Why there is no list price
A slow feeder bowl can be 90 g of single-shot PP or 260 g of silicone with a suction base, packed in a polybag or a printed gift box, shipped EXW or DDP. Those four choices alone move the unit price further apart than most suppliers' entire catalogue does. A public number would be either a floor we cannot honour or a ceiling buyers overpay for.
What we publish instead is the minimum order, the lead time and the Incoterms — the three things a buyer can actually compare across suppliers before asking for a quote.
What determines the unit price
- Material and grade
- Food-contact resin, phthalate-free TPR, 100% cotton versus poly-cotton, foam density in beds. Grade is usually the largest single variable.
- Size and weight
- Freight is charged by volume on light goods and by weight on dense goods. A larger moulded part costs more in resin and more in the container.
- Construction
- Cut-and-sew with binding and topstitching is a different cost base from single-shot moulding. Each added process adds a handling step per unit.
- Packaging
- Polybag and header card, retail carton, or shelf-ready display. Packaging is often 8–15% of landed cost on small items.
- Order quantity
- Tooling and setup are fixed costs spread across the run. The per-unit price falls steeply from the MOQ to the first full container, then flattens.
- Certification
- Test reports are issued per order against the destination market. Adding a market usually adds a test, not a redesign.
- Incoterm
- EXW, FOB, CIF and DDP differ by who pays freight, insurance and duty — the same goods can look 30% apart depending on the term quoted.
Minimum order quantities
- Large items — 500 pieces per SKU. Beds and furniture, cat trees, carriers and crates, strollers, water fountains, feeders.
- Small items — 1,440 pieces per SKU. Toys, apparel, bowls, collars and leashes, grooming tools, aquarium accessories.
- Mixed orders are accepted. Different families are made by different factories in the alliance but ship under one contract and one consolidated schedule, so a first order can test several categories at once.
What a quotation contains
- Unit price at your quantity, on the Incoterm you ask for
- Tooling or mould cost, if the shape is new
- Packaging cost, itemised by format
- Sample cost and sample lead time
- Production lead time after artwork approval
- The validity period of the quoted price
A quotation is only as good as the specification behind it. A photograph is not a specification: send target quantity, destination country, packaging format, certification requirements and delivery window, and the quote can be priced properly the first time.
Currency and payment terms
- Quoting currency
- USD
- Payment
- 30% deposit by T/T, balance against copy of B/L; L/C at sight; open account for repeat buyers
- Incoterms
- EXW, FOB Ningbo or Shanghai, CIF, DDP
- Lead time
- 45–70 days after artwork approval; new tooling adds 20–35 days
How to get a quotation
Send a product list, target quantity and destination market through the quotation form or by email to hello@petinwholesale.com. You get a costed proposal with MOQ options, tooling, packaging and a delivery window, usually within one working day.