# How a Shower Head Factory Quotation Is Built

Source: https://www.ningboware.com/sourcing/shower-head-pricing-and-quotation-guide/
Publisher: Cixi Zhonghe Sanitary Appliance Factory (ZHONGHE), Cixi, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. Contact: steven@ningboware.com
Updated: 2026-09-05

A shower head price from ZHONGHE, a factory in Cixi, Ningbo, China, is built from the body material and weight, the finish, any filter media, the packaging, tooling amortisation, the order size and the Incoterm. Sample prices are higher than bulk prices because they carry setup, not scale. An exact figure comes from a quotation against your specification and quantity.

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Item | Detail
--- | ---
What a quotation prices | One model, one finish, one packaging format, one quantity and one Incoterm. Change any of the five and the number changes
Currency and terms | Quoted in US dollars against a stated Incoterm, most often FOB Ningbo-Zhoushan
Sample price | A sample carries setup and handling rather than scale, so it is always higher per piece than production. Sample fee policy is being confirmed
Tooling | An existing mold carries no tooling cost. A new mold is a one-off charge that can be amortised over the first orders, quoted per project
Order size | Volume in one model beats the same total spread across five, because setups, colour changes and line time are per model
Published price bands | Not yet published. FOB price ranges by product family are being prepared for publication
Validity | A quotation is valid for a stated period, since resin, metal and freight all move
Sourcing | MOQ ranges from 500 to 2,000 units depending on the model, finish and packaging; custom packaging from about 2,000 units. Certified options are available on request

## The seven things that actually set the price

A shower head looks like a single item and prices like an assembly. The table below lists what a factory is really costing when it builds a number, roughly in the order of how much each one moves the total on a typical hand shower programme. Read it as a checklist for your own RFQ: every line you leave undefined is a line the factory has to assume, and an assumption is always priced conservatively.

The single biggest lever a buyer controls is not negotiation, it is specification. Two quotations that differ by thirty percent usually differ in filter media, plating thickness or packaging rather than in margin, so compare the specification before comparing the price.

Cost driver | What it depends on | How to control it
--- | --- | ---
Body and material | Part weight, ABS or PC or brass or stainless, wall thickness, number of components | Fix the material and the weight in the specification, and ask what the part weighs
Finish | Chrome, paint, bare ABS, brushed, PVD; plating thickness and coverage; number of colours | State the finish and send a physical reference; ask what salt spray the finish is quoted against
Filter media | Vitamin C, carbon, PP, mineral bead, tourmaline; fill weight; cartridge size and refill format | Name the media and the fill weight, since fill weight is the hidden variable in every filter quote
Packaging | Retail colour box, window box, polybag, insert, manual, barcode, master carton | Contract orders should ask for polybag pricing as well as boxed pricing to see the gap
Tooling | New mold or existing mold; cavity count; whether tooling is amortised or paid up front | Ask whether the model runs on an existing mold. If it does, tooling is zero
Order size | Quantity per model, per colour and per finish; total setups and line time | Concentrate volume in fewer models rather than spreading it thin
Incoterm and freight | EXW, FOB, CIF; port of loading; carton size and weight; container fill | Always compare quotations on the same Incoterm, and ask for carton dimensions and weights

## Why the sample costs more than the product

A sample is a production run of one. It carries the setup, the handling, the courier and the paperwork, and none of the scale that makes a production price low. That is normal at every factory, and a sample price that looks like a bulk price usually means the sample is a shelf item rather than your specification. Sample fee and timing policy is being confirmed for publication.

The useful comparison is not sample price against bulk price but sample against risk. A sample round costs a few hundred dollars and a few weeks. A container of the wrong finish, the wrong thread or the wrong carton size costs the whole order plus the freight. Test the sample properly, and the guide on testing a sample before ordering sets out what to measure.

## Price bands, and why this page does not print one yet

Buyers reasonably want a number before they write an RFQ, and a range is more useful than silence. FOB price ranges by product family, covering plated ABS hand showers, filter heads, overhead heads, hoses and holders, are being prepared for publication on this site. They will be published as ranges at a stated quantity and Incoterm, with the date they were set, so a reader can see how old the figure is.

Until then, this page will not invent one. A price band quoted without a quantity, a specification and an Incoterm is not information, and a factory that gives you a firm unit price before it knows your packaging is guessing. What can be said now is the shape of the answer: a plain plated ABS hand shower sits at the bottom of the range, a filter head with a filled cartridge and a retail box sits well above it, and a brass or stainless fixed head sits above that again.

## How to get an exact quote in one round

Send a complete brief and the quotation comes back once instead of three times. Include the model or a photo, the material, the finish with a physical reference, the filter media and fill weight if any, the thread standard, the target flow at a stated pressure, the packaging format with any barcode and language requirements, the quantity per model and per finish, the destination port and the Incoterm you want quoted. The RFQ template on this site lists every field.

ZHONGHE replies with the price, the lead time guide, the carton dimensions and weights, and the sample plan. MOQ ranges from 500 to 2,000 units depending on the model, finish and packaging; custom packaging from about 2,000 units. Ask for the quotation validity in writing, and ask for the price against a second Incoterm if you are comparing suppliers who quote differently. Write to Steven, Export Manager, with the brief and the quantities.

## FAQ

### How much does an OEM shower head cost from China?

It depends on the material, the finish, the filter media and fill weight, the packaging, whether tooling exists, the quantity in that one model and the Incoterm. A plain plated ABS hand shower is the low end; a filter head with a filled cartridge and a retail box is well above it; brass and stainless fixed heads are higher again. Published price bands by product family are being prepared, and an exact figure comes from a quotation against your specification.

### Why is the price different from the one another factory quoted?

Usually because the specifications are different, not the margins. Plating thickness, filter fill weight, packaging format and Incoterm are the four places quotations diverge most, and none of them is visible in a photograph. Compare on the same specification, the same quantity and the same Incoterm before drawing a conclusion about price.

### Do you have a price list?

Not a public one, because a shower head price is set by the specification and the quantity rather than by the model alone. FOB ranges by product family are being prepared for publication. In the meantime, send the specification and the quantity and a firm quotation comes back with lead time guides, carton dimensions and weights.

### Does the price include tooling?

Only if a new mold is needed. A model running on an existing ZHONGHE mold carries no tooling cost, which is why OEM on an existing platform is the cheapest and fastest route to a branded product. A new mold is quoted as a one-off charge and can be amortised over the first orders, with about 60 days of mold making as a working guide.

### What Incoterm do you quote?

Most often FOB Ningbo-Zhoushan, with EXW and CIF available on request. Always compare quotations on the same Incoterm, since an EXW price and a CIF price for the same goods differ by the whole cost of inland transport, export handling and sea freight. Ask for carton dimensions and weights so you can price the freight yourself.

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