Made-to-order product.
We often receive questions about the production of custom-made products, or the production of products with your own printed logo.
Made-to-order products are manufactured in our technology plant in Asia.
Minimum order quantities are important for production:
Water park tubes:
200 pieces of one model and color
800 pieces in total
Family Rafts:
30 pieces of one model and color
These quantities are the minimum for specifying production according to your own specifications.
In certain cases, these product numbers can be reduced. For example, if it is a connection to another larger order.
All the following details must be agreed in the specifications:
– Product type: Single, Double, Triple, Triangle, Family Raft
– Dimensions in the uninflated state:
– – 36″, 42″, 48″, 54″, 57″ (for tubes)
– – 67″, 72″ 78″ 94″ (for Family Rafts)
– Diameter of the inner hole: (Example – 32, 34, 36, 38 or 40 cm)
– Color of the material or combination of colors – number from the Pantone sample book (Example of Color: Pantone-185-c)
– Type, color of handles. Number of handles and their location.
– Required material thickness. (Example: 0.5mm 0.6mm, 0.7mm, 0.75mm, 0.9mm, 1.0mm
– Required production technology (OS, HF)
– Print design in curves (file for example in CDR, AI)
– Number of colors in the print
– – 1 color is applied by screen printing
– – Multicolor prints are made by direct computer printing technology with color UV printers (higher printing costs).
– Other technical details, specifications and requirements.
– Requirement to insert RFID chips. (Frequency: HF, UHF), Chip manufacturer, Type or model of Chip, Antenna size
– Method of packaging, number of pieces in a carton, carton printing, requirements for repair kit, manuals (language, color, file CDR, AI)
– Packaging for shipping: Pallets or container
– Method of receiving products: EXW, FOB, DAP (example: customer’s own shipper or requested transport)
– Determination who will be the importer for the EU (example: customer, seller, third party)
– Required date of production / acceptance of goods / delivery of goods
– Method of transportation: (Example: By ship, train, air – according to the required delivery speed)
– Advance payments: When confirming the order and before receiving the goods.
Agree on who will bear the following costs:
– Insurance of goods during transport.
– Export and import customs declarations and fees
– Fees for waste in case of import into the EU
– Bank charges. Losses arising from exchange rate changes.
– Risks of increased costs and delays in customs controls.
According to the agreed rules, the input costs for the products are calculated.
The more services related to transport and import the customer arranges himself, the lower the entry price will be.
The price of products during production is usually set in USD according to the current input costs for materials and production. It also depends on the ordered quantities. The price can be determined before ordering production for a maximum of 1-2 months in advance.
Shipping prices are dynamic and depend on many factors (season, avoiding military areas, the price of fuel). More precisely, they can only be determined in the current month of ordering the transport. Sea freight is paid in USD and land freight by train or truck in the EU is paid in EUR.