By Mr. Zheng, Technical Director, JILU · Last updated: 2026-08-29

Most sourcing guides tell you how to evaluate Chinese range hood factories. This one is different: it is the official breakdown of our wholesale range hood program — the MOQ tiers, production lead times, QC checkpoints and shipping terms we offer importers and distributors, updated for August 2026. I am writing it from our production floor in Shengzhou, where I have spent thirty years setting the airflow, fabrication and durability specs that sit behind every tier of our wholesale program.

JILU's wholesale range hood program is run from a single factory in Shengzhou, Zhejiang, audited by every importer who walks our line.

What Does the JILU Wholesale Program Include?

Answer block. Our program has three tiers: a trial order from 100 units per model [verify], a standard mixed-SKU container, and an annual frame agreement with locked pricing and our priority production slot [verify].

We designed the program in three tiers because the same Chinese factory treats a 100-unit sample run and a 5,000-unit annual frame very differently — in production scheduling, in raw-material purchasing, and in the QC sampling rate that gets applied. Putting our importers into the right tier up front is what lets us quote a price that holds, and what lets us lock our production slot so it does not get bumped when a bigger order lands. We learned that lesson the hard way in our first three years of running our wholesale program.

Our tiers all cover the full JILU range: under-cabinet, wall-mounted, island, insert, slim, glass, black, split-type and BBQ hoods, plus stainless backsplashes, BBQ grills and outdoor cabinets for container mixing.

We bundled the categories together because most distributors we onboard already sell 3-4 SKUs across hood + insert + outdoor, and forcing them into separate PO cycles just adds friction. One container, one bill of lading, one customs entry — that is how we run our wholesale program, and it is what gives our importers a single landed-cost number to budget against. Because importers we onboard keep asking for predictable landed cost more than any other single thing, we made our shipping terms the simplest part of the contract.

Why Buy Factory-Direct Instead of Through a Trading Company?

Answer block. Factory-direct buying typically removes the 10-20% margin a trading company adds, and specification or packaging changes reach the production line the same day instead of passing through an intermediary.

Our team has operated our own factory in Shengzhou, Zhejiang since 1996 — we audit one facility, not an invisible supply chain. For the full comparison of factory-direct versus intermediary sourcing, see our The Ultimate 2026 Range Hood Sourcing Guide for Importers and our under-cabinet range hood manufacturer checklist for the technical specs behind the claim.

The reason factory-direct matters on a wholesale program is operational, not just financial. Because we control our own stamping line, weld cells and assembly bays (see the JILU manufacturing capabilities page), a packaging or spec change you email us at 9 AM is on our production floor by lunch. A trading company cannot promise that, because the production line does not belong to them — and we have heard that complaint often enough from importers who came to us after a trading-company partner missed a launch. Because those missed launches were the original reason those importers came to us, our wholesale program is built around not missing yours.

What Is the MOQ and How Does Pricing Work?

Answer block. JILU's standard wholesale MOQ is 100 units per model [verify], with mixed-SKU trial containers negotiable. We quote FOB Ningbo or Shanghai [verify]; EXW is available for our buyers with their own forwarder [verify].

Payment terms are T/T: 30% deposit on order confirmation, 70% against bill of lading copy; L/C at sight is accepted for program-level orders [verify]. We chose T/T 30/70 because it splits risk symmetrically — our importers do not pay the full balance until the goods are physically loaded, and we do not start raw-material purchasing until the deposit clears. Because split-risk terms reduce the trust gap that kills first-time deals, we default to 30/70 on every tier of the wholesale program.

For the market-wide context behind our own numbers, see What Is the MOQ for Range Hoods from Chinese Factories? 2026 Numbers and Why Importers Choose JILU: 7 Reasons That Matter for Your Business. Our MOQ tier also dovetails with our wholesale program's mixed-SKU trial container option — a buyer who cannot commit to 100 of a single SKU can still fill our 20GP with, say, 60 under-cabinet + 40 wall-mounted + backsplashes, as long as our per-model minimum is respected.

Stainless steel stamping line at the JILU factory — the same line that runs every wholesale tier from 100 units to annual frames.

Which Certifications Cover Your Market?

Answer block. Our range hoods carry ETL certification for North America and CB Scheme certification for multi-market approval; certification documents and test reports ship with every order. For OEM programs, we arrange certificates under our buyer's brand [verify].

