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FAQ

Supplement manufacturing questions, answered

Straight answers to what brands ask before they order. In short: each format has its own minimum and scales to 1 million units a month, every lot is tested by an independent ISO 17025 lab, and your landed price, with freight, US duty and delivery included, comes in writing within 24 to 48 hours.

Getting started

How do I start an order?

Send the formula, the format and the quantity through the quote form. A person replies within 4 business hours, and your landed price arrives in writing within 24 to 48 hours of a complete spec.

What do I need to send for a quote?

The formula or its catalog SKU, the format and pack, your first-order quantity, your brand name and artwork if you have it, and where it ships. Send what you have; we reply with the questions that complete it.

Do you work with brands that have not launched yet?

Yes. Many first orders come from founders before launch. A ready formula with your label, designed by us if you need it, is the quickest way to a first product.

Can I get samples before I order?

Yes. Ask in your quote request and we will tell you what we can send for your formula. For a new or matched formula, a Proof Lot gives you a tested first run.

Minimums and scale

What is your minimum order?

It depends on the format: from 200 tubs for powders and 300 bottles for liquids to 12,000 sticks for stick packs, and the same formula scales to 1 million units a month. Each format page lists its own minimum, and your written quote confirms it.

What is a Proof Lot?

A small first run, tested by the independent lab and shipped with its report. Its fee is $500, credited to your first order.

How far can you scale a formula?

Up to 1 million units a month, in the same plant, to the same written spec, tested by the same lab.

Pricing and payment

What does the landed price include?

Product, packaging, the independent lab test, freight from India, US duty and delivery to your 3PL (fulfilment warehouse) or Amazon, as one price per unit.

How fast do I get a price?

A person replies within 4 business hours, 7am to 8pm Central. Your landed price comes in writing within 24 to 48 hours of a complete spec.

How is US import duty handled?

It is a line in your landed price: US duty at the rate in force on your quote date. You see the duty before you order, not on arrival.

Does the price per unit fall at larger quantities?

Yes. Ask for prices at two or three quantities and your written quote shows each one.

What payment terms and deposit do you ask for?

Payment terms, including any deposit, are stated in writing in your quote, before you pay anything.

Get your number in writing

Send the formula, the format and the quantity. Landed price in writing within 24 to 48 hours.

Lead times

How long does production take?

Production takes about 4 weeks from artwork approval. Your production start date is confirmed in your written quote.

How long does shipping to the US take?

By air, about 1 to 2 weeks door to door. By sea, about 5 to 7 weeks door to door. Your quote states which and when.

Formulas and custom work

Can I put my brand on one of your formulas?

Yes. Choose from 165 ready formulas in six formats, and change the flavour, sweetener, count, carton or make small dose changes.

Can you make my own formula?

Yes. Custom formulas are quoted per project. Our in-house formulation lab sets the dose, flavour and format, and new formulas get stability testing before the commercial run.

Can you match a product I already sell?

Yes. Send a sample and its spec sheet. We match it to a written spec you approve and prove it with a Proof Lot before any commercial run.

Who owns my formula?

Formula ownership is stated in writing in every quote.

Which formats do you not make?

Gummies and softgels. We make capsules, tablets, effervescent tablets, liquids, powders and stick packs.

Testing and documents

Is every lot tested?

Yes. Every lot goes to an independent ISO 17025 lab for potency, identity, heavy metals and microbiology before it ships.

What documents come with each lot?

Five: the certificate of analysis (COA), a batch record extract, the spec and allergen sheet, label review notes and the landed invoice.

Can my own lab test a lot?

Yes. A retained sample of every lot is kept for 1 year past the expiry date. Ask for it and send it to any lab you choose.

What happens if a lot fails a test?

It does not ship. Our QA team holds it, tells you which result failed and sets out the plan to remake it.

Importing and delivery

Who handles the import paperwork?

We do. We file FDA prior notice for each shipment, and the duty is already in your landed price.

Can you ship to Amazon FBA?

Yes. We deliver duty paid to your 3PL or to Amazon, with FBA labels and carton marks on request.

Do you ship to brands outside the US?

Yes. Tell us the destination country in your quote request and we price delivery there.

Labels and design

Can you design my label and carton?

Yes. Label-ready artwork with a Supplement Facts panel: from $750. A launch kit with logo, carton, renders and listing images: from $3,500. A full brand: from $9,500.

Do you check my label against FDA rules?

Every lot ships with label review notes, and our label packages include a compliance read. Compliance reads are not legal advice.

About us

Are you a manufacturer or a broker?

A manufacturer. Your product is made in our own plant in Bavla, Gujarat, India, and released by our own QA team.

Where are you based?

Our plant is in Bavla, Gujarat, India. Our US mailing address and phone line are in Austin, Texas, and our parent company, BioGalen Pharma, is in Ahmedabad, India.

Still have a question?

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