The second order came before we expected it
A second order is the only test of a promotional or retail line that matters commercially. Everything before it is a sample.








The inner wall is 304 stainless throughout — the standard for food contact, and what keeps a flask tasting of nothing after a year of coffee. Buyers usually reach this page looking for metal coffee mugs bulk indian wedding return gifts; if that is your brief, the figures below are the ones you will be quoted from.
A domestic gift company in Germany takes this one for outdoor users. It also goes through a supermarket chain; the orders themselves are for event giveaways and branded promotional gifts.
| Model | TF-1012 |
| Capacity | 16oz |
| Material | Double-wall 304 stainless steel |
| MOQ | 500 pcs per design |
| Lead Time | 30 days after artwork approval · sample 7–10 days |
| Carton | 50 pcs/carton · 39cm × 39cm × 52cm · N.W./G.W. 9kg/11kg |
Product photos usually show you the same thing six times. These six each answer a different question a buyer asked us about TF-1012.






Product, ordering, export and compliance in one place — read straight down rather than hunting through tabs. These are the figures we quote from.
| The product itself | |
| Model | TF-1012 |
| Capacity | 16oz |
| Material | Double-wall 304 stainless steel |
| Insulation | Double-wall, not vacuum — a container rather than a flask |
| Lid | Wide screw-lid |
| Stock colours | Purple, Blue, Green |
| Ordering & customisation | |
| MOQ | 500 pcs per design, stock colours |
| Custom Pantone | From 1,000 pcs — its own spray run |
| Decoration | Silk screen · Laser engrave · Heat transfer · UV |
| Which to choose | Engraving is cut in; print varies by method. Tell us the end use |
| Artwork | Send a vector file, get a print proof back |
| Colour approval | Spray sample approved by you, then First-Off Comparison at the start of the run |
| Sample | 7–10 days, DHL or FedEx |
| Production | 30 days from artwork approval |
| Packaging | Plain white box |
| Export & logistics | |
| Carton qty | 50 pcs |
| Carton size | 39cm × 39cm × 52cm |
| N.W. / G.W. | 9kg/11kg |
| Shipping terms | FOB Yongkang / Ningbo / Shanghai · DDP available |
| Payment | 30% deposit, 70% before shipment — or full amount on the PI for smaller orders |
| Documents | CO · B/L · Invoice · Packing List · Health Certificate |
| Amazon FBA | FNSKU, Prop 65 and warning labels applied here; cartons ship direct |
| Certifications & markets | |
| Certifications | FDA · LFGB · EU 1935/2004 · CA Prop 65 · GRS — see more certifications → |
Anything missing? Ask and it goes in this table rather than in an email.
It is a wide screw-lid. Buyers tell us the lid is where their end users complain first — ahead of the finish, ahead of the capacity, ahead of anything on a spec sheet. It is also the part that gets least attention at the quotation stage.
On TF-1012 the lid was chosen for how it gets used rather than for how it photographs. It is built to hold a seal in a bag rather than to survive being shaken upside down; if your programme needs the second, say so and we will point you at a model designed for it rather than sell you this one and have it come back.
Ask for a sample lid and test it the way your end users will — from us or from anyone. Twenty opens a day for a year is a different test from one demonstration on a desk.

A second order is the only test of a promotional or retail line that matters commercially. Everything before it is a sample.
Three things buyers tell us go wrong on a first order, and what happens here at each.
A physical sample, not a rendering. Approve it and that unit stays in the plant as the reference for the run.
Bulk starts, we compare unit one against your approved sample, and the line stops if it does not match. Catching a drift there costs an hour.
If a date slips or a colour moves, you get told while there is still time to decide — not when the container lands.
A quotation is easy to come by. These are the things that decide whether the second order is easy.
Select your buyer type for relevant information on how TF-1012 works for your business.
Five hundred pieces per design in the stock colours (Purple, Blue, Green). A matched Pantone starts at 1,000 — a custom colour is its own spray run rather than a draw from stock. You can mix stock colours to reach the 500, which several buyers do on a first order to see which shade moves.
Yes, from the first 500 pieces — there is no separate logo minimum. Four methods in-house: silk screen, laser engraving, heat transfer and UV print. The straight body gives an uninterrupted panel with no seam to work the artwork around. Send a vector file and we return a print proof showing how it sits on this body before anything runs. Tell us the end use and we will say which method we would run and why.
Two routes. Stock colours — Purple, Blue, Green — ship from inventory at 500 pieces per design, so a sample reaches you without waiting on a spray run. A matched Pantone runs from 1,000 pieces as its own spray batch: you send the Pantone reference, we spray a sample, you approve it, and only then does the line start. The first unit off the bulk run is then compared against that approved sample before the rest continues.
30% deposit to start production, 70% before shipment. On smaller orders we often settle the whole amount against the proforma invoice instead — two transfers cost both sides bank charges that are not worth paying on a modest total. Either way the terms go in writing on the PI rather than being agreed later. If your company has its own process, tell us early and we will work to it.
Freight is worked out per order rather than from a table, because it depends on the cubic volume and how you want it shipped. Once you have picked the models and settled the quantity, send us the delivery address and we come back with the carton count, the cubic and the freight — by sea, by air or door-to-door, whichever suits the date you are working to. Ask for FOB and DDP side by side if you want to compare handling the import yourself against one delivered price.
Send a drawing, a photo of something close, or just describe it. We come back with what is feasible on our existing tooling and what needs new tooling, with the cost and the lead time for each — before you commit to either. Most programmes start on an existing body with your own colour, decoration and packaging; new tooling makes sense once the volume justifies it, and we will say plainly when it does not.
Six steps, and you set the pace at each one. 1. Send the enquiry — quantity, destination, and the in-hands date if you have one. 2. The quotation comes back with carton cubic already in it, so you can model landed cost before replying rather than asking for it. 3. Take a sample if you want one — or order straight from artwork if you already know the model. 4. Proforma invoice, then the deposit. 5. Production, 30 days from artwork approval; the first unit off the line is checked against the reference you approved. 6. Balance, then shipment with the full document set.
Yes, and most buyers do. Tell us the model and the colour you want to see; we quote the sample charge and the courier fee separately so you know both before committing. Seven to ten days to your door. If you already know TF-1012 and just need the logo right, you can also order straight from an approved artwork proof.
Logo by silk screen, laser engraving, heat transfer or UV print — the straight body is an uninterrupted panel with no seam to work around. Colour: stock from 500, matched Pantone from 1,000. Packaging: retail colour box, printed UPC or EAN, hang tags — budgeted as its own line.
The straight body gives you an uninterrupted panel — no curve to fight, no seam to work around. Send your artwork and we return a print proof showing exactly how it sits on this body, at the size you want, before anything runs. If the mark is too fine for the method you picked, we will say so at the proof stage rather than after the run.
These are the questions specific to TF-1012. Payment terms, factory visits, trade shows, brands we supply and the rest — see the full FAQ →