Private Label or Full Custom — Pick the One That Fits Your Order

Private label means the formula already exists. Full custom means we develop one. The minimum, the timeline and the documents all change with that choice.

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Private Label

Your brand on a formula that is already on file

  • FormulaOne of our 200+ — already run, already documented
  • Minimum order20,000 pcs
  • SampleStock sample, free of charge, freight collect
  • Proof turnaround3 days after artwork lands
  • ShipmentProduction starts the day the sample is approved — shipped within 15 days
  • Best forTesting a market, adding a SKU, protecting your margin against a competitor's price

Full Custom

Formula, can and packaging built to your brief

  • FormulaNew — the lab develops to your target, bench sample first
  • Minimum order30,000 pcs
  • SampleBench sample, then approval sample
  • ShipmentProduction starts the day the sample is approved — shipped within 15 days
  • Brief to shipment6–8 weeks in total, development and sample included; add 15–30 days for a non-standard can diameter
  • Repeat orders15 days or less
  • Best forWhen the product starts from your brief, not from our list

Can, print and carton are yours in either route. Just want finished cans under the Midwel brand? Ready stock starts at 7,200 pcs — 600 cartons of 12 or 300 of 24.

Shipped Within 15 Days of Sample Approval

The clock starts when you approve the sample, not when you ask for a quote.

Day 0

Artwork and dieline land with us. We check the dieline against the can before anything else.

Day 3

Proof back to you as a PDF with the colour breakdown. One round of changes is normal; three is a design problem.

7–15 days

Sample on an existing formula, out for your approval. A brand-new formula is the full custom route.

≤ 15 days

Production starts the day you approve the sample, and the goods leave within 15 days. Repeat orders run 15 days or less.

One thing worth saying plainly: the 3–5 day figure on this site is Midwel-brand stock cans. The moment your artwork goes onto a can, that can is made to order. If you are working backwards from a trade show, plan on 15 days from sample approval to shipment.

What Moves Your Cost Per Can

Five levers, roughly in the order they matter. We quote against these, not against a list price.

Can diameter

More tinplate per can. It is the first number we look at.

Print colours

Every colour is a pass through the printer. Four is normal; six is a brand decision.

Valve type

A standard valve is off the shelf. A special one has a minimum and a lead time of its own.

Quantity

Setup is fixed, so it spreads over every can in the run. Bigger order, smaller number per can.

Carton

Plain brown against printed. Small money per unit, large money per container.

What Ships With the Goods

SDS

One per formula, in the language your market needs.

COA

One per batch, with the fill weight and the batch code on it.

UN certification

For the can, so the shipment moves as dangerous goods without an argument at the port.

Market documents

REACH, SASO or DOT where the destination asks for them.

Frequently Asked Questions

QDo I need my own formula?
ANo. Most private label buyers start from one of ours. That is what makes it private label rather than OEM.
QIs 20,000 pcs a hard minimum?
AOn a formula we already run, yes. