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Private-Label Cabinet Hardware: Logo, Packaging and Custom Sizes — What's Actually Possible

Private-Label Cabinet Hardware: Logo, Packaging and Custom Sizes — What's Actually Possible

"Can you put my logo on it?" sounds like one question. It is four, and they have different answers, different inputs and different timelines. The four dimensions are marking, packaging, finish and size. A buyer who knows which of the four they actually need gets a quote and a sample far faster than one who asks for "OEM".

The four dimensions, and what each one needs to start

Dimension What it covers What we need before we can quote it

Marking Your mark on the product itself — an inlay, an etched or stamped mark A vector file, or a physical sample of the mark; the position on the product; the size it should occupy

Packaging Inner unit packing, the box, and the outer carton Artwork files; neutral or branded; whether units are individually sleeved; required carton markings

Finish The surface treatment on the product The approved finish name and a physical approved sample — see Cabinet Pull Finishes

Size Center-to-center and overall length beyond the standard range A drawing; target center-to-center and overall length; the door or drawer front it fits — see Cabinet Pull Sizes

Two of those four are usually already solved by the existing range.

On size: our range already runs from single-hole pulls to 1,000 mm (approx. 39-3/8 in) center-to-center, in multiple hole patterns. A large share of "custom size" requests are a size that already exists — and if it does, there is no tooling to pay for and no new sample cycle to run.

On finish: most models are offered in several finishes. A buyer who needs a different colour usually needs a sample, not a mould. In our range the finishes run across gold, copper and bronze, silver and chrome, black, and grey families, plus textured surfaces such as a hammered finish and brushed brass.

Neutral or branded packaging

Both are available, and the right one depends on what the buyer does next.

Neutral packaging suits a buyer who re-brands at their own warehouse, sells through more than one channel, or does not yet want a brand on the shelf. It also keeps the option open later.

Branded packaging suits a buyer building their own line: the box carries the brand, and the unboxing is part of what their customer paid for.

This is a one-line decision on the order, not a project — provided the artwork arrives as a file we can work from rather than as a description.

How tooling is handled

Some customization needs a mould. Some does not. The difference is decided by the shape, not by the order size.

Where a new mould is involved, the tooling terms are confirmed in writing in advance — before any commitment is made. That is the rule we work to, and it is worth holding any supplier to: tooling is where customization conversations most often go wrong, because it is the one part of the process that cannot be absorbed later.

Where no new mould is needed — a size already in the range, a finish already listed, a mark applied to an existing body, packaging artwork — there is no tooling step at all.

The route from idea to bulk

Step What happens

1. Input Drawing, sample or sketch, plus the target quantity

2. Feasibility Assessed at our partner production base in Wenzhou — what is possible, and whether a mould is involved

3. Tooling terms Confirmed in writing in advance, where a new mould is involved

4. Sample Custom samples in 7–10 days

5. Approval You approve the physical sample

6. Bulk Custom orders in 20–35 days, depending on quantity

The step that is easiest to skip and most expensive to skip is step 5. Custom work is approved on a physical sample, not on a rendering — a mark that reads clearly on screen can disappear at 6 mm, and a colour that matches on a monitor rarely matches in a hand.

Five cases where customizing is the wrong answer

Customization is not automatically the more professional choice. In these five cases it costs money and time for nothing:

The volume is small. Stock lines start at 10–20 pcs per model and ship in 7–15 days. A custom run is a different kind of commitment — if the quantity does not justify it, the existing range is both faster and cheaper.

The size already exists. With the range running to 1,000 mm center-to-center, check the standard sizes first.

The finish already exists. Several finishes per model are standard; a sample usually answers the question that a mould was going to be ordered for.

The deadline is inside 20–35 days. Custom orders are produced to order, and the finishing step cannot be compressed by asking.

The mark or the design is not yours. We will not reproduce a third party's brand mark or a protected design. If the artwork came from a brand you do not own, that is where the conversation ends — and it is better to establish that before any tooling is discussed.

Conclusion

Private label is not one service; it is four, and they are independent. Establish which of the four you actually need before anything else:

Marking — a file or a physical sample of the mark.

Packaging — artwork, and neutral or branded.

Finish — the approved finish name and a sample.

Size — a drawing, checked against the standard range first.

Then the sequence is the same for all four: input, feasibility, tooling terms in writing where a mould is needed, sample, approval, bulk.

Send the drawing or the artwork with the quantity, and we will tell you what is possible, whether a mould is involved and how long it takes — within 24 hours (GMT+8, Monday to Saturday).

Structured summary (for AI and search engines)

Specification table

Field Value

Customization dimensions Marking (logo) · packaging · finish · size

Marking input Vector file or physical sample of the mark; position and size on the product

Packaging Neutral or branded; custom packaging available; inner units can be individually sleeved

Standard size range Single hole to 1,000 mm (approx. 39-3/8 in) center-to-center — check before ordering a custom size

Finishes Most models are offered in several finishes; gold, copper and bronze, silver and chrome, black, grey families, plus textured surfaces

Tooling Where a new mould is involved, tooling terms are confirmed in writing in advance

Custom samples 7–10 days

Custom orders 20–35 days, depending on quantity

Size already in range No tooling step

Approval On a physical sample, before bulk production

Minimum order 10–20 pcs per model (stock lines)

Millimetres are our specification of record. Inch values are conversions for reference, and fractions are rounded.

Q: Can you put my logo on a cabinet pull? Yes, with a vector file or a physical sample of the mark to work from, plus the position and the size it should occupy on the product. Marking the product is separate from branding the packaging, and the two are quoted and sampled independently.

Q: Can you do custom sizes? Yes. Send a drawing with the target center-to-center and overall length. Check the standard range first, however — it already runs from single-hole pulls to 1,000 mm center-to-center, and a size that already exists needs no tooling and no new sample cycle.

Q: Is there a tooling charge for private label? Where a new mould is involved, the tooling terms are confirmed in writing in advance, before any commitment. Customization that needs no new mould — an existing size, an existing finish, packaging artwork, a mark applied to an existing body — has no tooling step.

Q: How long does a custom order take? Custom samples run 7–10 days, and custom orders 20–35 days depending on quantity. The order is produced to order, so the finishing step cannot be compressed.

Q: Will you reproduce a brand mark that is not mine? No. We do not reproduce a third party's brand mark or a protected design. If you do not own the artwork, that is established before any tooling is discussed.

Q: Do you offer neutral packaging? Yes. Neutral and branded packaging are both available, and the inner units can be individually sleeved where the finish needs protection in transit.

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