Moissanite Asscher Cut
Moissanite Asscher Cut Distributor Tier: What the Quote Actually Covers - HOLYCOME
Moissanite Asscher Cut: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.
What the Quote Actually Covers
Last June, a US buyer of moissanite Asscher Cut placed 800 moissanite Asscher Cut against a sample signed in October. The first container landed with 9 pieces that failed on double refraction read alone, and USD 20-65 landed on the buyer's P&L before a single unit sold, quoted at USD 26-180 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
The incoming report named double refraction read and the purchase order did not. On a Distributor Tier run that gap between documents is the whole reason a tray fails inspection, quoted at USD 26-180 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
We did not touch the retail price. We changed what travels with the bulk carton, 50 per bag carton, and the Distributor Tier account stopped re-inspecting every tray, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 26-180.
Where USD 26-180 Per Piece Actually Goes
At USD 26-180 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 moissanite Asscher Cut | 30% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for moissanite Asscher Cut | 20% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for moissanite Asscher Cut | 19% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for moissanite Asscher Cut | 12% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for moissanite Asscher Cut | 19% | bulk carton, 50 per bag |
A supplier with no bench minutes per piece has never costed moissanite Asscher Cut. Ask for minutes and the reject rule before you ask for a discount, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report, which is USD 26-180 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
What US buyers Check Before They Sign
A quote for moissanite Asscher Cut 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, quoted at USD 26-180 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
| Spec point | Common trade output | HOLYCOME standard | Cost if missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Each line above is a gauge check, not a marketing claim. A factory that cannot state them in numbers is quoting an opinion about moissanite Asscher Cut, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces, which the Distributor Tier file records at USD 26-180 in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
Distributor Pricing Tiers on moissanite Asscher Cut
A distributor does not buy a moissanite Asscher Cut, 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, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.
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, the figure being USD 26-180 for a 800-piece run.
Turn is the number the distributor manages. At USD 26-180 per piece and a 45-day turn, the margin per shelf foot is thin. That is why bulk orders of moissanite Asscher Cut move in 800-piece lots rather than in the 50-piece sample quantity.
The Three Failures We See Most in Incoming Samples
double refraction read
Moissanite shows doubled facet reflections under a loupe. Buyers who compare it to diamond without disclosing this face a return, not a defect, and at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
In a 800-piece run this typically shows on 14 of pieces. Catching it means measuring color consistency within one lot at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, priced at USD 26-180 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.
color batch drift
Two lots graded near-colorless can sit two shades apart under daylight. Batch the stone buy per order rather than across quarters, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet.
The commercial effect is stone swap and a disclosure issue, typically USD 12-20 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 is USD 26-180 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
girdle chipping
Stones set with a tight prong and no seat cut chip at the girdle during setting. The chip appears after shipping, not on the bench, priced at USD 26-180 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.
Our countermeasure is a gauge and a written limit. It adds about 17 seconds per piece and removes the defect from the run rather than from the carton, and at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
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 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, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 26-180.
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 26-180 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, priced at USD 26-180 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.
Certification is SGS batch report for the lots that carry it, with a batch report and per-piece measurement of color consistency within one lot 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, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet.
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, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 26-180.
Sample to Container: The Real Calendar
Ask three suppliers of moissanite Asscher Cut this question and you will get three answers. Only one of them survives an inspection, and at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
One practical note on timing for moissanite Asscher Cut: 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, on a 800-piece Distributor Tier order at USD 26-180.
We date the moissanite Asscher Cut proforma from signature for that reason, and we state the deposit deadline in the same email that carries the spec sheet, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet.
AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say
On moissanite Asscher Cut, the difference between a 40-day order and a 90-day order is usually two signatures, not a factory delay, and at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
In North American retail terms, this is the difference between a landed cost the buyer can plan against and a number that moves after the container ships. For moissanite Asscher Cut, we publish the figure per SKU and hold it for the order window rather than for the calendar year, on a 800-piece Distributor Tier order at USD 26-180.
Practically, it shows up in three places for moissanite Asscher Cut: 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, the figure being USD 26-180 for a 800-piece 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 moissanite Asscher Cut, and at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
- 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.
Reorders run 12-15 days because the model, the gauge set and the signed spec stay in our system between the Distributor Tier runs, and 800 pieces leaves Wuzhou in bulk carton, 50 per bag at USD 26-180.
Freight, Duty and the Arrival Check
At 800 pieces the carton count drives freight more than the weight. bulk carton, 50 per bag packs tighter than a display tray and saves a pallet position, and 800 pieces leaves Wuzhou in bulk carton, 50 per bag at USD 26-180.
FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen is the default on moissanite Asscher Cut. Buyers new to North American retail take DDP once and switch after they see the breakdown, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet, priced at USD 26-180 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.
If double refraction read shows in the arrival check, the retained tray decides ownership. Keep the SGS batch report sheet beside the packing list, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.
What This Means for a First Order
A first order of 50 pieces per design is a measurement, not a purchase. It shows how color consistency within one lot and girdle integrity after setting behaves on this line and whether the QC sheet matches the carton, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 26-180.
Six weeks of testing is cheaper than a season of returns on moissanite Asscher Cut. That is the entire argument for a small first order, and 800 pieces leaves Wuzhou in bulk carton, 50 per bag at USD 26-180.
Frequently Asked Questions
What finish do you use, and how thick is it?
Rhodium at 0.20 micron minimum on white moissanite Asscher Cut, 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, quoted at USD 26-180 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
How is moissanite Asscher Cut 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, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet.
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, which the Distributor Tier file records at USD 26-180 in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
How long does a reorder of the same moissanite Asscher Cut 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, priced at USD 26-180 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.
What finish do you use, and how thick is it?
Rhodium at 0.20 micron minimum on white moissanite Asscher Cut, 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, quoted at USD 26-180 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
Next Step
Put your current quote beside ours on color consistency within one lot and girdle integrity after setting, plating thickness, dimensional tolerance and the reject rule. The comparison usually settles it quickly, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 26-180.
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, quoted at USD 26-180 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
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