Guides to getting your product made
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These guides are written for founders who sell online and want a product made, usually overseas, often for the first time. Each guide takes one question from that path and answers it with steps you can act on.
Every guide cites its sources at the foot of the page, with the date each source was checked. Worked examples are marked as illustrations, not quotes. The guides are listed below; new ones are added as they are written and checked.
- How to find who makes a productFind who makes a product from its label, RN number, tracking marks and US import records, what each source can and cannot tell you, and how to check a lead.
- How to manufacture a productHow to manufacture a product: protect and prototype it, write a spec factories can price, compare EXW and FOB quotes landed, then ship and clear US customs.
- How to start a clothing brandHow to start a clothing brand or clothing line: pick a niche, write tech packs, choose blanks, private label or cut and sew, get it made, label it, land it.
- How to start a skincare lineHow to start a skincare line: decide cosmetic or drug, pick a stock or custom formula, source a lab overseas, list with FDA under MoCRA, and price it landed.
- How to start a supplement companyHow to start a supplement company: choose a formula, write specs, source a CGMP factory overseas, meet FDA label and import rules, and price it landed.
- Import duty and landed costWork out US import duty from the HTS code, origin and customs value, add Section 301 duties and entry fees, and compare China, Vietnam, India and Mexico.
- Is Alibaba legitAlibaba.com is a real B2B platform, but each supplier on it is a separate risk. What its own terms say about protection, badges and disputes, and how to vet.
- Tech pack guideA tech pack is the spec a factory prices, samples and sews from. What it contains, the US label rules it must carry, and how to write one for apparel.
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