Sourcing, cost and RFQ
How are stamped parts packed and shipped from China?
Answer
Shipping Stamped Parts From China: Packaging, PPAP And First Article Approval The final mile of a China sourcing programme — first article approval, PPAP Level 3, packaging specification, labelling and what to agree before the first shipment leaves the factory. Most sourcing failures do not happen at the press. They happen in the last two weeks: a first article that was never formally approved, a PPAP file that arrives after the parts, or a carton that protects the parts for the first 8,000 km and not the last 200. What has to be agreed before the first shipment leaves a Chinese stamping supplier?
Why this page is short
Published material currently supports only part of this question. The page states what is known and stops, rather than filling the gap with a plausible number. The missing detail sits on the review board waiting for an engineer.
Sources
- Shipping Stamped Parts From China: Packaging And PPAP WorkflowShipping Stamped Parts From China: Packaging, PPAP And First Article Approval The final mile of a China sourcing programme — first article approval, PPAP Level 3, packaging specification, labelling and what to agree before the first shipment leaves the factory. Most sourcing failures do not happen a...
- Shipping Stamped Parts From China: Packaging And PPAP WorkflowHome › Blog › Support Sourcing · PPAP · Packaging & Logistics Shipping Stamped Parts From China: Packaging, PPAP And First Article Approval Published September 16, 2026 · Balford Technical Team Most sourcing failures do not happen at the press. They happen in the last two weeks: a f...
- Resources — Case Studies, Stock Parts & Cost CalculatorA rough estimating tool based on common tooling quote components (material cost + process design fee + machining cost + VAT + assembly/setup cost + packaging & shipping). For early project evaluation only — not a formal quote. Material cost per piece (CNY) Estimated annual volume (pcs) Machining cos...
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What an engineer still needs from you
- material and material condition (grade, temper)
- material thickness, plus the key diameter, height and wall thickness
- tolerances, burr direction and the visual acceptance standard
- annual volume - it decides whether tooling is single-hit, progressive or transfer
- surface finish, and any secondary machining, annealing or plating
Submit a drawing / RFQDFM review
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This page is an engineering answer, not a quotation and not a dimensional acceptance. It is generated from Balford's published material and held to the verified company fact sheet.