Importing Jewelry Wholesale

Importing Jewelry Wholesale

If you are considering importing jewelry wholesale, 

you might want to see what your other options are. 

When jewelry is imported, there are additional 

costs, such as high shipping costs, that you may 

not be prepared to pay. There are also other issues 

to consider as well.

Customs is a major issue, because some materials 

that come from endangered animals are outlawed in 

the United States – ivory for example. When 

importing jewelry, you need to be sure that all of 

the materials that make up the jewelry can be 

legally imported. 

The possibility of not getting what you paid for is 

another consideration that you must think about. If 

you order from someone outside of the United 

States – where the United States has no legal 

jurisdiction – there won’t be anything you can do if 

you are ripped off. If you are importing jewelry 

wholesale, make sure that you are dealing with a 

reputable company.

Usually, if you can find the same pieces of jewelry 

for sale in the United States, at a slightly higher 

cost, you will be better off making your purchase in 

the US. By the time you add shipping to the 

imported jewelry, it will probably cost more. 

However, there are many pieces that can only be 

found in other countries. 

How to Sell Jewelry Wholesale 2013

How to Sell Jewelry Wholesale

If you are a creative person, with a great sense of 

style and flair, you may be able to start your own 

business – making and selling jewelry wholesale. 

Because people are so very unique, they want 

jewelry pieces that are unique – one-of-a-kind 

pieces that nobody else in the world owns! This 

desire can make you quite a bit of money – 

simply start your very own jewelry wholesale 

company.

You can easily order wholesale supplies from 

hundreds of companies around the globe online – 

at really low prices. It is important to keep up with 

how much each part of each piece of jewelry costs 

you, and to get a total cost of each piece, including 

any expenses that you had for having supplies 

shipped to you. With the total cost figured, you can 

easily set your prices by adding 15% to the cost. 

You can sell your pieces in a variety of ways. You 

can open your own online wholesale jewelry store, 

sell to local jewelry stores, rent booths at local flea 

markets and fairs, or advertise your jewelry making 

skills and take orders for unique pieces. You can 

also sell your pieces on consignment at boutiques.

You want to be known for your quality. Always 

select the highest quality gems and stones for your 

pieces, and make sure that the craftsmanship is 

outstanding. Become exclusive, and more people 

will want to purchase your pieces – and never make 

any two pieces alike. 

However, you can also go the other route and make 

hundreds of identical pieces, as they are ordered.  

You do this by making one very unique, high quality 

piece, and showing it to your local jewelry stores. 

Ask them if they would like to order in bulk, then fill 

the order. 

Another option is to do catalog sales. Make enough 

pieces to fill a small catalog, and take pictures of 

each piece. Write a description for each piece and 

then put together your own catalog using software 

and a good printer – or send the work to a print 

shop. You can send these catalogs out to a list 

that you obtain from a direct mailing list company.

This type of business does require creativity and 

skill, but it also requires the ability to market 

yourself and your jewelry. You need to have 

business cards printed, and also have catalogs and 

brochures printed as well to market your jewelry 

wholesale business.

How to Select Jewelry Wholesale Beads

How to Select Jewelry Wholesale Beads

When purchasing wholesale jewelry beads, you 

must use care. You don’t want to end up with beads 

that aren’t worth anything to you! Selecting beads 

takes a lot of thought – we aren’t talking about 

plastic beads that children use to make jewelry. We 

are talking about quality beads used to make grown 

up jewelry!

Avoid cheap plastic beads. This may be suitable for 

some pieces, but it isn’t very durable – or very 

pretty. Instead, buy glass beads or Lucite beads. 

These are not only durable, they are very shiny and 

pretty. They do not have the ‘cloudy’ look of plastic 

beads. 

Inspect the beads for imperfections if possible. 

Beads that are ‘lopsided’ won’t do. Beads that are 

chipped, broken, or scratched are useless. Don’t 

purchase these beads no matter how cheap they 

are!

Most jewelry wholesale beads are sold in bulk. In 

this case, you probably won’t have the opportunity 

to inspect the beads, so ask about the exchange 

policy. Will you be able to exchange the beads that 

are less than perfect? Depending on how the beads 

are packaged and sold, and the policy of the 

business selling the jewelry wholesale beads, this 

may not be possible.

How to Select Jewelry Wholesale

How to Select Jewelry Wholesale

Selecting jewelry isn’t hard, when you can see it 

and touch it. However when you purchase jewelry 

wholesale, you often won’t have this opportunity 

before making a purchase, since most of these 

purchases are made online or through mail order. 

This makes the selection process a bit harder. 

Start by reading all of the information that is 

supplied. Make sure that words like ‘gold plated’ or 

‘faux’ are not used if you are looking for genuine 

pieces. Contact the company and ask for more 

information if you are unsure about anything that 

you are reading as well. Make sure you are getting 

wholesale prices. Look for similar pieces at the 

online jewelry stores, or even at your local jewelry 

stores, and compare the prices. The wholesale 

price should be much lower.

Also check the refund and exchange policy of the 

business you are planning to purchase from. Make 

sure that there is a ‘no questions asked’ money 

back guarantee, or the offer of a 100% refund if you 

are not satisfied. If there is no refund policy, there 

should be no deal! You can find other jewelry 

wholesale from companies that do offer refunds 

and exchanges.

How to Price Your Jewelry Wholesale

How to Price Your Jewelry Wholesale

Pricing is an issue that many people in the jewelry 

business often worry about. However, there is a 

method that you can easily use, whether you 

purchase jewelry wholesale or make your own

jewelry. Pricing is very important. You don’t want 

to charge too much, because you won’t sell 

anything. On the other hand, you want to make 

sure that you charge enough to make a profit.

If you purchase your jewelry at wholesale prices, a 

markup of 15% to 30% is usual, and people will pay 

these prices. In the grand scheme of things, apply 

the 30% markup, and make that the ‘regular’ price. 

When you need to move merchandise hold a sale, 

and use the 15% markup price as the sale price. 

If you make your own jewelry, determine the total 

cost of the piece, including the cost of supplies, 

shipping, warehousing and packaging, then apply a 

15% markup. With the 15% markup, your jewelry 

will be priced at the wholesale price. If you sell the 

jewelry to the general public yourself, as opposed 

to selling it to retailers, apply the retail price, which 

in this case would be about 45% above your costs.