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Round Cut Moissanite Trade Show Sample: MOQ, Mixed Designs and the Real First Order - HOLYCOME

Holycome Trade Desk · November 9, 2026 · 9 min read

Round Cut Moissanite: tolerances, cost structure and the reject rule for US wholesale buyers.

Round Cut Moissanite Trade Show Sample: MOQ, Mixed Designs and the Real First Order - HOLYCOME

Trade Show Sampling for round Cut Moissanite

A trade show converts on the sample that leaves the booth, not on the catalogue that gets left behind. The sample card has to carry the model number, the metal, the stone size, the FOB price and the MOQ, or the follow-up email starts from zero, which is how the Trade Show Sample account reads it at USD 30-209.

Ten to twelve pieces on a tray is the useful number for round Cut Moissanite. More than that and the buyer photographs instead of touching, and a photograph is not an order, on a 100-piece Trade Show Sample order at USD 30-209.

Round Cut Moissanite wholesale piece from the HOLYCOME line in Wuzhou

The follow-up window is seven days. After that the card sits in a stack. We write the quote the same week and put the sample in the post so the buyer has the piece on the desk when the price arrives, which is how the Trade Show Sample account reads it at USD 30-209.

MOQ, Mixed Designs and the Real First Order in the Trade Show Sample Program

A US buyer of round Cut Moissanite came to us after 100 round Cut Moissanite from a trading company produced 11 rejects in the first inspection. The defect was not cosmetic: double refraction read had drifted far enough that the buyer's own bench could not correct it without recutting, the figure being USD 30-209 for a 100-piece run.

At 100 pieces the buyer was not buying a defect, they were buying a document. The Trade Show Sample order carried a photo and a price, and double refraction read had nowhere to live, certified GRA report and packed display tray with sample card at 100 pieces.

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, with GRA report and display tray with sample card stated on the same sheet, certified GRA report and packed display tray with sample card at 100 pieces.

Round Cut Moissanite setting and finish detail on a HOLYCOME factory sample

Four Spec Lines a Trade Show Sample Buyer Checks

Most quotes describe the round Cut Moissanite and skip the part that determines the buyer's margin. Those four lines are listed below with the trade default beside our standard, priced at USD 30-209 for the 100-piece Trade Show Sample run.

Spec pointCommon trade outputHOLYCOME standardCost if missed
Stone colour consistencyGraded by eye under D65Colour matched to a retained master stone, per trayRepeat colour complaint in the same SKU
Sizing drift across the runNot measuredGo/no-go gauge on every size, drift held under 0.15 mmResize queue and reship cost
Clasp spring lifeSampled by handCycled 500 times on a jig per lotDetach claim and brand damage
Prong tension and seat depthChecked by feel at the benchPull-tested per piece, seat depth written on the sheetStone loss and total replacement

Write these four into the purchase order and the argument after delivery becomes arithmetic rather than recollection, and the Trade Show Sample quote for it sits at USD 30-209.

Cost Split on a Trade Show Sample Piece at USD 30-209

At USD 30-209 per piece for round Cut Moissanite, the stone is roughly a quarter and labor is where two quotes for the same drawing diverge.

Cost lineShareWhat moves it
Base metal or alloy for round Cut Moissanite32%Alloy choice and casting yield
Stone or melee for round Cut Moissanite23%Sieve range and lot batching
Setting and finishing labor for round Cut Moissanite21%Jig design and bench minutes
Plating, polish and QC for round Cut Moissanite14%Per-tray versus per-piece checks
Packaging for round Cut Moissanite10%display tray with sample card

The saving in the cheapest round Cut Moissanite quote hides in the plating line and the stone grade. Both appear in season two, not on arrival, which is how the Trade Show Sample account reads it at USD 30-209.

MOQ, Mixed Designs and the Real First Order

This is where round Cut Moissanite stops being a commodity and starts being a supply relationship, priced at USD 30-209 for the 100-piece Trade Show Sample run.

The commercial version of this question for round Cut Moissanite 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, and at USD 30-209 for 100 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

That clause matters more than a discount on round Cut Moissanite. A 4% lower unit price disappears on the first rejected tray; a written responsibility clause does not, and the Trade Show Sample quote for it sits at USD 30-209.

Sample to Container: The Real Calendar

The figure below is what we quote for round Cut Moissanite, and it is deliberately narrower than the market average, and at USD 30-209 for 100 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

What buyers underestimate on round Cut Moissanite is the cost of the interruption, not the cost of the piece. A missing 6% of a run stalls a launch, and a stalled launch costs more than the 6% ever did, the figure being USD 30-209 for a 100-piece run.

