Problems Encountered by Customers Before Placing an Order
1. What is the MOQ?
No MOQ. One can be customized, just pay for the mold.
2. Can it be customized? Can I prioritize the drawing first to confirm before ordering?
Yes, design renderings are available within 2 hours.
3. Can you take photos of the products you are currently making for reference?
Yes, we can.
4. Is it possible to send out catalogs?
Yes.
5. Is it possible to provide a production flow chart after placing an order?
Yes, it’s one of our value-added services.
6. Can you recommend the right size and thickness for this product?
Yes, we can.
7. Why do your prices not match the prices on the website?
The website price is for reference only, the current price is based on your design.
8. How long does it take to update the design of a previous design to ensure that the mold will not fail?
Please return the order within 2 years, so that the life of the grinding tool can be delayed to 4 years.
9. Do you provide OEM?
We have past 10 years experience in manufacturing trade, we can provide 100% OEM, and we have more than 1 million customized projects experience.
10. Does iron material rust?
If put in a humid environment is very easy to rust, but for our products, we added a layer of plating to protect the iron material, so can guarantee at least 5 years will not rust.
11. Is the color shade colored by that standard?
In accordance with Pantone solid coated, which is internationally recognized.
Delivery/Transportation Issues
1. Can I make a sample first? How long does it take for the sample to be delivered?
- Samples can be made first, 5-7 days delivery, special circumstances can be expedited
- Samples are chargeable and will be refunded when the order quantity reaches 10,000 quantities
2. How long does it take to produce a direct large-volume production lead time?
10-25 days depending on volume and level of difficulty.
3. What is the mode of transportation? (express, ocean, air, railroad how long)
- -Express (FEDEX, DHL, UPS ) 5-7days
- -Maritime transportation (30-50days)
- -Air transportation (12-20days)
- -Railroad (20-30days)
4. Is DDP available and how much is the shipping cost?
Confirm with the courier company according to the customer’s country to see if we can provide DDP method.
6. Is it possible to offer FOB shipping to a designated forwarder's location and handle customs clearance?
Yes, we can.
7. If the shipment is lost, what is the EXW processing method, FOB processing method, DAP processing method, DDP processing method, etc.? DAP processing yes?DDP processing yes?
- Increase: After receiving the customer feedback, we will provide the processing program within 2 hours.
- -EXW: Client pays to do it all over again
- -FOB: We remake it and send it to the forwarder’s address with a claim against the forwarder.
- -DAP: We remake and pack the package and send it to the customer’s address without tax, while claiming it from the courier company.
- -DDP: We remake and package the mail to the customer’s address including tax, and also claim to the courier company
8. What is the method of compensation if the product is broken during transportation?
- Increase: After receiving the customer feedback, we will provide the processing program within 2 hours.
- Redo the package or refund and claim from the courier company
9. What is the shipping cost to XXX address?
- Ask the courier company for the shipping cost according to the customer’s country and the weight of the shipment.
- Based on the customer’s address, we will provide a shipping quote within 1 hour.
- If the weight is more than 21KG, we can provide express, air, sea, railroad and other different time, price and transportation mode for customers to choose.
10. Is it possible to just take a photo to confirm the sample without sending it?
- Yes, and it saves the customer shipping costs.
- And based on our past customers of over 100,000 customized samples, we have a 100% compliance rate, so you can rest assured.
Plating Details
1. Is there 14K gold/24K gold plating?
There are 3 types of options available, for real gold plating we have 14K gold, 18K gold and 24K gold.
2. Is plating environmentally friendly?
Yes, we can provide nickel-free plating to ensure that the product can pass the nickel-free and lead-free product safety test.
3. Is it possible to do a 3 plating effect?
Depends on the design. Most designs don’t work.
4. Is it possible to send out catalogs?
Yes.
5. Can antiquing be enameled?
Yes, you can.
6. Can color plating be enameled?
Should not.
