Everything a buyer needs to build a landed-cost sheet, without three rounds of email.
Incoterms
- EXW — ex-works Xiaolan, Zhongshan. Our default quotation basis.
- FOB — Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Zhongshan port, your choice.
- CIF / CFR — to your nominated destination port.
- DDP — door to door, duties paid, on request for established accounts.
Packing
Every model is packed to one standard so cartons stack and count predictably:
- Inner: polybag plus fitting pack (screws, spindle, strike, template, instruction sheet)
- Colour box or white box per set, or brown export carton for trade packs
- Master carton marked with model, function, finish, handing, quantity, gross and net weight
- Carton quantities: 6 pcs handlesets · 20–24 pcs lever locks · 30–40 pcs knob locks · 20 pcs deadbolts and combos · 40 pcs pocket door locks · 50 pcs hinges · pull handles in pairs
Retail-ready packaging — hang tabs, barcodes, multilingual inserts — is part of the OEM programme.
Container loading
As a working rule for mixed door-hardware orders: a 20′ container takes roughly 8–10 CBM of palletised cartons and a 40’HQ roughly 22–26 CBM. We send an exact loading plan with the proforma invoice once the model mix is fixed, so you can check it against your own volumetrics.
Payment
- 30% deposit by T/T with order, 70% against a copy of the bill of lading
- L/C at sight, accepted above an agreed order value
- Western Union or PayPal for sample orders
- Open account terms discussed once a track record is established
Documents
Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin (Form A, Form E or CO as required), declaration of conformity for the destination market, and fumigation certificate where wooden pallets are used. Tell us the destination at order stage and the paperwork is prepared before the container is sealed, not after.
Lead time
30–45 days for catalogue models in standard finishes, from the later of deposit receipt and final approval. Add 30–45 days for OEM packaging, or 45–60 days for new ODM tooling.