New Arrivals
New Arrivals Distributor Tier: What the Quote Actually Covers - HOLYCOME
New Arrivals: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.
What the Quote Actually Covers
The brief was simple: 800 new Arrivals, 925 sterling silver, delivered before May. The run that arrived carried 17 pieces with prong geometry, and the buyer spent USD 25-75 on sorting before the goods reached a shelf, the figure being USD 36-199 for a 800-piece run.
The incoming report named prong geometry and the purchase order did not. On a Distributor Tier run that gap between documents is the whole reason a tray fails inspection, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 36-199.
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, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces.
Where USD 36-199 Per Piece Actually Goes
At USD 36-199 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 new Arrivals | 30% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for new Arrivals | 20% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for new Arrivals | 19% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for new Arrivals | 12% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for new Arrivals | 19% | bulk carton, 50 per bag |
A supplier with no bench minutes per piece has never costed new Arrivals. Ask for minutes and the reject rule before you ask for a discount, on a 800-piece Distributor Tier order at USD 36-199.
What US buyers Check Before They Sign
A quote for new Arrivals 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, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report, quoted at USD 36-199 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 new Arrivals, and at USD 36-199 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Distributor Pricing Tiers on new Arrivals
A distributor does not buy a new Arrival, 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, which the Distributor Tier file records at USD 36-199 in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
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 USD 36-199 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
Turn is the number the distributor manages. At USD 36-199 per piece and a 45-day turn, the margin per shelf foot is thin. That is why bulk orders of new Arrivals move in 800-piece lots rather than in the 50-piece sample quantity.
The Three Failures We See Most in Incoming Samples
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, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet.
In a 800-piece run this typically shows on 17 of pieces. Catching it means measuring stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 36-199.
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, and at USD 36-199 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
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 is USD 36-199 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
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, quoted at USD 36-199 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
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, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 36-199.
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, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces.
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 36-199 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, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 36-199.
Certification is SGS batch 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, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces.
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 the Distributor Tier file records at USD 36-199 in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
Sample to Container: The Real Calendar
Most quotes for new Arrivals describe the product and skip the part that decides whether the buyer makes money, the figure being USD 36-199 for a 800-piece run.
One practical note on timing for new Arrivals: 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 800 pieces leaves Wuzhou in bulk carton, 50 per bag at USD 36-199.
We date the new Arrivals proforma from signature for that reason, and we state the deposit deadline in the same email that carries the spec sheet, on a 800-piece Distributor Tier order at USD 36-199.
AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say
This is the question that separates a trading company from a factory, and on new Arrivals the answer is usually shorter than buyers expect, which is USD 36-199 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
In the US market terms, this is the difference between a landed cost the buyer can plan against and a number that moves after the container ships. For new Arrivals, we publish the figure per SKU and hold it for the order window rather than for the calendar year, the figure being USD 36-199 for a 800-piece run.
Practically, it shows up in three places for new Arrivals: 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, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet.
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 new Arrivals, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 36-199.
- 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, quoted at USD 36-199 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
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, quoted at USD 36-199 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen is the default on new Arrivals. Buyers new to the US market take DDP once and switch after they see the breakdown, and 800 pieces leaves Wuzhou in bulk carton, 50 per bag at USD 36-199.
If prong geometry shows in the arrival check, the retained tray decides ownership. Keep the SGS batch report sheet beside the packing list, the figure being USD 36-199 for a 800-piece 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, which the Distributor Tier file records at USD 36-199 in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
Six weeks of testing is cheaper than a season of returns on new Arrivals. That is the entire argument for a small first order, quoted at USD 36-199 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
Frequently Asked Questions
What finish do you use, and how thick is it?
Rhodium at 0.20 micron minimum on white new Arrivals, 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 36-199.
How is new Arrivals 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, and 800 pieces leaves Wuzhou in bulk carton, 50 per bag at USD 36-199.
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, the figure being USD 36-199 for a 800-piece run.
How long does a reorder of the same new Arrival 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, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it at USD 36-199.
What finish do you use, and how thick is it?
Rhodium at 0.20 micron minimum on white new Arrivals, 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 36-199.
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, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.
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, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.
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