Detailed procurement guides

Perfume sourcing guides for your first quote.

Short guides for the decisions that change a perfume quotation. Start with the main guide if you are still defining the project; use a guide below when one question is blocking the next step.

New to perfume sourcing? Start with the main guide, then use these pages to work through the one decision you need to make next.

01 / Private label

Start here: choose a private label perfume factory

Prepare a brief, compare supplier scope and confirm what samples represent.

Read the guide → 02 / Manufacturing model

OEM vs ODM vs private label

Separate the terms from the actual product, development and approval scope.

Read the guide → 03 / MOQ

What determines perfume MOQ?

Ask about the minimums behind liquid, components, decoration and assembly.

Read the guide → 04 / Cost

What affects manufacturing cost?

Compare the product specification, services, inclusions and exclusions behind a price.

Read the guide → 05 / Samples

The perfume sampling process

Review samples against a written brief and record what the approval allows next.

Read the guide → 06 / Packaging

Stock vs custom packaging

Choose which components need to be custom and which can use an existing route.

Read the guide → 07 / Supplier comparison

20 questions for a manufacturer

Use a grouped checklist to compare scope, samples, documents and commercial assumptions.

Read the guide → 08 / RFQ

Write a perfume manufacturing RFQ

Include the information a supplier needs for a meaningful first response.

Read the guide →