Can it be made in China? A free check

What the one-page assessment covers

Likely manufacturing process

For example injection moulding, CNC machining, sheet-metal work, die casting, sewing or assembly from bought-in parts, and whether new tooling would be needed.

Where in China it is usually made

The industrial cluster or region where factories already make this kind of product, so the search starts in the right place.

MOQ realities

What factories making this kind of product usually expect for a first order, and what tends to change it: stock materials and colours, tooling, packaging.

Main risks

Tooling ownership and cost, certification for the UK or your own market, and protecting your design.

The next step

What we would suggest doing next, whether that is samples, a fuller specification or a different approach.

What it does not include

• Prices or supplier quotes. Those come in a quote once the specification is agreed.
• Engineering sign-off of your design, or a promise that a factory will take the order.

What to send

• A drawing or CAD file, shared by link (Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer or similar).
• Photos of a sample or of a similar product.
• A description: what it does, rough size, material and the quantity you have in mind.
• Or just the idea in a sentence or two. We will say what else we would need.

If the design is confidential, describe it in words first and ask us to sign your NDA before you send drawings.

How it works

1. Send the form below, with a link to any drawings or photos.
2. Our own staff in China, who work with factories in the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta, review it.
3. Within 3 working days you receive the one-page assessment by email.
4. You decide whether to go further. There is no obligation.

Product development: from idea or drawing to samples and production →