Minimum Order Quantity

High MOQs force small brands to hold more inventory than demand justifies, raising storage cost and dead stock risk.

Can you negotiate a supplier's minimum order quantity?

Often yes. Common approaches are accepting a higher unit price, combining colors or sizes to meet the minimum, committing to a larger annual volume split across several orders, or paying a setup fee.

• Economic Order QuantityThe order size that minimizes the combined cost of placing orders and holding inventory.
• Dead StockInventory that has not sold for a long period and is unlikely to sell at full price.