Last updated: September 2026
Everything we know about specifying, vetting and importing 925 silver and moissanite jewelry, written for the person signing the purchase order rather than the shopper. The guides run in three chains: decide what you are buying, decide how it is made and checked, then decide who makes it and how you order. Reading them in order takes about ninety minutes.
Six articles on the two choices behind every price: which stone, and which metal. Read these before you ask anyone for a quote.
Sourcing guide for importers and private-label buyers: moissanite vs diamond on hardness, retail margin, market acceptance and diamond-tester risk.
Buying guideAn objective look at composition, hardness, fire, certification, pricing, and the very different inventory and return risk behind each stone.
Buying guideWholesale comparison of moissanite and cubic zirconia: hardness, durability, cost tiers, return risk and how to verify that stones sold as moissanite truly are.
Buying guideHow moissanite colour, clarity and cut grades are written, what they change in the finished piece, and why the same grade varies between production lots.
Buying guideWhat GRA, IGI and GIA documents certify for moissanite, how certification supports retail pricing, how to verify a report, and when to pay for one.
Buying guideBase metal comparison for jewellery importers: silver content, plating dependence, nickel-release compliance, price positioning and the real sources of returns.
Buying guideEight articles on turning a spec into workshop instructions - plating, setting, the tech pack, water contact - and the checks that catch a problem before it reaches bulk.
How importers should choose rhodium, platinum or gold plating on 925 silver moissanite jewelry: durability factors, market preference, compliance.
Buying guideRhodium plating on silver has no honest life in years. Specify micron thickness, pre-plate polish grade, adhesion tests and colour match instead of a promise.
Buying guideProng, bezel, pave, channel and tension settings compared on structure, security, rework difficulty and suitability for daily commercial wear.
Buying guideHow an OEM silver ring moves from drawing to wax model, mould, casting, filing, stone setting, polishing, plating and final QC, and where buyers approve.
Buying guideThe defect families buyers find in silver jewelry, how to write each into a purchase specification so it is inspectable, and what AQL sampling cannot catch.
Buying guideWhat a quotable jewelry tech pack contains: dimensions and tolerances, stone spec, setting, plating, finish, weight range and acceptance criteria.
Buying guideHow to structure private-label packaging for silver jewelry, which layers absorb the most margin, and what hang tags and warranty cards must carry.
Buying guideWaterproof is a marketing word, not a specification. On 925 silver it comes down to the coating, the setting and what the water carries. Specify all three.
Buying guideThirteen articles on vetting the factory, reading the quote and running the first order through to landed cost.
How the three sourcing routes differ on cost, control and recourse, plus the nine checks that separate a factory from a reseller.
Buying guideA due-diligence checklist for vetting a moissanite and 925 silver factory: documents to demand, factory versus trader signals and red flags.
Buying guideHow to audit a silver jewelry factory by live video: what a remote audit can prove, what it cannot, which stations to walk and how to sample at random.
Buying guideA step-by-step method for checking REACH, RoHS, CE and audit certificates on the issuing laboratory's own site, and the ways certificates mislead buyers.
Buying guideA silver jewelry quote is a stack of cost lines, not one price. See which lines dilute with volume, which stay fixed, and what to ask before comparing.
Buying guideWhy two jewelry quotes are not comparable, and how to normalise material, plating, quantity tiers, packaging and testing before you judge the unit price.
Buying guideFor importers: which MOQ costs are fixed, six ways to lower a minimum and the trade-off of each, when a factory cannot budge, and what to fix in the quote.
Buying guideHow jewelry sampling works end to end: what to send at each step, how sample charges work, how to inspect a sample and how to freeze the approved standard.
Buying guideLearn how to prevent sample-to-bulk drift: sealed golden samples, locked parameters, first article approval and a written deviation process.
Buying guideHow first-order payment works with a Chinese jewelry factory: T/T deposit and balance, platform escrow, letters of credit, and what to verify before you pay.
Buying guideWhat the EU, US, UK and retail platforms ask for in jewelry compliance: REACH SVHC, nickel release, RoHS and Proposition 65, and how to verify each report.
Buying guideHow DDP and DDU divide duty, clearance and risk when importing silver jewelry from China, which transport mode fits, and the documents customs asks for.
Buying guideA stage-by-stage private label jewelry plan: positioning, design, branding, first order size, exclusivity and the compliance files to hold before launch.
Buying guideSend your design, size and quantity — factory quote back within 24 hours. Reference: General enquiry