Your OEM partner determines your product quality, your margins and your reputation. Use this checklist to evaluate candidates — including us — before committing.
The Eight-Point Checklist
- Factory verification: video tour of production lines, business license, export history.
- Product range: does the partner make your exact category, or is it a generalist?
- Sample program: request pre-production samples of the exact models you plan to order.
- Certifications: confirm CE/RoHS/CB or ETL per model, not per brand.
- Quality process: ask about incoming inspection, in-line QC and pre-shipment inspection.
- Lead time: verify production and shipping timing against your retail calendar.
- Communication: test response speed and clarity during quoting — it predicts the relationship.
- Scalability: confirm capacity for your projected volumes and future line extensions.
How the First Order Should Look
A reliable partner suggests a low-risk path: pre-production samples first, then a trial order at or slightly above the MOQ, with inspection points agreed before production starts.
If a supplier pushes for a large first order before samples and inspections, treat it as a red flag.
Evaluate Us Against the Checklist
We welcome the same scrutiny: factory video tours, sample programs, per-model certificates and a trial-order path.