Small batch
Most small buyers do not need a lecture about minimum order quantities. They need to know what to order this month, and what to put in writing so that the order after it is easier.
There are three honest starting points. Standard in-stock configurations can be supplied from as little as one unit and are dispatched in 2-3 business days, which is enough to cover a listing that is already selling or to evaluate the machine. About 100 units is workable as a first stocking batch, subject to model and configuration review. The 1,000 units per model that our custom programmes run from is the standard for a full branded programme, not a gate you have to clear before you start.
The right entry point depends less on your budget than on what you already have. Demand you cannot serve, a market you have not tested, and a range you intend to keep are three different problems.
If you have demand and no stock, a standard configuration ships in 2-3 business days and needs no artwork approval before dispatch.
Listing-ready stock with presentable retail packaging. About 100 units is workable subject to model and configuration review.
Boot logo, device label, keyboard language, retail packaging and carton markings all carrying your brand.
If you have demand and no stock, what is already in stock is the fastest route, because a stock unit ships without artwork having to be approved first.
| Decision | From 1 unit | Around 100 units | From 1,000 units |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is for | Covering a live listing, or evaluating the machine | Testing the market you are selling into | A range you intend to keep selling |
| Artwork needed | None before dispatch | Per order | Full branding and packaging |
| Configuration | As held in stock | Subject to review | Selected to your specification |
| Platform stability | Confirm per model | Confirm per model | Confirm per model |
| Typical lead time | 2-3 business days | Confirmed per model | Sample and production timing quoted per project |
Reorder continuity depends on the platform lifecycle, component supply and the agreement for your programme. Ask us to confirm the available production window, change-notification process and last-order date before committing. The supply continuity page covers how it is held.
A distributor's risk is not the first order. The first order is a project, and it is the one you plan carefully. The second order is a business: you have stock in a market, listings that carry a specific specification, a support desk that knows one machine, and customers who expect to reorder. That is the order a small seller should be designing for, even while placing the first one.
If your programme genuinely cannot reach 1,000 units, it is not a dead end. Tell us what you are trying to achieve and our engineers will integrate a solution around the platforms and stock we already hold, so you get as much of your requirement as the volume allows. The cost page explains why the fixed work is what it is.
Cover the listing that is already selling, or evaluate the machine from one unit before you commit to anything.
Standard stock ships with presentable retail packaging. Branding moves the order towards the private label programme.
Around 100 units is workable subject to review, and it is the size that tests the market rather than the product.
Ask for the production window and the last-order date in the quotation, so the commitment is on record from day one.
If branding is the plan, the private label programme sets out what can carry your logo, and the sample page covers how the specification gets frozen before a production run. The OEM and ODM programmes separate fast stock supply, branded channel programmes and specification-led projects so you can start at the right cost, quantity and timing.
No. Standard in-stock configurations can be supplied from as little as one unit, and about 100 units is workable as a first stocking batch subject to model and configuration review. The 1,000 units per model is the standard for a full custom programme rather than a gate on starting.
Yes, and it is the lower-risk sequence. Stock ships with presentable retail packaging, so you can test the product and your listing before committing to artwork, packaging and a production run.
It depends on the question you are asking. If you have demand and no stock, one unit covers the gap. If you are testing a market rather than a product, around 100 units is the size that tells you something real.
An identical reorder is subject to platform and component availability. Confirm the supply window and any change-approval arrangements in writing; an unchanged configuration is not guaranteed for every model. See supply continuity.
The production window and the last-order date. With those on the record from day one, your stock planning is a plan rather than a reaction to a notice later.
No. Documentation, artwork and packaging elements that can carry over are identified deliberately, so you are not rebuilding collateral you already paid for.
A wholesale order can be supplied as private label, with your branding on the boot logo, device label, keyboard and retail packaging. Below the standard minimum the branding scope is confirmed against the model and the quantity, so it is a conversation rather than a fixed package.
That is not a dead end. Tell us what you are trying to achieve and our engineers will integrate a solution around the platforms and stock we already hold, so you get as much of your requirement as the volume allows.
Send the market, the product you have in mind and the quantity you are comfortable with, even if that is a handful of units. We will tell you honestly which of the three starting points fits. Wholesale terms are on the wholesale page, the quantity mechanics are on the minimum order page, and the sourcing guide covers what to verify before you pay a deposit.