Round Cut Moissanite
Round Cut Moissanite Distributor Tier: What the Quote Actually Covers - HOLYCOME
Round Cut Moissanite: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.
What the Quote Actually Covers
Last April, a US buyer of round Cut Moissanite placed 800 round Cut Moissanite against a sample signed in August. 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.
On a 800-piece order at USD 26-180, a double refraction read rate above two percent is not a quality surprise. It is a costing error that shows up as a credit note three weeks later.
Nothing in the rebuild was expensive. A gauge, a written limit and a retained tray did the work that a discount would only have delayed, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 26-180.
Where USD 26-180 Per Piece Actually Goes
Cost at USD 26-180 leaves no room for assumption. The table shows which line compresses and which line only moves quality down.
| Cost line | Share | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal or alloy for round Cut Moissanite | 30% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for round Cut Moissanite | 20% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for round Cut Moissanite | 19% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for round Cut Moissanite | 12% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for round Cut Moissanite | 19% | bulk carton, 50 per bag |
A factory that cannot state its bench minutes per piece has never costed its own line. Ask for minutes and for the reject rule, not for a discount, quoted at USD 26-180 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
What US buyers Check Before They Sign
At USD 26-180 per piece the four measurements below are worth more than the discount being negotiated. One of them costs nothing to write down.
| 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 |
Write these into the Distributor Tier purchase order and the arrival check becomes arithmetic instead of recollection, the figure being USD 26-180 for a 800-piece run.
Distributor Pricing Tiers on round Cut Moissanite
A distributor does not buy a round Cut Moissanite, 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 26-180 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 the Distributor Tier file records at USD 26-180 in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
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 round Cut Moissanite 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, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces.
In a 800-piece run this typically shows on 8 of pieces. Catching it means measuring color consistency within one lot at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, which is USD 26-180 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
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, and at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
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, the figure being USD 26-180 for a 800-piece run.
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, which is USD 26-180 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
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, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces.
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, priced at USD 26-180 for the 800-piece Distributor Tier run.
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, which is USD 26-180 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
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, and at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
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 800-piece Distributor Tier order at USD 26-180.
Sample to Container: The Real Calendar
Every year we see the same omission in round Cut Moissanite spec sheets, and every year it costs a buyer a season, and at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
One practical note on timing for round Cut Moissanite: 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 the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 26-180.
We date the round Cut Moissanite proforma from signature for that reason, and we state the deposit deadline in the same email that carries the spec sheet, which is USD 26-180 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say
The number is less interesting than the rule behind it, and round Cut Moissanite is where that rule gets tested, which the Distributor Tier file records at USD 26-180 in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
In US e-commerce terms, this is the difference between a landed cost the buyer can plan against and a number that moves after the container ships. For round Cut Moissanite, we publish the figure per SKU and hold it for the order window rather than for the calendar year, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report.
Practically, it shows up in three places for round Cut Moissanite: 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, which is USD 26-180 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
How a Repeat Order Gets Built
Nothing in this sequence is unusual, and that is the point. Each step exists because skipping it produced a specific failure on a previous order, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces, quoted at USD 26-180 per piece in bulk carton, 50 per bag.
- 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 inside this sequence run 12-15 days because the model, the gauge set and the signed spec stay in our system, the figure being USD 26-180 for a 800-piece run.
Freight, Duty and the Arrival Check
Export runs through Guangzhou or Shenzhen. Air lands in 5-8 days on the US west coast, 7-10 on the east, and sea takes roughly three times the transit, shipped as bulk carton, 50 per bag and certified SGS batch report, on a 800-piece Distributor Tier order at USD 26-180.
FOB is the default on round Cut Moissanite and DDP is the option. Buyers new to US e-commerce usually take DDP once, then switch after they see the breakdown, and at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
If double refraction read appears in the arrival check, the retained tray decides who owns it. Keep the SGS batch report batch sheet in the same folder as the packing list, with SGS batch report and bulk carton, 50 per bag stated on the same sheet.
What This Means for a First Order
A first Distributor Tier order of 50 pieces per design at USD 26-180 tests the line rather than the range. Three designs covers the shelf.
Ask for the retained tray and the SGS batch report batch sheet with the first shipment. Both are free and both decide the reorder, which is how the Distributor Tier account reads it 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 round Cut Moissanite, 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, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 26-180.
How is round Cut Moissanite 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 at USD 26-180 for 800 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
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, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 26-180.
How long does a reorder of the same round Cut Moissanite 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 USD 26-180 on the Distributor Tier schedule.
What finish do you use, and how thick is it?
Rhodium at 0.20 micron minimum on white round Cut Moissanite, 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, and the Distributor Tier quote for it sits at USD 26-180.
Next Step
The next step is a sample in 3-5 days, not a container. Write to service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, subject Distributor Tier, certified SGS batch report and packed bulk carton, 50 per bag at 800 pieces.
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 800 pieces leaves Wuzhou in bulk carton, 50 per bag at USD 26-180.
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