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We shortlist manufacturers that actually make your category, confirm minimum quantity and lead time before you commit anything, and stay on the plant until the samples match the brief. You approve. We handle Korea.
A Korean factory will produce what you ask for. It will not check whether the product is legal in your country. That gap is where most first-time importers lose money.
We compare the full ingredient list against the restricted lists of your destination market before the sample is approved. We flag Korean marketing claims that will not survive translation into a regulated market. And we collect the documentation pack from the plant as one set: certificate of analysis, certificate of free sale, manufacturing licence, ingredient breakdown, GMP evidence and stability data.
Where your market requires CPNP notification, FDA registration, halal certification or a local dossier, we tell you what is needed and who can prepare it before production is booked.
Is this for you
We would rather say no early than take on work that will not go anywhere. If you are unsure, ask and we will tell you.
Minimum order quantity is the number that decides most first deals. These are the working minimums we can normally secure. Lower is sometimes possible on stock formulas, and we will tell you when it is.
| Product | Minimum order | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet masks & hydrogel patches | 30,000 pcs | Highest minimum of any line. Sheet mask plants run high-speed filling and will not open a line below this volume. |
| Serums, ampoules & essences | 5,000 pcs | Stock formula with your label is fastest. Custom formulation adds development time. |
| Sunscreen & sun sticks | 5,000 pcs | SPF claims must be supported by test data valid in your market. Budget for this. |
| Cushion & base makeup | 5,000 pcs | Shade range multiplies the minimum. Each shade is normally counted separately. |
| Cleansers, toners & creams | 5,000 pcs | The most flexible category for a first order and a sensible place to start. |
| Shampoo, conditioner & treatments | 5,000 pcs | Bottle and pump tooling is often the real lead-time driver, not the formula itself. |
| Scalp tonics & hair serums | 5,000 pcs | Anti-hair-loss and scalp claims are tightly regulated in most markets. We check yours before artwork. |
Minimums are per product, not per order. Combining three products at 5,000 each is usually easier to place than one product at 15,000.
The factory already owns a finished formula. You put your brand on it. Fastest route to market and the lowest development cost, but the same formula may be sold to others.
Start from a stock base and change scent, texture, active concentration or claim. The common middle path for a brand that wants a point of difference without a full development budget.
Developed to your brief from the start. Highest cost and longest timeline, and the only route that gives you a formula you can genuinely call your own.
Lead times are indicative and depend on packaging availability, which is often the real bottleneck rather than the formula.
Fee structure
Order size, the number of SKUs and how much regulatory work is involved change the effort several times over. A published rate would be wrong for most of you.
1. Our fee — For finding and verifying the maker, running the negotiation, and following production through. Fixed before work starts, once we both know the scope.
2. Pass-through costs — Samples, testing, certification, courier and freight. Billed at cost with the receipts — we do not mark these up.
The first conversation and the shortlist cost you nothing. If we think the project will not work, we say so before you spend anything.
Sometimes, on stock formulas with stock packaging. The price per unit rises sharply and some plants refuse outright. Tell us your real test volume and we will find out rather than guess.
On stock and modified formulas, the factory does. On an original development, ownership depends entirely on what the contract says. We raise this before the first payment, because it is nearly impossible to fix afterwards.
Yes. Shampoo, conditioner, treatments, scalp tonics and hair serums. Hair care often has different plants from skin care, and bottle tooling drives the timeline more than the formula does.
Yes. Brand distribution and OEM production are different negotiations, and we handle both. Say which one you want in your enquiry.
Stock samples are usually free or nominal, with courier at your cost. Custom development samples are charged and the charge is often credited against a first order.
Named with their consent. Ask us and we will arrange a reference call.
| Buyer | What we ran |
|---|---|
| Mega Electrónicos Paraguay |
Direct trade with major Korean health & beauty brand owners, plus ODM and OEM production. |
| Azala Saudi Arabia |
Korean health & beauty manufacturer sourcing, carried through the OEM programme. |
| Lumegance United States |
Korean health & beauty manufacturer sourcing, carried through the OEM programme. |
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