The unglamorous part, written down.

Item pages do not publish a minimum. The quotation says whether the quantity you name can be made.

Mixing item numbers in the inquiry basket is how a shipment is usually built.

A sample is arranged from the inquiry. Say which question it has to answer: color, odor, logo placement, small parts, or whether the wheels roll.

Cost, and any credit against a later order, is written on the reply. It is not assumed here.

Bulk timing is confirmed on the quotation, after a sample is approved.

A logo, a new color, or a seasonal shape can take longer. That longer timing belongs in the quotation, not in a footnote on this page.

EXW when you have a forwarder you trust. FOB when you want the goods on the vessel and the origin charges in the quotation. DDP when you want a door price on a lane that can actually be quoted.

Samples travel by courier. Bulk travels by sea unless the calendar or the cube says air, and air is quoted as air. Carton marks follow your spec.

The outer carton is reconfirmed before a booking. The quotation is the measurement logistics will book against.