Wholesale jewellery sourcing guides.
Guides for jewellery retailers and brands on wholesale sourcing, supplier checks, categories, stainless steel, 316, OEM/ODM and packaging.
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Compare wholesale, OEM/ODM, ready-stock and sourcing-support paths after reading the buyer notes.
Wholesale jewellery for boutiques and retailers
Ready-stock rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets with sample-friendly wholesale paths.
View routeOEM / ODM jewellery production
Custom jewellery with stainless steel and 316 options confirmed from one written brief.
View routeJewellery MOQ and tier pricing
Compare 1-piece samples, no-minimum wholesale with per-piece pricing that steps down at 3 and 10, and custom production from 50 pieces per design in 316 or 316L.
View routeCustom jewellery design brief
Send a reference, material, finish, stones, logo and target quantity for a sample and bulk quote.
View routeWholesale jewellery catalog
Request the current line sheet with ready-stock notes, sample options, tier pricing and custom-production routes.
View route316 stainless-steel jewellery wholesale
Review 316-focused wholesale styles; the actual material and finish are stated per SKU or confirmed in the brief.
View routeCustom production
Compare branding, packaging and finish options on existing designs; MOQ and scope are quoted against a written brief.
View routeStainless-steel chains wholesale
Ready-stock link, rope and figaro chains by the piece; material and finish are stated per SKU, with per-piece pricing that steps down at 3 and 10.
View routeStainless-steel hoop earrings wholesale
Huggie, click-top and large hoops in ready stock; sample from one piece, step down at 3 and 10, finish stated per SKU.
View routeMen's stainless-steel jewellery wholesale
Chains, signet rings and bracelets for men in ready stock; per-piece pricing, samples from one piece, OEM quoted from a brief.
View routeStainless-steel jewellery suppliers
Supplier-direct stock with prices shown openly, samples from one piece and per-piece pricing that steps down at 3 and 10.
View routeNew jewellery arrivals
Review the latest styles, product specifications and visible wholesale pricing before choosing sample SKUs.
View routeTalk to sourcing support
Send your market, target quantity, finish and timeline so we can point you to the right path.
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SourcingIs 304 Stainless Steel Good for Jewelry? Tarnish, 304 vs 316 and What to Stock
304 stainless steel is good for everyday jewelry, plated pieces and almost all chain; it only pits under constant salt, pool or sweat exposure. How it compares with 316 and 316L, and why most shops do not need 316L.
2026-09-11 11 min readRead
SourcingBest Wholesale Fashion Jewelry Suppliers 2026: Seven Compared for Monthly Reorders
Seven fashion jewelry wholesale suppliers compared for monthly reordering: stock held, minimum order, reorder pricing and dispatch, each taken from the supplier's own published pages on 11 September 2026.
2026-09-11 10 min readRead
SourcingAffordable Wholesale Jewelry for Resale: Guangzhou Cluster vs Yiwu Commodity Lots
The cheapest listings on earth and quality stainless steel come from two different supply chains. What the extra dollar buys - PVD plating, per-SKU material claims, 1-piece testability - with a public median of $2.62 and real US freight numbers.
2026-09-02 6 min readRead
SourcingWhat Is MOQ in Jewelry Manufacturing — and What Counts as Low?
MOQ is set per design, and the industry-typical advertised range is 100-500 pieces. Why manufacturers set minimums, what counts as genuinely low, why price tiers are not MOQs, and the honest ways to negotiate one down.
2026-09-02 5 min readRead
SourcingHow Much Does Custom Jewelry Cost at Wholesale? The OEM Numbers
No honest universal price per piece exists - but the cost structure is knowable: grade, finish, complexity and run size, plus sampling and freight. What moves an OEM quote and by how much, with real minimums and lead times.
2026-09-02 6 min readRead- Sourcing
How to Get Custom Jewelry Made Wholesale (OEM, Step by Step)
OEM, ODM and custom production are three different asks with different minimums. The five-step process from written brief to reorder, a ready-stock vs OEM comparison, and the traps that cost first-time buyers money - with real per-design minimums.
2026-08-28 7 min readRead 
SourcingWhere Do Jewelry Stores Get Their Inventory?
Most stores combine two or three of five sourcing channels. How local showrooms, domestic distributors, factory-direct suppliers, B2B marketplaces and independent makers compare on entry cost, unit price, restock speed and quality-control burden - with real freight numbers.
2026-08-28 6 min readRead
Materials GuidePVD / Ion Plating for Stainless Steel Jewelry: A Technical Guide
PVD is a family of vacuum coating processes, and ion plating is the variant that decides how well the colour stays on. This guide covers what happens inside the chamber, why titanium nitride is gold-coloured without containing gold, how the resulting structure differs from electroplating and gold filled, and why corrosion resistance comes from the base metal rather than the coating.
2026-08-21 12 min readRead
SourcingTop Stainless Steel Jewelry Wholesale Suppliers (2026 Guide)
Seven wholesale stainless steel jewelry suppliers compared on the terms that decide a reorder: stated grade, MOQ and sample policy, OEM minimums and dispatch. Plus a five-check method for judging any supplier on the same basis.
2026-08-21 11 min readRead
WholesaleJewelry Pricing for Resellers: Markup vs Margin, and Buying to a Price
Markup is measured on cost and margin on the selling price, so a 50% markup is only a 33% margin. This guide converts between the two, explains where keystone pricing breaks down online, and shows how to work backwards from a target retail price to the maximum landed cost and wholesale price a reseller can afford to pay.
2026-08-15 10 min readRead
WholesaleHow Much Inventory Do You Need to Start a Jewelry Brand?
A method for sizing a first jewelry inventory instead of guessing a number: separate breadth from depth, set breadth from the selling slots your channel actually has, size depth from measured replenishment time, and structure the first order so it buys sell-through data rather than committing cash to unproven styles.
2026-08-15 10 min readRead
Materials GuideStainless Steel vs Titanium vs Sterling Silver Jewelry: a Stocking Comparison for Retailers
A three-way materials comparison written for stocking decisions rather than for a single purchase: how stainless steel, titanium and sterling silver differ in weight, tarnish behaviour, sensitive-skin position and price band logic, and how to combine them across a range by customer segment.
2026-08-15 11 min readRead