We plan a 3-5% buffer on first runs of round Cut Moissanite and tell the buyer it exists. Hiding a buffer and shipping it as production is how a supplier trains a buyer to distrust the count, and 100 pieces leaves Wuzhou in display tray with sample card at USD 30-209.

Terms Behind a Trade Show Sample 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 100-piece Trade Show Sample 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, on a 100-piece Trade Show Sample order at USD 30-209.

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 30-209 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 display tray with sample card format at 100 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, quoted at USD 30-209 per piece in display tray with sample card.

Certification is GRA 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, which is USD 30-209 on the Trade Show Sample schedule.

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 at USD 30-209 for 100 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

Three Failures That Reach the Trade Show Sample Bench

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, the figure being USD 30-209 for a 100-piece 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, which the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 30-209 in display tray with sample card.

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, shipped as display tray with sample card and certified GRA report.

In a 100-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 the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 30-209 in display tray with sample card.

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, which the Trade Show Sample file records at USD 30-209 in display tray with sample card.

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, quoted at USD 30-209 per piece in display tray with sample card.

The First Trade Show Sample 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, and at USD 30-209 for 100 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

The first order is the cheapest inspection a buyer will ever run, because the volume is small enough to check every tray by hand, which is USD 30-209 on the Trade Show Sample schedule.

The Calendar Behind a Trade Show Sample Run

For display tray with sample card at 100 pieces, the sequence is fixed and the dates are the only thing that moves, quoted at USD 30-209 per piece in display tray with sample card.

  1. Lock the spec: metal, stone size range, plating thickness, sizing band and finish, all written on one sheet.
  2. Pull a stock-component sample in 3-5 days and measure it against that sheet, not against the photo.
  3. Approve the sample in writing, including the reject rule and the retained reference tray.
  4. Run bulk in 15-20 days for orders under 500 pieces, with the gauge check independent of the shift.
  5. 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 round Cut Moissanite, low enough to test a shelf and high enough to keep the gauge check independent, quoted at USD 30-209 per piece in display tray with sample card.

Getting display tray with sample card to the US market

Export runs through Guangzhou or Shenzhen. For Trade Show Sample orders the GRA report file travels with the shipping documents, not separately, and 100 pieces leaves Wuzhou in display tray with sample card at USD 30-209.

The clearance term matters more than the rate at 100 pieces. A duty surprise can cost more than the whole freight line, and the Trade Show Sample quote for it sits at USD 30-209.

The arrival check is three steps: count cartons against the packing list, weigh a sample tray, and measure ten pieces against color consistency within one lot and girdle integrity after setting, shipped as display tray with sample card and certified GRA report, on a 100-piece Trade Show Sample order at USD 30-209.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you handle a rejected tray?

We replace or credit inside the same order cycle. The retained reference tray decides: if double refraction read shows on our retained piece we own it, and if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, the figure being USD 30-209 for a 100-piece 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, on a 100-piece Trade Show Sample order at USD 30-209.

What is the minimum order for round Cut Moissanite?

50 pieces per round Cut Moissanite. 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 30-209 for 100 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.

Do you supply certificates for round Cut Moissanite?

GRA report on round Cut Moissanite above the threshold stated on the quote. Below it we supply a batch report plus per-piece measurement of color consistency within one lot, which is what a counter or a listing actually needs, priced at USD 30-209 for the 100-piece Trade Show Sample run.

How do you handle a rejected tray?

We replace or credit inside the same order cycle. The retained reference tray decides: if double refraction read shows on our retained piece we own it, and if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, the figure being USD 30-209 for a 100-piece run.

Next Step

If the USD 30-209 band fits your shelf, send the drawing and we will quote the 100-piece Trade Show Sample 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 round Cut Moissanite and adjacent categories. service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, on a 100-piece Trade Show Sample order at USD 30-209.

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Written by the Holycome manufacturing & quality team. Every figure and claim in this article comes from our own production floor in Wuzhou, China — in-house casting, stone setting and a three-pass quality inspection we have run since 2008.

Materials are tested for nickel, lead and cadmium release by SGS and CTT International; moissanite centre stones ship with their GRA warranty card and report. We also hold an independent SMETA / Sedex ethical-trade audit and a Hong Kong Customs AML registration.

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