# Manufacturer Quotes > Manufacturer Quotes sources per unit manufacturing quotes for ecommerce and Amazon brands, overseas first, and sells the goods to them. Manufacturer Quotes is the seller. We buy from the manufacturer and sell to you. Our price per unit includes our service and margin. We act as your supplier, not as your agent. We do not name the factory while you compare quotes. If you order, the import documents name it where customs or compliance rules require. The guides and glossary are written for founders who have products made by factories in China, Vietnam, India, Mexico and other countries. Every figure on them is a dated fact with a linked source; the methodology and editorial policy pages below say how pages are made and corrected. ## Pillars - [Private label manufacturers: how to find and compare](https://manufacturerquotes.com/private-label/): How private label manufacturing works for ecommerce brands: what the factory does, the label duties that become yours, and how to compare quotes. ## Guides - [Is Alibaba legit? What its own terms say for buyers](https://manufacturerquotes.com/guides/is-alibaba-legit/): Alibaba.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. - [How to start a clothing brand: steps, costs and labels](https://manufacturerquotes.com/guides/how-to-start-a-clothing-brand/): How 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. - [What is a tech pack? Contents, labels and how to write one](https://manufacturerquotes.com/guides/tech-pack/): A 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. - [How to manufacture a product: prototype to import](https://manufacturerquotes.com/guides/how-to-manufacture-a-product/): How 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 supplement company: steps, rules, costs](https://manufacturerquotes.com/guides/how-to-start-a-supplement-company/): How 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. - [How to start a skincare line: formula, FDA rules, costs](https://manufacturerquotes.com/guides/how-to-start-a-skincare-line/): How 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 calculate import duty and landed cost](https://manufacturerquotes.com/guides/import-duty-and-landed-cost/): Work 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. - [How to find who makes a product: labels and records](https://manufacturerquotes.com/guides/how-to-find-who-makes-a-product/): Find 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. ## Glossary - [Contract manufacturing: what it is and who is responsible](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/contract-manufacturing/): What contract manufacturing is, what FDA and EU rules expect of a brand that outsources production, and what to put in writing with a contract manufacturer. - [What is MOQ? Minimum order quantity, explained for brands](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/moq/): What MOQ means, why minimums differ between factories, how a small first order changes your landed cost per unit, and how to ask a supplier for a lower MOQ. - [CIF Incoterms: cost, insurance and freight explained](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/cif/): CIF under Incoterms 2020: where the seller delivers, when risk passes to you, the insurance it must buy, and how US customs values a CIF-priced order. - [EXW meaning: what an Ex Works price leaves to you](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/exw/): EXW meaning under Incoterms 2020: where the seller delivers, why loading and export clearance fall to you, and how an Ex Works price becomes a landed cost. - [What does white label mean? White label vs private label](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/white-label/): What white label means, how it differs from private label, and why the brand on a white label product still carries the legal duties in the US and the EU. - [OEM vs ODM: who owns the design, and what it changes](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/oem-vs-odm/): OEM vs ODM explained for brands: who supplies the design, how CMT, OEM, ODM and full-package production differ, and what each model changes on your quote. - [What are Incoterms? The trade rules on every factory quote](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/incoterms/): Incoterms explained for brands buying overseas: what each rule makes the seller pay for, where the risk passes to you, and how FCA, CIP, DAP and DDP compare. - [What is private label? Meaning and your duties as a brand](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/private-label/): What private label means under US law, what the brand on the label must do for certificates, tracking marks and food labels, and what to agree up front. - [Factory audit: what it checks and how to commission one](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/factory-audit/): What a factory audit is, how second-party and third-party audits differ, what quality and social audits check, and why a factory certificate is not an audit. - [What is quality inspection? AQL, sampling and timing](https://manufacturerquotes.com/glossary/quality-inspection/): What quality inspection is, how AQL sampling decides whether a lot passes, when to inspect an overseas order, and why inspection does not replace lab tests. ## About this site - [How Manufacturer Quotes works](https://manufacturerquotes.com/how-it-works/): We find factories overseas first, quote you our price per unit with the shipping terms stated, and sell you the goods. How quotes, pricing and orders work. - [Request manufacturing quotes for your product](https://manufacturerquotes.com/get-quotes/): Tell us what you want made, how many units and where they ship. We source overseas first and reply with our price per unit and the shipping terms stated. - [Methodology: sources, fact checks and how pages are made](https://manufacturerquotes.com/methodology/): Where our facts come from, how each one is dated and checked, when a page is allowed to publish, how lists are ordered, and how AI is used to write the site. - [Editorial policy: sourcing, wording and removals](https://manufacturerquotes.com/editorial-policy/): The rules behind every page: dated, sourced facts, the words we never use about a manufacturer, how we report supplier lists, and how corrections work. - [About Manufacturer Quotes](https://manufacturerquotes.com/about/): Manufacturer Quotes sources products from factories, overseas first, and sells them to ecommerce brands. Who we are, how we are paid, and how to reach us.