550 ml, thickened borosilicate glass. It is the one with a carry cord on the lid and a fabric sleeve you can drop if you would rather print the glass. Custom logo from 500 pieces.
Thickened borosilicate glass, which handles thermal shock and survives long-haul freight far better than the thin-wall glass that dominates the low end of this category. The closure seals inverted, which is the only test that matters for something that travels in a bag.
Also on the buyer’s checklist here: carry cord, the body finish, print quality.
What that looks like on the bench: Borosilicate rather than soda-lime, which survives thermal shock and long-haul freight at a loss rate you can live with. On cheap versions the body is solidly built. The closure seals under inversion rather than merely closing, which is the only test that matters for something carried in a bag. The wall thickness is above what this category usually ships, which is what keeps breakage low in freight. The finish reads as a considered product in the hand, not a commodity one.
Also on the buyer’s checklist here: clear, thickened, borosilicate, glass, feel, carry cord, no breakage, no burrs.
When we ask why they reordered, the answers cluster: the carry cord is specified rather than left to chance. Reorders are the only honest measure in this business: a first order tells you the price was right, a third tells you the product was.
Also cited on repeat orders: carry cord, high volume, restock.
Choosing between them
How TR-1014 compares with the rest of the range
Buyers rarely arrive knowing which model they want — they arrive knowing the brief. This table is the fastest way to check whether TR-1014 is the right answer or whether a sibling fits better. The row highlighted is the one you are looking at. Every model listed runs from 500 pieces per design.
Every model above ships from 500 pieces per design. Mixing several of them in one container is normal — a 20ft container holds roughly 26 m³ of cartons, so a mixed load is planned on carton volume rather than on piece count. Send the full list at enquiry rather than model by model.
Who is buying TR-1014, and what they do with it
A cross-border e-commerce seller in Singapore takes this one for outdoor users and campers and hikers. Listed on their domestic marketplaces alongside the rest of their range; and the orders themselves are for camping and picnics. How the account runs: ordering in volume.
Also on the buyer’s checklist here: outdoor use, camping, high volume, restock, e-commerce, promotional.
Where it ends up: camping and days out; loose-leaf tea at a desk; desk use through a working day; picnics; camping and picnics. Each of those puts a different demand on the product, which is worth saying out loud when you brief us.
Also on the buyer’s checklist here: camping, office use, students.
One order that tested it: A buyer in Italy with their own logo printed. We ran the line on overtime and moved their batch up the queue. Worth knowing because it shows what the line can absorb when a date is genuinely fixed, rather than what we would promise on a quotation.
Also in play on that job: printing, gradient, expedited, shipment planning, outdoor use, trade shows.
Importers & wholesalers
This model packs 50 per carton (40cm×32cm×48cm for the base size — the full carton table is in the spec above), and that number decides how many pieces fit a 20ft container far more than the FOB price does. What decides your landed cost here is the carton, not the unit price: ask for the container plan before you fix a retail price, because a wide-body jar fills a 20ft on volume long before it hits the weight limit. We quote EXW Yongkang, FOB Ningbo or Shanghai, or DDP door to door, and we will say which of the three costs you least given where you are rather than defaulting to whichever is easiest for us.
Brand owners & private label
On TR-1014 the stock range is 2 colours (black, beige), so a Pantone match is only worth the 1,000-piece run if none of those is close enough. Budget it as three lines, not one: decoration sits inside the unit price, a matched Pantone is its own spray run from 1,000 pieces, and packaging is separate with its own tooling and proofing round. Brands that budget these as a single number are the ones surprised at quotation: decoration sits in the unit price, a matched Pantone is a separate spray run from 1,000 pieces, and a printed colour box carries its own tooling and one proofing round. We sign an NDA before you share artwork, and a shape you tool for stays reserved to you — the same terms we have run with Hallmark since 2017 and with KRAUS for over ten years.
Retail chains
TR-1014 packs 50 per carton, so a 12-store drop lands on a clean carton multiple rather than a split case. Retail-ready means more than a colour box: UPC or EAN printed and scan-tested before the carton is sealed, carton marking to your own packaging manual, and inner counts that match what your DC expects. A barcode that fails at the till becomes a chargeback, and it is entirely preventable at our end: we print and scan-test every UPC or EAN before the carton is sealed. Ask for the retail packaging spec sheet with your first quote — it lists carton dimensions, inner counts and the UPC placement we scan-test before sealing.
Promotional distributors
TR-1014 is a single-capacity line, which is the fastest thing we can turn around when a date is already tight. Work backwards from the in-hands date, not forwards from the order date: 7–10 days for a pre-production sample, about 30 days production after approval, then 30–35 days sea freight to Europe or 25–30 to the US west coast. Production is 30 days after deposit and artwork approval, plus 7–10 days for a printed pre-production sample, plus sea freight — roughly 30–35 days to Europe, 25–30 to the US west coast. Late artwork is normal in this business; a date discovered late is not survivable — artwork approval is what starts the 30-day production clock, not the deposit. Tell us the date at enquiry and we will say honestly whether it is achievable.
