Can a 200-unit Custom Case MOQ order have its own mould?

Answer: Yes, but it carries CNY 420 of amortisation, so each case costs 491.7 against CNY 118.

Is the 2000-unit price always lower than the 500-unit price?

Answer: Only on one mould and one resin grade. Regrind at 20 percent saves another CNY 4.6, but that is a material swap.

Can we start at 200 units and amortise the mould through repeat orders?

Answer: Yes, with a fixed retention period. Amortisation falls to CNY 84 at 1000 cumulative units; storage past 12 months costs about CNY 200 a month.

How much do masterbatch, foam and carton minimums add?

Answer: Together at their lowest tiers they lift a 200-unit order by 8 to 12 percent, or CNY 5.7 to 8.6 a case.

How is the Custom Case MOQ tier chosen without leaving tail stock?

Answer: Take annual demand times 1.2. At 260 cases a month, 2000 units covers 7.7 months, past the six-month line; batches of 670 bring it to 77 days.

Custom Case MOQ: 200 Units vs 2000 Units

Quick answer: A Custom Case MOQ quote runs about CNY 491.7 per case at 200 units and CNY 102.8 at 2000, with nine tenths of the gap in mould amortisation, start-up scrap and pallet minimums.

Where a Custom Case MOQ Quote Hides Its Fixed Costs
Unit Cost at 200, 500 and 2000 Units
Machine Start-Up, Colour Change and Pallet Minimums
Total Spend and the Break-Even Point
Carrying 1500 Extra Units: Cash and Days
FAQ

1. Where a Custom Case MOQ Quote Hides Its Fixed Costs

A Custom Case MOQ price splits into variable cost that follows the count and fixed cost that arrives either way. The mould dominates the fixed half: CNY 84,000 for a mid-size body, CNY 420 a unit at 200 pieces, CNY 42 at 2000.

Four smaller items behave alike: 38 start-up rejects, a screen plate at CNY 320 per colour, a foam die at CNY 380, a carton plate at CNY 600; divided by 200 or by 2000, each falls tenfold.

Suppliers either show the CNY 84,000 as a separate line or bury it in a price built on 2000 units, recovering CNY 378 per unit at 200. Ask what quantity it is amortised over.

2. Unit Cost at 200, 500 and 2000 Units

At 200 units a Custom Case MOQ buyer misses pallet pricing, so PP arrives in 25 kg bags at CNY 1.2 per kg above the pallet rate. A 380-tonne press runs one cavity at 95 seconds, 37 cases an hour, and changeover adds CNY 4 of processing.

Custom Case MOQ: a closed pale-grey case rests on a galvanised shelf, two latches and a folding handle facing out, warehouse racking behind.

CNY per case, 3.2 mm wall.

Cost line	200	500	2000
Material	33.2	31.4	29.9
Processing	16.5	14.2	12.8
Hardware	10.4	10.1	9.6
Foam	8.4	7.2	6.4
Packing	3.2	2.6	2.1
Variable subtotal	71.7	65.5	60.8
Mould amortisation	420	168	42
Total	491.7	233.5	102.8

Nine tenths of the spread is amortisation, not efficiency. The 200-to-500 step cuts CNY 258.2 a case, of which 252 is the mould charge falling from 420 to 168; the 500-to-2000 step cuts CNY 130.7, of which 126 is amortisation.

3. Machine Start-Up, Colour Change and Pallet Minimums

Each Custom Case MOQ threshold is physical rather than a negotiating position.

Colour change: 45 minutes and 6 kg of purge at CNY 11.5 per kg, charged across 500 units.
First-off tuning: 38 rejected shots per mould, none reground.
PP pellets: 25 kg a bag, one tonne a pallet; 2000 cases at 2.6 kg need 5.2 tonnes, and pallet pricing runs 4 percent lower.
Masterbatch: 25 kg minimum, at 2 percent loading covering 1.25 tonnes of resin, or 480 cases.
Cartons: 500 pieces minimum, plus a CNY 600 plate.
Foam: EVA at 2000 x 1000 x 20 mm yields 6 cases a sheet; the minimum is 20 sheets, or 120 cases.

Masterbatch is miscounted most often: on a 200-unit order the unused 17 kg waits for the next run in that colour, so all 25 kg lands here. Cartons leave 300 empty boxes and EVA at 34 sheets loses 12 percent, lifting the case by 8 to 12 percent.

4. Total Spend and the Break-Even Point

Including the mould, a 200-unit Custom Case MOQ order costs CNY 98,300, against CNY 116,800 at 500 and CNY 205,600 at 2000.

Custom Case MOQ: a pale-grey case stands upright, one red latch on each side of the lid, arched handle above a plain white backdrop.

Tier	Total spend	Per unit	Versus stock mould
200	CNY 98,300	491.7	373.7 more
500	CNY 116,800	233.5	115.5 more
2000	CNY 205,600	102.8	15.2 less

The better benchmark is a stock mould: change the insert and colour, pay CNY 118, no tooling. A dedicated tool costs 60.8 plus 84,000 divided by quantity, and the two meet at 1469 units. A buyer using 600 cases a year who orders 2000 has bought 3.3 years of stock.

5. Carrying 1500 Extra Units: Cash and Days

CNY 205,600 against 260 cases a month takes 7.7 months to clear, 230 days, against a normal 60 to 90. At 0.074 cubic metres a carton, 2000 cases need 148 cubic metres and CNY 4,144 a month.

Split it: three batches of 670, deposit with the first. The price stays at 102.8, the first outlay falls to CNY 68,500, and the turn drops to 77 days.

Amortisation buys the price; staging buys the cash.

Conclusion

The Custom Case MOQ argument is about spreading fixed cost. A CNY 84,000 mould, 38 rejects, a 25 kg masterbatch minimum and a 500-piece carton run cost the same at 200 units and at 2000, yet differ tenfold per case. Three checks settle it: ask what quantity the price is amortised over, hold CNY 118 as the stock-mould baseline, multiply annual demand by 1.2. Below 1469 units, change the insert; above it, the tool pays back.

This article discusses only the container (case body) side of specifications and design intent, and does not cover any handling, loading or use of the contents.