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  "sourceURL": "https://koor.pet/news/cat-scratcher-moq-lead-time-incoterms/",
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  "policy": "Published website content only. Cite sourceURL. Specifications and MOQ are references; price, lead time and trade terms require a written RFQ. This static snapshot changes only after a successful website release.",
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  "slug": "cat-scratcher-moq-lead-time-incoterms",
  "title": "MOQ, lead time and FOB / DDP: how to write an RFQ we can answer in one pass",
  "description": "Put qty, handles, Incoterms and destination on one RFQ. The factory answers by line. No public price list.",
  "category": "Trade & Logistics",
  "body": "One handle per line\n\nThe quote basket stores qty by handle / SKU. Do not merge KP-13 and KP-17 as “scratchers”. Mixed loads are fine if every line has a number — otherwise paper and dies cannot be booked.\n\nReference MOQ is not a wall\n\nReference MOQ is 100, 1,000 or 3,000 pcs by model and remains negotiable. Below that we look at the month’s schedule and whether paper can be shared. Write the number you actually want, not “whatever the minimum is”.\n\nHow to read lead time\n\nOn a signed stock structure, plan about 30 days to a loadable lot. Paper, print and vessels move. New dies are extra. Put the in-hands window on the RFQ (e.g. week 2 of October, Los Angeles).\n\nFOB or DDP\n\nBoth. FOB: preferred load port. DDP: country, postcode, tax-included or not, pallet / fumigation. We cannot price DDP without a destination. Freight and duty move, which is why this site never prints a frozen unit price.\n\nTests and paperwork\n\nMaterial / eco test copies can travel with the lot. REACH, Prop 65 or a retailer audit belong in the notes at RFQ time — not the week before the vessel.\n\nFAQ\n\nCan we start with 500 pcs to test a listing?\n\nPut 500 on the RFQ. Whether it fits the month depends on shared lines; sales will say yes or no in writing — the page will not pretend every trial is automatic.\n\nHow long is a quote valid?\n\nPaper and ocean move. Each RFQ has its own written offer. Re-quote on the next repeat; do not reuse a number from three months ago.",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T00:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-07T09:40:16.176Z",
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "Can we start with 500 pcs to test a listing?",
      "answer": "Put 500 on the RFQ. Whether it fits the month depends on shared lines; sales will say yes or no in writing — the page will not pretend every trial is automatic."
    },
    {
      "question": "How long is a quote valid?",
      "answer": "Paper and ocean move. Each RFQ has its own written offer. Re-quote on the next repeat; do not reuse a number from three months ago."
    }
  ]
}