Why Is There A Minimum Order Quantity In The Tin Can Industry?

Many customers are often confused when they first come into contact with tin cans. They are often attracted by a certain product on the Internet and then ask directly about the price. This reflects that many buyers do not have a deep understanding of tin cans.

In fact, the price of tin cans is affected by many factors, which are introduced in the article "Tinplate Can Information: Factors Affecting Tinplate Can Prices".

Many buyers will ask: "Can I customize hundreds of tin cans?" If the customer is willing to pay for it, we certainly support it, but the actual situation in the tin can industry is that the cost of customizing hundreds of tin cans is very high.

Normally, the minimum order quantity of Xinpengda Metal Products Co., Ltd. is five thousand, because the customization of tin cans involves printing and mold costs.

In terms of printing:

Take a simple example: If a sheet of tinplate can make 5,000 tin cans, but the customer only needs 500, the printing factory will calculate the printing cost of the entire sheet of tinplate when charging. This means that if the customer only customizes 500 tin cans, they need to pay the equivalent of 5,000 tin cans, which undoubtedly increases the cost.

In terms of molds:

Many customers will ask us to make tin cans according to the dimensions after providing them. However, the cost of tin can molds is not cheap. Simple molds cost more than 10,000 yuan, and complex molds may cost 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. If customers only customize a few hundred tin cans, the mold opening fee will be as high as tens of thousands of yuan, which is obviously not cost-effective for customers.

Therefore, xinpengda Metal recommends that if buyers plan to customize tin cans, it is best to order more, because the more they order, the lower the unit price will be.