A: If we have stock, MOQ 3000pcs. | B: If out of stock, MOQ is 10000pcs.
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Carton count, pallet pattern and breakage claim are three terms buyers use loosely, and each one hides a number that changes the landed cost. Bulk cosmetic jars arrive as a logistics problem before they arrive as packaging: a count per carton, a stack per pallet and a rule for who pays when something breaks between the two.
The vocabulary matters because suppliers answer the question that was asked. A buyer who requests a carton quantity receives a figure that may exclude inner packs, and a buyer who reports breakage without a loading record receives a credit that may never come. Precision at the enquiry stage is cheaper than argument at the claim stage.
Four kinds of charge appear on a jar quotation, and they behave differently. A piece price repeats with every unit, a tooling charge is paid once, a setup charge repeats with every production run, and a packing charge follows the carton configuration. Mixing the four into one figure removes the buyer's ability to negotiate any of them.
Material is the largest recurring element. Resin or glass weight, color and finish all move with the specification, and a color change alone can trigger a minimum batch on the material rather than on the jar. That distinction decides whether a small run in a custom color is feasible at all.
Decoration is quoted per pass, not per design. A label, a silk screen print, a hot stamp and a laser carve each carry their own setup and their own reject rate, so a design that combines two methods is priced as two operations. Ask for the pass count explicitly when comparing two decorated quotes.
Consolidation has two meanings that buyers conflate. Consolidating an order means shipping several items together to reduce freight and paperwork. Consolidating a range means reducing the number of sizes, colors and closures a brand maintains. The first saves money once, and the second saves money every season.
The site lists wide-mouth jars at 100 g, 200 g, 250 g and 500 g in amber, black, white and transparent polyethylene terephthalate, with plastic, bamboo or wooden caps, which is a range where the second kind of consolidation is realistic for a brand with a broad butter line.
Consolidating an order without consolidating a range produces a warehouse full of near-duplicates. Two sizes that differ by 50 g serve the same customer, split the forecast and double the safety stock. Cutting one of them is usually worth more than any freight saving the combined shipment delivers.
Ready stock means a jar exists in a finished, undecorated state and can be drawn without new tooling. It does not mean the quantity is reserved. Allocation is the act of setting units aside for a named order, and backorder is the state that follows when demand exceeds what was allocated. Three words, three different commitments.
Cover is the fourth term and the one buyers most often skip. Cover is the number of weeks a stock position will last at the current consumption rate, and it converts an inventory figure into a decision. A large stock position with three weeks of cover is smaller than it looks.
Reorder timing should be written against cover, not against a calendar. If a decorated jar takes a production step before shipment, the trigger point sits earlier than the stock level suggests. State the trigger as a cover figure and confirm the decoration step at quotation.
A case pack is the number of units in the carton the buyer receives. An inner pack is the number in the box inside it. Eaches are individual units counted without packaging. Suppliers quote in case packs, warehouses count in eaches, and the gap between the two is where receiving discrepancies begin.
Mixed case packs combine sizes or colors in one carton. They reduce the number of cartons a small launch needs, and they raise the chance of a picking error at both ends of the shipment. Where mixing is offered, the carton label must identify each size, and the receiving count must be done by size rather than by total.
Inventory matching means aligning the case pack with the pick face and with the production batch. A pack that fits the shelf but not the batch leaves a partial carton at the end of every run. A pack that fits the batch but not the shelf forces repacking, which is labor the quotation never mentioned.
Cube is the volume a shipment occupies, calculated from carton dimensions rather than from weight. Volumetric weight is the chargeable figure a carrier derives from that volume, and for empty jars the volumetric figure usually exceeds the actual weight. Freight on empties is therefore bought by the cubic meter.
Packing density is units per cubic meter, and it is the number a buyer should compare rather than the carton price. A carton holding more units in the same volume lowers density cost even when the carton itself costs more. Density is also limited by compression strength at the bottom of the stack.
Pallet patterns express the load as tiers high and units per tier, and the pattern decides how much of the pallet footprint is used. A pattern that overhangs the pallet damages corner units, and a pattern that leaves a gap wastes cube. Ask for both figures before the container is booked.
A specification is a controlled description of what will be accepted, and it differs from a drawing and from an artwork file. The drawing shows geometry, the artwork file shows print, and the specification states the material, the finish, the measurement method and the packing. Only the third one settles a dispute.
Revision control belongs on the sheet. A specification without a revision letter cannot be referenced in a purchase order, because two parties may be working from different versions of the same document. The revision letter should appear on the drawing, the artwork file and the packing instruction alike.
The sheet should also state what is not controlled. If the label panel position has a placement allowance, the sheet should say so rather than leave it to the printer. Unstated allowances become arguments, and the argument usually resolves in favor of whoever holds the approved sample.
Published data means a figure the supplier will stand behind in writing. A number quoted in a call, remembered from a previous order or inferred from a similar jar is not published, and it should not enter a cost model without a note that says so. The note protects the buyer who inherits the file.
Price basis is part of that discipline. A unit price means nothing without the delivery term, the packing configuration and the currency stated beside it. Two quotes at different delivery terms can differ by more than the entire margin the buyer is trying to protect.
Where a figure is genuinely needed and genuinely absent, ask for it and record the answer with a date. Write confirmed at quotation beside anything provisional, and write to be verified against the supplier's specification sheet beside anything that arrived as a drawing note. That habit turns a quotation into a record.
The three terms in the title are really one discipline: count what is in the carton, know how the pallet is built, and record the condition of the load at both ends. Bulk cosmetic jars fail commercially more often through a counting or loading argument than through a molding fault, and both are preventable with paper.
Guangzhou Ruijia Packaging Products Co., Ltd. has built more than 15 years of experience in packaging products and exports to markets worldwide, so the packing configuration is a routine part of the quotation rather than a special request. Ask for it in writing at the enquiry stage, when it is still free to change.
They usually mean the same number, but not always. A carton count may describe the shipping carton, while a case pack may describe the saleable unit inside it. Ask which carton the figure refers to, and ask for the inner pack count as well, before using either number in a warehouse plan.
A loading record, a photograph of the pallet before unloading, a count of damaged units by carton and the carton position within the load. Claims that arrive as a total without carton references are hard to trace, and a carrier will often reject them. Photograph the pallet wrap and the corner cartons on arrival.
Usually as tiers high and units per tier, sometimes with the total cartons per pallet. Ask for the pattern drawing if the load is mixed, and confirm whether the pallet is a standard footprint. The pattern determines both the freight cube and the compression on the bottom layer.
Because empty jars are light for the space they occupy. A carrier charges the greater of actual and volumetric weight, so a carton full of air is charged as if it were dense. Nesting bodies, shipping closures separately and reducing carton void all lower the chargeable figure.
Yes, if it will be referenced on a purchase order. A revision letter lets both parties confirm they are discussing the same document, and it gives the buyer a way to reject a batch made to an older version. Keep the approved sample tied to the same revision.