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Three factories, three meanings for the same tooling line

Same part, same quantity. The tooling charge covered three different things.

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October 29, 2026 Updated
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One fact: three Dongguan factories quoted the same tooling figure, and each meant something different — mould only, mould plus trial shots, mould plus trial shots plus two revisions.

Three factories, three meanings for the same tooling line
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On a 40,000-piece order the difference is not the tooling price, it is when the first good part appears. Ask which of the three a quote means before you compare the number.

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