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How a 50-piece MOQ is actually calculated

MOQ is not a policy, it is arithmetic: material minimums, print setup, and acceptable scrap. Here is how the number is built.

Buyers often assume the minimum order is a negotiating position. In a paddle factory it is closer to a cost calculation. Three inputs decide it.

1. Material minimums

Carbon sheet, honeycomb core and edge guard are bought by the roll or the sheet. A single roll of T700 face material covers roughly 40–60 paddles depending on shape. Below that, the leftover becomes scrap you pay for.

2. Print setup

UV printing has a setup pass per colour and per design. One design at 50 pieces spreads setup across 50 units; four designs at 50 pieces each is a different job, not a bigger one.

3. Acceptable scrap

First articles always produce rejects. A run of 20 cannot absorb two rejects without the unit cost jumping. A run of 50 can.

That is why the honest answer to "can you do 30?" is usually "yes, at a higher unit price" — not "no".

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