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Bulk & Volume Orders

Bulk purchasing that stays online when the terms are clear.

Bulk and distributor purchasing is a core part of the AQUROV business, not a side channel. Standard components — including volume orders — are ordered directly from the store. When a configuration, a compatibility question or a trade term needs a human decision, we review it and come back with pricing and lead time. One-off volume orders and repeat production purchases are handled here. Businesses purchasing for resale should use our Distributor Program.

Orders approaching US$10,000 are still handled online when the products are standard and the freight can be calculated automatically.

3 price levelsStandard retail, bulk and distributor
In Stock / Made to OrderStatus is shown per product
EXW / FOB / CIFAvailable for volume and project orders
Batch of underwater robotics components packed in protective foam for wholesale shipment

Pricing

Three price levels, confirmed on the order.

AQUROV quotes at three levels: standard retail, bulk and distributor. Which one applies is decided by the order itself, not by a fixed public table, because quantity, product family, lead time, payment terms and the level of customization all move the number.

Standard retail price

The published store price for single units and small quantities. These items are specified on the product page and paid at checkout.

Bulk price

For larger quantities of standard products, and for quantities of a standard product that only need light changes such as cable length or a connector. Confirmed with the order.

Distributor price

For partners who buy repeatedly. Agreed with the partner and reviewed as the cooperation develops, rather than published as a single open number.

Bulk and distributor pricing is confirmed per product family, quantity, configuration and order terms. The confirmed unit price is stated in writing before payment.

Buying repeatedly for resale in your own market is a different arrangement from a one-off volume order: Distributor Program.

Buying path

Order online, or ask for a review.

Order value is not what decides whether a purchase is handled online. What decides is whether the products are standard and the terms are fully specified.

Complete it online

When everything below is true, place the order in the store and pay at checkout.

  • The items are standard catalog products
  • Quantity and configuration are fully specified
  • Selection and compatibility are already confirmed
  • Payment is a standard online payment
  • Freight can be calculated automatically for the destination

Send it for review

These cases are checked by our team before pricing or feasibility is confirmed.

  • Product or technical conditions are not yet clear
  • Selection or compatibility has to be confirmed
  • Special payment arrangements or credit terms are required
  • Special logistics, trade terms, or freight that cannot be calculated automatically
  • The configuration goes beyond the standard options
  • Risk, compliance or an abnormal order pattern has to be reviewed

When fulfillment begins

Standard orders enter fulfillment after payment, stock availability and order review are confirmed. Lightly customized orders begin after payment and final drawing approval.

Quantity

MOQ, samples and volume ramp.

There is no single site-wide MOQ. Minimum order quantity is confirmed per product family together with price and lead time, because it depends on how the item is produced and how much of it is made in one batch.

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Stage Typical volume How it is priced What to expect
Sample 1–5 units Standard items at normal unit price Low-risk changes such as cable length, connectors or packaging can go straight to production; larger changes are sampled first
Light customization sample 1–5 units Product cost plus a sampling or engineering fee Fees can be partly or fully credited once the agreed production volume is reached
Small batch 20–100 units Bulk price confirmed on the order MOQ and any tier thresholds depend on the product family, not on the order value alone
Mature project Several hundred to 1,000+ units per year Distributor price agreed with the partner Repeat orders reuse the agreed specification, documentation and inspection level

The volumes above describe the usual progression from first sample to repeat production. They are a planning reference: the binding MOQ for your order is the one we confirm in writing with the quotation. A batch goes into production only after our internal testing passes and you confirm the sample.

Order handling

Payment, stock reservation and lead time.

Standard products and lightly customized products start on different conditions, and neither starts counting lead time until the order is accepted.

Payment

  • Standard products: online payment by default
  • Bank transfer when you prefer it, or for special payment arrangements, large non-standard transactions and specific countries or regions
  • Small customization: 100% prepayment
  • Large customization: deposit with the balance, settled before shipment in principle
  • Credit terms are assessed per customer and per project

Stock and lead time

  • Stock is reserved once payment is received
  • Key customers, confirmed purchase orders and large orders close to payment can request a short reservation with a fixed deadline
  • Lead time is confirmed internally before it is promised; expediting is checked against stock, purchasing, production, QC and logistics, and may carry an expedite fee

If an item is out of stock

You choose how to proceed: wait for the next replenishment, switch to an alternative model, ship the available part of the order first, or take a refund on the affected items. We tell you which of these is possible before the order is locked.

Freight

Shipping for volume orders.

Freight is calculated automatically whenever the order can be standardized. Everything else is quoted by hand, because a freight cost that is guessed is worse than one that is quoted.

Calculated at checkout

  • Standard dimensions and weights
  • Common destinations and standard service levels
  • Trade terms the system can price end to end

Quoted by hand

  • Oversized or unusually heavy shipments
  • Specific countries or regions with limited service
  • Non-standard transport modes
  • Customized products and project orders
  • Trade terms that cannot be standardized

Terms for volume, distributor and project orders

Small and mid-size batches normally ship door to door through DHL, FedEx or UPS international express: most destinations are reached in 3–7 business days after dispatch, and selected major destinations may arrive in 2–3 business days. Transit times are estimates counted from dispatch and exclude customs clearance delays. Larger batches, distributor orders and project orders can be executed on EXW, FOB or CIF terms, with the service and the transit time quoted with the shipment rather than promised as a blanket figure.

Palletized cartons of underwater components prepared for an international freight shipment

Full detail on freight, dispatch and arrival checks: Shipping & Delivery.

Request

What to send with your bulk request.

A complete request is answered faster, because pricing, freight and lead time can all be checked in one pass instead of three emails.

  • Product names, model numbers or links to the store items
  • Quantity per item, and the total quantity for the shipment
  • What the products will be used for — a new build, spares, a resale programme
  • Key technical parameters: voltage, depth rating, interface, cable length
  • Destination country and city
  • Required delivery timing, if the project has a fixed date
  • Whether any item needs modification, and which kind
  • Drawings, interface and dimension details, or a datasheet, when a modification is involved
  • Preferred payment method and any invoicing requirements

Repeat orders

Once an order has been delivered, a repeat order only needs the products, quantities, parameters, timing and anything new. The earlier specification, documentation and inspection level are reused, so the second order costs you less work than the first.

If the change is bigger than cable length, connectors, mounting dimensions, packaging or a parameter range, it belongs on the Light Customization path, or with our engineering team for a system-level project.

Questions

Bulk ordering questions.

Two questions that come up before a first volume order.

How is bulk pricing confirmed?

Send the product list, the quantities and the destination, and the confirmed unit price for the order comes back in writing before payment. Bulk and distributor pricing is confirmed per product family, quantity, configuration and order terms rather than published as a public tier table.

How is lead time handled on a bulk order?

Lead time is confirmed internally before it is committed to, and we can split a shipment when part of the order is ready earlier. Expediting is possible only after stock, purchasing, production, QC and logistics have been checked, and it may carry an expedite fee.

Ready to price your volume order?

Send the product list, quantities, destination and required timing. If everything is standard, you can also complete the order in the store right away — no quote step required.