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For the trade
The cabinet importer's side of the order.
You take the customer, the deposit risk and the after-sales. The factory side runs on a written production slot, 10-14 days of production, QC photo gates at 24, 48 and 72 hours, and five documents per container - so the second order behaves like the first.
Who this page is for
Four buyers, one factory side.
List the line
Dealers & wholesale
Standing stock and repeat programs, with the report number on every certification scan and the rules in PDF, per line.
The dealer page →Build the job
Contractors & builders
A written production slot before the deposit, ten factory stages in 10-14 days, and crating staged to your site.
The contractor page →Sell it under your name
OEM / ODM
Private label: your branded 2D and 3D drawings after the 40% deposit, with packaging and labeling inside the line items.
The OEM/ODM page →The written side
What a cabinet importer holds the factory to.
Every row is published on this site already; the table is the version that fits on one screen.
| Number | What it covers |
|---|---|
| 24 hours | 3D layout and per-linear-foot quote from a floor plan |
| Written slot | Production slot confirmed in writing before the 40% deposit - in the contract, not the chat log |
| 10-14 days | Factory production across ten stages, trial assembly at the 72-hour gate (12-16 days closets) |
| 24 / 48 / 72 h | QC photo gates, attached to the payment milestones |
| 98% | On-time delivery, factory record |
| 1,500 sq ft | Mixed orders from kitchens, vanities and closets count toward the same container; no minimum at the sample stage |
| 48 hours | Damage window from the delivery date, written into the contract |
Trade terms
FOB, EXW or DDP - same boxes, different port side.
Every trade term on this page is defined in the cabinet glossary - RTA, DDP, frozen spec, MOQ and the rest.
FOB / EXW - you run the port
The HS code and the duty rate come on the quote, with a broker we can recommend. Freight, duty and clearance are yours - the question is on the DDP vs FOB page.
DDP vs FOB →DDP - United States
10-14 days of production after the drawings freeze, then 18-22 days duty-paid to a West Coast door and 32-40 to the East.
The US page →DDP - Australia
The same lines, quoted per linear foot: 10-14 days in production, then 15-20 days duty-paid to Sydney.
The Australia page →Project and commercial
Each stage leaves the factory after the full 10-stage production pass, DDP duty-paid to site - 10-14 days per stage.
The commercial page →Before the first container
The five documents, then the deposit.
- The formaldehyde report - 18mm E0 plywood at or under 0.05 mg/m³ (GB/T 39600, report SQ2405393), with issuing body and expiry; CARB Phase 2 on the board line, cert on request.
- The commercial invoice - the entered value the duty layers are assessed against.
- The packing list - crate by crate, for the broker and for your own cube arithmetic; every box numbered to the bay or the room.
- The bill of lading - the order number on the crate.
- The certificate of origin - the declaration for the goods as shipped, matching the invoice and the packing list.
The four documents that travel with the container are the invoice, the crate-by-crate packing list, the bill of lading and the certificate of origin; the report leads them. The full set is written out on the US page.
US imports, dated
The 2026 duty stack on one container.
Four layers, each on the same entered value - dated on the US page because the dates are the point:
- Base MFN rateon your cabinet code - confirm the code and the material with your broker
- Section 23225% on finished wooden kitchen cabinets and parts, while the scheduled step to 50% is deferred (Oct 2026)
- Section 30125% on China (List 3); the 2026 forced-labour tranche is exempt for cabinets
- AD/CVDassessed by exporter - near 19.5% combined for a separate-rate exporter, 251.64% at the all-country rate
The worked 40HQ landed-cost table and the current dates live on the US page; the port-side question - DDP or FOB - is on DDP vs FOB.
Your name on the crate
Private label, without a second factory.
For a cabinet importer running private label, the entry point is OEM / ODM: quoted per linear foot by quantity tier, with packaging and labeling inside the line items. After the 40% deposit you receive your branded 2D and 3D drawings, the production list and the contract; delivery runs on the same 10-14 day factory time as your own-brand order.
FAQ
Importer questions, answered.
Who is this page for?
Is there a minimum order?
How do we follow production before the container ships?
Which trade terms do you run?
What documents travel with the container?
Can we sell the cabinets under our own brand?
Start with the importer pack.
Floor plan in, 3D layout and per-linear-foot quote within 24 hours; the written slot and the five documents follow on the same file.
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