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10 Proven Strategies to Lower a Factory's MOQ

Guided Imports · guidedimports.com Free Intermediate

The best tactical breakdown of MOQ negotiation, with the crucial insight that packaging (not the product) usually sets the real minimum and how to design around it for your pilot run.

  • Packaging minimums, not product, often set the MOQ
  • Pay a per-unit premium to cut order size
  • Standardise and reuse components across variants
  • Smaller factories are more flexible on MOQ
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It answers 3 questions

  1. The MOQ is way too high for me, how do I actually get it lowered?
  2. The MOQ is way too high for me. How do I lower it or start with a small batch?
  3. How do I vet a factory before I trust them with a real order?

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