7. Will the plated colors fade easily? About how long will it last (is it resistant to wind and rain)
Can guarantee 5 years time will not lose color, if it is in the wind and rain environment recommended that customers do real gold plating or matte color plating.
Mold Details
1. How much time is the mold kept?
2-4 years.
2. Is it possible to use (except for Xiaolan's foreign factories) the molds of foreign factories to produce products without the abrasive fee?
You need to take a picture of the abrasive to confirm the size of the abrasive to know whether it can be used or not.
3. Is it possible to use the same grinder for 2 different effects, baked and enameled?
Yes,we can.
4. Is the plate fee for paper cards also paid only once?
Yes, but the number of additions has to be 500 or there’s a start-up fee.
5. Is there a further mold charge for resharpening?
Need.
6. Do I need to close the mold again to put sand on the bottom?
Unnecessary.
7. Do I need to charge for the mold again for changing the bottom glossy to sandy or sandy to glossy?
1)Bottom glossy to sandy surface not required.
2)Bottom sand surface to glossy surface required.
8. Do I need to charge a back mold fee to do the grooves on the back?
1)Bottom glossy to sandy surface not required.
2)Bottom sand surface to glossy surface required.
9. Is it possible to pay only one mold fee for the same design on the front and back of the keychain?
No, two molds are needed because the details are different after mirroring, so two molds are needed.
10. Is there an obverse mill that doesn't accept double-sided coins that have 2 design effects, the obverse is the same and the reverse is different?
Yes, in this case only pay for 3 molds (1 front + 2 back)
Price Differences
1. Does the price change for the same design with different plating colors?
There will be changes.
2. Is it possible to add a message on the back? (Laser, raised back, etc.) How much does it cost?
Depends on the design.
3. Can you customize the packaging? How much is the price?
Yes, there are 7 kinds, customized packaging: paper card packaging, PU box packaging, velvet box packaging, velvet bag packaging, PU bag packaging, blister packaging, cardboard box packaging, attached pictures for customers to choose from.
4. Is it possible to add glitter, glow-in-the-dark, pearl powder, overprinting, glue drops? How much is the price?
Yes, prices range from $0.08-$0.2 per color (depending on quantity)
5. Can different materials (iron, copper, zinc alloy) be co-molded for the same back lettering?
Iron and copper can be co-molded, but not zinc alloy.
6. How much does the mold cost?
$34 to $200 (depending on design)
7. How many quantities can I order at one time to avoid the mold fee?
10,000
8. How much is the sample fee?
Sample Fee = Mold Fee + Shipping Fee (Mold Fee is about $34-$500, Shipping Fee is about $30-$50)
9. Are free samples available?
Existing samples can be provided free of charge, customized need to pay the mold fee.
10. Will the price be the same if the butterfly cap is replaced by a plastic cap/premium snap-on cap/safety pin, etc.?
Butterfly cap replacement for plastic cap price is the same, replacement for other caps price is not the same, advanced card cap expensive USD0.2, safety pin expensive usd0.07
11. Does the price change when a double-sided coin's regular rounded edge is changed to an anomalous edge (e.g., wavy edge, cogwheel edge, diamond edge, etc.)?
If we do it on the mill, the cost of milling is 1.5 times more expensive, if we do it on the product, it is 0.25 USD more expensive. For small quantities it is recommended to do it on the product, for large quantities on the mill.
12. Is it necessary to charge a set-up fee for an additional single product with a quantity less than 100? Or is the overprinting start-up fee also charged for additional single products with overprints in quantities less than 100?
Additional single products or products with overprints less than 100 will be subject to uploading fees (products with overprints will be subject to uploading fees for 2 times).
13. Is there an additional plate charge for additional sheets on paper cards?
Required for less than 1,000 sheets, not required for more than 1,000 sheets.
14. Is there a loading charge for additional orders of less than 100 pieces of webbing?
Need.