For our documentation checklists by market, see ETL vs UL vs CE: Which Certification Does Your Market Actually Require? and RoHS & REACH for Kitchen Appliances: What EU Buyers Must Check. We list these because most of our importers are sourcing into two or three regions at once, and a single certification rarely covers all of them.

For our importers shipping to the US or Canada, ETL listing in the Intertek directory (UL 507 + CSA C22.2 No.64) is the residential electrical safety standard that Amazon's compliance team and most US retailers query by model number. For Europe, the relevant baseline is the EU CE marking framework (typically EN 60335-2-31 for range hoods) and EU REACH for material compliance.

The reason we list certifications up front in our wholesale program is that certification timing is the single biggest schedule risk on a first-time bulk order — if you need an ETL or CB that our factory has not yet obtained, you can lose 60-90 days to lab testing. Our existing certifications let our importers skip that step entirely, which is why we publish them up front on every spec sheet and on the ETL-certified range hood product page rather than burying them in a brochure.

How Is Quality Controlled on Wholesale Orders?

Answer block. Every wholesale order passes our four checkpoints: incoming material verification, in-line airflow and electrical testing, 100% power-on testing before packing [verify], and our pre-shipment AQL inspection [verify]. Third-party inspectors (SGS, BV or your nominated agent) are welcome on any order [verify], and we host them on our QC floor every week.

For the full framework on evaluating a supplier's QC system before you commit to a bulk order, see Commercial Kitchen Hood Manufacturers 2026: Buyer Guide to Specs, Certifications, Factory Sourcing. We link to it because most of our wholesale-program applicants have not yet built their own QC checklist, and that guide is the fastest way for them to get oriented on our terms.

Our four-checkpoint flow is what our QC team uses for every shipment, and it lines up with the ISO 2859-1 sampling standard that most third-party inspectors (SGS, BV, TUV) apply for AQL. Because every checkpoint produces a signed traveler, our importers can audit our QC trail without visiting our factory — just ask for the lot traveler before the pre-shipment inspection, and you will see exactly which units passed which test, and which units we set aside for re-work. Because we built the QC trail to survive third-party audit from day one, our AQL fail-rate at pre-shipment is consistently lower than the 4% we see quoted across the Shengzhou industry.

Mixed-SKU wholesale range hoods staged for pre-shipment AQL inspection at the JILU factory.

How Are Wholesale Orders Packed and Shipped?

Answer block. Our orders ship in export-grade 5-ply cartons [verify] with our container loading plan and photos sent before departure. Our production lead time is 25-35 days [verify]; our port of loading is Ningbo or Shanghai [verify].

Our e-commerce distributors can request FBA prep and labeling [verify] — see our under-cabinet range hood manufacturer checklist for the FBA packaging section, which covers ISTA 3A drop testing and Amazon inbound labeling in detail. We added FBA prep to our wholesale program because we kept hearing the same question from our Amazon-first distributors, and a separate program term is cleaner for us than a one-off email.

For ocean freight consolidation, our wholesale program's standard 5-ply export carton is designed to stack 4-6 units per master carton (depending on hood category and chassis size), with double-wall corrugated and corner boards for 40HQ loading. Because the inner packaging absorbs the ISTA 3A drop on FBA shipments, the master carton only needs to handle stacking and forklift handling — a much lighter requirement. A factory that double-specs both layers is the right answer for an FBA program, and that is what we ship every week. Because FBA inbound damage claims are paid by our importer, not the carrier, the inner-packaging spec is where we focus our quality spend — it is where the importer's margin actually gets protected. For our buyers who need the formal performance reference, see the ASTM D4169-23 transport packaging standard our pack-out line runs against.

JILU container yard for wholesale range hood shipments — FOB Ningbo loading is the standard program term for importers.

How Do You Start? (5 Steps)

1. Send your inquiry — target categories, estimated quantity and destination market, via the quote form or WhatsApp +86-13819556668.
2. Receive your quotation within 24 hours [verify] — including spec sheets and certification copies.
3. Order samples — 7-10 day sample lead time [verify], cost refundable against your first bulk order [verify].
4. Place a trial order — inspect the goods yourself or nominate a third-party inspector (SGS, BV or your nominated agent) [verify].
5. Sign a frame agreement — lock pricing and a production slot for your annual program.

Frequently Asked Questions About the JILU Wholesale Program