and at USD 72-470 for 300 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
The First Valentine Program Order
The point of a small first run is not the margin. It is finding out whether the supplier's paperwork survives contact with the actual goods, priced at USD 72-470 for the 300-piece Valentine Program run.
The first order is the cheapest inspection a buyer will ever run, because the volume is small enough to check every tray by hand, and the Valentine Program quote for it sits at USD 72-470.
Getting heart gift box to the American bridal market
Export runs through Guangzhou or Shenzhen. For Valentine Program orders the IGI report file travels with the shipping documents, not separately, the figure being USD 72-470 for a 300-piece run.
The clearance term matters more than the rate at 300 pieces. A duty surprise can cost more than the whole freight line, shipped as heart gift box and certified IGI report.
The arrival check is three steps: count cartons against the packing list, weigh a sample tray, and measure ten pieces against cross-piece color match and stone count per piece, with IGI report and heart gift box stated on the same sheet, and the Valentine Program quote for it sits at USD 72-470.
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, and 300 pieces leaves Wuzhou in heart gift box at USD 72-470.
What is the minimum order for jewelry Sets?
50 pieces per jewelry Set. 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 72-470 for 300 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Do you supply certificates for jewelry Sets?
IGI report on jewelry Sets above the threshold stated on the quote. Below it we supply a batch report plus per-piece measurement of cross-piece color match, which is what a counter or a listing actually needs, with IGI report and heart gift box stated on the same sheet.
How do you handle a rejected tray?
We replace or credit inside the same order cycle. The retained reference tray decides: if metal lot mismatch shows on our retained piece we own it, and if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, and the Valentine Program quote for it sits at USD 72-470.
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, and 300 pieces leaves Wuzhou in heart gift box at USD 72-470.
Next Step
If the USD 72-470 band fits your shelf, send the drawing and we will quote the 300-piece Valentine Program 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 jewelry Sets and adjacent categories. service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, certified IGI report and packed heart gift box at 300 pieces.
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