Every inquiry on this site is read and answered by a person. That is deliberate: screw prices depend on specification × quantity × finish × freight, so a useful quotation is always a matching exercise, not a price-list lookup. Here is how the workflow runs and how to make it fast.

What happens after you send an RFQ

  1. We read the specification. Sizes, material, finish, head, drive, quantity, destination — anything missing that blocks sourcing gets checked first, usually with one short reply.
  2. We match sourcing options. We check which supplying factories in the network can produce your specification, and compare the realistic options — stock items, sourced production, or a mixed plan.
  3. You get a quotation with the confirmed specification, unit pricing by quantity, packaging and shipping terms. If something in your requirement is not realistic, you get the honest version — what is possible and what it changes — instead of a yes that fails later.

The details that make a quotation usable on the first pass

Per item, one line:

M3 × 10, pan head, Phillips, 304 stainless, machine thread — 50,000 pcs
PA 4.2 × 13, nickel plated, self-tapping — 100,000 pcs

Plus, once per RFQ:

  • Quantity and frequency. "50k now, 20k/month after" changes the sourcing plan. Rough is fine.
  • Destination country or port. Freight is part of the comparison, not an afterthought.
  • Target price, if you have one. It saves everyone a round trip — we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable and what trades it would take.
  • Deadline. If your line stops without parts in three weeks, say so; the sourcing route is chosen around it.
  • A photo or drawing of the existing screw or the print. Attachments are supported on the RFQ form and settle terminology instantly.

Things that are always safe to ask

  • "Can you get X?" — even outside the catalog. The supply model exists to source and consolidate; we will confirm what is possible case by case.
  • "What would make this cheaper?" — a size tweak, a finish change or a quantity band often moves the number more than haggling does.
  • "What documentation comes with this?" — if your project needs material certificates or test reports, say so upfront; what a supplying factory can document varies by product and is checked with the quotation, not after it.

What a quotation from us contains

Confirmed specification (so both sides are comparing the same screw), unit price by quantity band, packaging, lead time for the chosen sourcing route, and shipping terms to your destination. No generic response-time promises — the timeline you get is the one attached to your actual items.

Sending several sizes?

Use the Bulk / Multi-SKU RFQ — one line per size in the message box, or attach your spreadsheet. Mixed-spec consolidation is our normal order shape, not an exception.

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