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Who Pays When a Carton Arrives Crushed: Factory, Carrier, or Cargo Insurance?

Usually, no — the factory does not pay to re-ship a carton that arrived crushed, because its responsibility ends where the trade term on your invoice transfers risk to you. What a factory owes you is defect-free workmanship packed to the agreed specification; a carton crushed by a forklift or a collapsed stack is a ... <a title="Who Pays When a Carton Arrives Crushed: Factory, Carrier, or Cargo Insurance?" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/crushed-carton-reshipping-liability/" aria-label="Read more about Who Pays When a Carton Arrives Crushed: Factory, Carrier, or Cargo Insurance?">Read more</a>

Oct 25, 2026 · 10 min read Read →

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S925 Silver at US Customs: When a Supplier Declaration Is Enough and When CBP Wants an Assay Certificate

For a US-bound shipment of S925 jewelry, a supplier declaration is usually enough to clear customs, because CBP does not list a third-party assay certificate as a routine entry document. The exposure is narrower and sharper: if your pieces carry a 925 or sterling quality mark, CBP can treat an overstated mark as a prohibited ... <a title="S925 Silver at US Customs: When a Supplier Declaration Is Enough and When CBP Wants an Assay Certificate" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/s925-us-customs-xrf-assay-docs/" aria-label="Read more about S925 Silver at US Customs: When a Supplier Declaration Is Enough and When CBP Wants an Assay Certificate">Read more</a>

Oct 25, 2026 · 10 min read Read →

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Silver Moissanite MOQ Explained: Per-Style Counting, Ring Size Runs, and What an 80-Piece Test Order Really Takes

If you want to test 80 pieces across a few designs at a 925 silver moissanite manufacturer, the tier you should push for is usually the entry tier — not 100 or 300. Specialist silver jewelry factories in this category publish minimums in the 30–100 piece range, counted very differently from apparel: Amara Jeweiry, for ... <a title="Silver Moissanite MOQ Explained: Per-Style Counting, Ring Size Runs, and What an 80-Piece Test Order Really Takes" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/moissanite-silver-jewelry-moq-per-style/" aria-label="Read more about Silver Moissanite MOQ Explained: Per-Style Counting, Ring Size Runs, and What an 80-Piece Test Order Really Takes">Read more</a>

Oct 25, 2026 · 10 min read Read →

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Branded Metal Tags on S925 Chains: What Suppliers Actually Quote as MOQ — and How to Land a Small First Batch

Yes — a small metal tag carrying your brand name can be attached to every chain with a jump ring, and the minimum order depends far more on how the tag is made than on the tag itself. The pages that currently answer this question quote generic tag vendors — a promotional tag shop running ... <a title="Branded Metal Tags on S925 Chains: What Suppliers Actually Quote as MOQ — and How to Land a Small First Batch" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/branded-metal-tag-moq/" aria-label="Read more about Branded Metal Tags on S925 Chains: What Suppliers Actually Quote as MOQ — and How to Land a Small First Batch">Read more</a>

Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read Read →

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Selling S925 Moissanite Jewelry on Amazon EU via FBA: Importer-of-Record Rules and Your Import VAT Setup Checklist

If you send your own inventory into Amazon’s EU fulfillment centers, you are the importer of record for that freight — not Amazon. Amazon warehouses are delivery addresses; they do not lodge customs declarations or pay import VAT on your stock. The marketplace’s VAT role is different: for sellers established outside the EU, Amazon’s EU ... <a title="Selling S925 Moissanite Jewelry on Amazon EU via FBA: Importer-of-Record Rules and Your Import VAT Setup Checklist" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/amazon-fba-eu-importer-of-record-checklist/" aria-label="Read more about Selling S925 Moissanite Jewelry on Amazon EU via FBA: Importer-of-Record Rules and Your Import VAT Setup Checklist">Read more</a>

Oct 23, 2026 · 10 min read Read →

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Using Factory Footage on TikTok Shop: Authorization Clauses and a Re-Cut Workflow That Keeps Listing Videos From Being Flagged

