FOB looks cheaper because it stops at the ship. This guide runs 500 pet beds to a US warehouse under both terms, with a full responsibility and cost matrix, the lines FOB quotes leave out, and what the 2026 US importer of record changes mean for anyone buying DDP.
Verify a Chinese pet product supplier before paying a deposit with 15 evidence-based checks, a downloadable audit scorecard, and practical guidance on quality controls, materials and inspection access.
AQL 2.5 does not mean 2.5% defects are allowed. This buyer guide explains the sampling plan behind a pet product inspection, gives the level II accept and reject numbers, classifies critical, major and minor defects for toys, beds, harnesses and bowls, and sets out what to do when a lot fails.
White label, private label and OEM often start from the same factory product. This guide defines each model operationally, maps them onto published MOQs, sample and production windows, and gives you a five-step decision tree for your first order.
Yes, a real private label pet product can launch at 100 units when you use existing tooling and put differentiation into branding, colour, labels and retail packaging. This guide shows what changes at 100, 300, 500 and 1,000 units, how to budget the first order, and which costs founders most often miss.