HOW WE PRICE
We bill our clients only — never workshops. Our fees come from you, transparently, and workshop production costs go directly from you to the workshop at their quoted price. We don’t take supplier commissions, hidden markups, or kickbacks of any kind.
Exact pricing depends on scope, volume, and the complexity of your designs. The bands below are honest ranges to give you a sense of what to budget. We share specific numbers on the fit call once we understand your situation.
Vendor Sourcing + Sample Coordination
A scoped two-to-three week engagement to find vetted workshops, coordinate samples, and deliver capability and pricing reports.
From a few hundred dollars per engagement
Depending on:
1. Number of designs in scope
2. Complexity of the spec (basic silver vs multi-stone setting vs custom CAD)
3. Whether you need one workshop matched or multiple options compared
WHAT’S INCLUDED
✔️ Vetted workshop shortlist (2-3 options)
✔️ Sample coordination and in-person reference review
✔️ Capability and pricing report
✔️ Workshop introduction on approval
Payment structure
50% on engagement start, 50% on delivery of the capability report.
Pre-Shipment QC
Per-order engagement to physically inspect production before goods leave India. Scoped per order based on volume, design complexity, and inspection depth.
Priced per order, in the low-to-mid hundreds of dollars range
Depending on:
1. Order volume (number of pieces)
2. Design complexity (basic finish check vs detailed stone-setting and plating-micron testing)
3. Whether the workshop is in our existing network or a new vendor
WHAT’S INCLUDED
✔️ Physical workshop visit before dispatch
✔️ Sample-vs-bulk comparison
✔️ Defect check, count verification, finish review
✔️ Photo report within 24 hours
✔️ Go/no-go recommendation, with rework coordination if needed
Payment structure
Prepaid per order, before the QC visit.
India Operations Retainer
Monthly engagement for brands running multiple production cycles per quarter. Pricing reflects the volume of production we manage and the number of workshops in scope.
From a few hundred dollars per engagement
Depending on:
1. Number of production cycles per quarter
2. Number of workshops in your active network
3. Whether QC visits are included in the retainer or billed separately
4. Time-zone coverage and response-time commitments
WHAT’S INCLUDED
✔️ Multi-workshop coordination
✔️ Weekly QC visits during active production
✔️ Production calendar planning
✔️ Single accountable contact
✔️ Real-time issue resolution
✔️ Quarterly cost benchmarking
Payment structure
Monthly in advance. No long-term contract — you can cancel month-to-month with 30 days’ notice.
How clients qualify
The retainer is typically offered after two to three successful orders with us. It’s not the right starting point for brands who haven’t worked with us before — the value of the retainer comes from us already knowing your designs, your workshops, and your way of working.
What you don’t pay for
Three things people sometimes expect to pay extra for, but don’t
Workshop production costs
Paid by you directly to the workshop at their quoted price. We don’t add markups.
Supplier commissions
We don’t take any from workshops. Our income is your fees only.
The fit call
20 minutes, free, no obligation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Because pricing depends on what you’re actually trying to do — a one-design vendor search is very different from sourcing across six SKUs with custom CAD. We’d rather quote you accurately on a 20-minute call than anchor on a number that doesn’t fit your situation.
For vendor sourcing, no formal minimum — we’ll quote whatever fits your scope. For QC, we typically don’t service orders under 50 units per SKU because workshop MOQs make it impractical. For retainers, we look for at least one production cycle per month.
On vendor sourcing engagements, if we can’t surface a workshop you’d actually order from after the sample round, we refund the second half of the engagement. On QC and retainer, fees cover work delivered — but if you’re not getting what you paid for, we’d rather have that conversation directly than have you feel stuck.
We invoice in USD. Payment via wire transfer or international card. Larger engagements can be split into milestones to manage cash flow on your side.
Tell us honestly on the fit call. For early-stage brands placing first orders, we sometimes scope smaller engagements that don’t appear in the bands above. We’d rather find a way to make it work than turn away a brand that could become a long-term client.