Amazon & e-commerce sellers
TR-1014 ships in a 40 cm × 32 cm × 48 cm carton — send us your FBA plan and we will confirm whether that splits cleanly under the dimension cap before you book. FNSKU labels, Prop 65 and suffocation warnings applied here, cartons built to FBA dimension limits, and we can split a shipment across fulfilment centres if you send the plan. Doing it at the factory removes a prep-centre handling fee and about a week of transit on every restock. Watch dimensional weight on this category — the carton is light for its size, so FBA usually bills on volume.
Failures we hear about from buyers who switch to us
These are the failures buyers describe when they explain why they are switching. None of them are exotic — they are what gets cut when a quote has to come in lower.
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Carry cords that snap
A cord that breaks while carrying a full bottle takes the bottle with it. Ours is a reinforced braid rated for the filled weight.
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Rims that are not properly polished
An unfinished rim catches on the lip and chips in transit. Every rim in this range is machine-polished — it matters more on glass than on steel.
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The glass is uneven in thickness
This is the failure buyers describe when they explain why they changed supplier.
Where TR-1014 is actually made
Eight workshops in Yongkang, Zhejiang, running since 1998 — mould development, vacuum welding, injection moulding, spray painting, laser marking, printing, assembly, inspection and packing, all in one building. For TR-1014 the stage worth watching is glass forming and controlled annealing.
Glass is the category where the step you cannot see decides your loss rate. After forming, every body goes through a controlled annealing cycle, cooled slowly so internal stress comes out. Shorten it and the glass looks identical, passes a drop test, then cracks somewhere between Ningbo and your warehouse. That is why we specify thickened borosilicate rather than soda-lime, and why we ask about the sea leg before quoting inner packaging. Decoration runs on our own lines: laser etching frosts the glass wall itself so the mark cannot lift, screen print for flat colour, UV digital for photographic artwork.
We inspect 8% of every batch rather than a fixed sample per shipment. Buyers are welcome on site — eight workshops in Yongkang, Zhejiang, running since 1998, about three hours by road from Ningbo port and two from Hangzhou airport, which makes a factory visit a realistic side trip rather than a separate journey. Ask to see that bench specifically; it is where the difference shows — we check vacuum integrity on 100% of bodies at the semi-finished stage, before assembly and coating, because a micro-leak is undetectable once the jar is built.
Is TR-1014 the right one for your programme?
Importers & wholesalers — Workable from 500 pieces per design. At 50 pcs per 40cm×32cm×48cm carton, a 20ft container takes roughly 21,000 pieces of this model alone — worked from the biggest of this model’s carton sizes, and confirmed on the pro forma once the load plan is fixed. Tell us the full model list at enquiry rather than one at a time — the quote changes when several models share a colour run or a carton size.
Brand owners & private label — Yes. Three separate lines to budget: the logo sits in the unit price, a matched Pantone is its own run at 1,000 pieces, and packaging is third — this model ships in a plain white box as standard, and anything else is a separate tooling and proofing round.
Promotional & gifting — One of the stronger uses for this model. Give us the in-hands date at enquiry rather than after artwork approval — we work backwards from it and tell you honestly whether it is achievable.
E-commerce & Amazon sellers — Sold this way already. We can apply FNSKU labels, Prop 65 stickers and suffocation warnings at the factory and ship FBA-ready cartons direct to fulfilment centres.
End users & institutions — Suited to schools and campus retail, offices. For institutional buying, specify laser engraving rather than print — a printed logo on a coated body typically fades within one season of daily commercial dishwashing, while an engraved mark is cut into the 304 steel and does not.
Not the right pick if… — you need food to stay hot for hours. This model is not vacuum insulated — it is a container, not a flask. Look at our vacuum range instead and we will point you at the closest equivalent.
FAQ
Ordering TR-1014 — common questions
Why TR-1014 rather than another model in this range?▾
This one runs 550 ml, and it is the one with a carry cord on the lid and a fabric sleeve you can drop if you would rather print the glass. End users are students and school lunches, camping, desk and office use, picnics. The other models in this range answer different briefs. Describe the end use and we will tell you which one actually fits.
Will TR-1014 crack with hot water?▾
No — borosilicate handles thermal shock far better than ordinary soda-lime glass, which is exactly why we use it rather than the cheaper alternative. It is also why this survives long-haul freight at a loss rate a glass programme can live with. What it will not survive is a direct flame or a drop onto tile; glass is glass.
Which colours can we order TR-1014 in?▾
Stock colours are black, beige — those run from 500 pieces per design. A matched Pantone is a separate spray or resin run and starts at 1,000 pieces. Mixed-colour containers are normal here: several buyers deliberately split a container across colours to see which ones move before committing to one.
How do we brand TR-1014?▾
Silk screen handles one to three flats; anything photographic goes UV digital. What glass will not take is laser engraving, which is a steel process. Where the body is flat rather than curved, artwork lands closer to how it was drawn — worth knowing when you choose between models in this range.
What is the MOQ, lead time and carton spec for TR-1014?▾
Entry quantity is 500 per design. Custom Pantone doubles that to 1,000, since the colour is a separate spray or resin run rather than a stock item. Production runs 30 days after deposit and artwork approval, sample in 7–10 days. Packing is 50 pcs per carton at 40cm × 32cm × 48cm. Terms are EXW, FOB Ningbo / Shanghai or DDP door to door — whichever suits how you already import.
Get a quote on TR-1014
Tell us the quantity, colours and how you want the logo applied — we reply within 24 hours, Monday to Saturday.
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