Yes, you can run a factory’s product footage on your TikTok Shop listing — but only if you can prove two things: that the factory licensed the footage to you in writing, and that the video you upload is substantively your own edit rather than a copied master file. A re-upload of the same master ... <a title="Using Factory Footage on TikTok Shop: Authorization Clauses and a Re-Cut Workflow That Keeps Listing Videos From Being Flagged" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/tiktok-shop-factory-footage-authorization/" aria-label="Read more about Using Factory Footage on TikTok Shop: Authorization Clauses and a Re-Cut Workflow That Keeps Listing Videos From Being Flagged">Read more</a>

Oct 23, 2026 · 9 min read Read →

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The $120 Sample Fee on a 1,000-Piece S925 Order: How the Credit Works and What the PI Must Say

Short answer: the $120 should come off the bulk invoice as a named credit line, and if the proforma invoice (PI) never says so, the factory normally keeps it. A sample is invoiced as a small separate sale, so reversing it takes a document, not a promise. Amara’s published FAQ states that sample fees are ... <a title="The $120 Sample Fee on a 1,000-Piece S925 Order: How the Credit Works and What the PI Must Say" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/s925-sample-fee-credit-1000-piece-order/" aria-label="Read more about The $120 Sample Fee on a 1,000-Piece S925 Order: How the Credit Works and What the PI Must Say">Read more</a>

Oct 22, 2026 · 10 min read Read →

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A 4×6mm Marquise Moissanite Your Factory Doesn’t Stock: Who Pays the Stone Supplier’s Minimum and What It Adds to Lead Time

Short answer: On a factory-sourced order the manufacturer places the stone order, so the cutter’s minimum is the factory’s exposure, not yours — provided the quote prices the 4×6mm marquise as a component and not as a separate line. Amara Jeweiry’s published minimum is 30 pieces on the order total, so a single-stone design needs ... <a title="A 4×6mm Marquise Moissanite Your Factory Doesn’t Stock: Who Pays the Stone Supplier’s Minimum and What It Adds to Lead Time" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/non-stock-marquise-moissanite-stone-moq-lead-time/" aria-label="Read more about A 4×6mm Marquise Moissanite Your Factory Doesn’t Stock: Who Pays the Stone Supplier’s Minimum and What It Adds to Lead Time">Read more</a>

Oct 21, 2026 · 11 min read Read →

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Your Private-Label Design on the Factory’s Website: Who Owns It in China and How to Get It Taken Down

Short answer: Yes — usually, but not by simply saying “it’s my design.” Chinese law asks who created the work and what the contract says. Copyright in a commissioned work belongs to the party that accepted the commission unless a written agreement says otherwise, and the right to file a design patent for a commissioned ... <a title="Your Private-Label Design on the Factory’s Website: Who Owns It in China and How to Get It Taken Down" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/factory-posted-private-label-design-china/" aria-label="Read more about Your Private-Label Design on the Factory’s Website: Who Owns It in China and How to Get It Taken Down">Read more</a>

Oct 20, 2026 · 10 min read Read →

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3,000 Pieces in Three Monthly Releases: The Free Storage Window, Holding Fees, and PO Terms for S925

Short answer: No, do not assume it. Amara Jeweiry publishes no finished-goods storage policy, and its published terms point the other way: 30% deposit, then the 70% balance before shipment. The only three-year free storage on the site applies to molds and CAD files, not finished S925 jewelry. A 3,000-piece order released over three months ... <a title="3,000 Pieces in Three Monthly Releases: The Free Storage Window, Holding Fees, and PO Terms for S925" class="read-more" href="https://amarajeweiry.com/s925-staged-shipments-storage-terms/" aria-label="Read more about 3,000 Pieces in Three Monthly Releases: The Free Storage Window, Holding Fees, and PO Terms for S925">Read more</a>

Oct 20, 2026 · 10 min read Read →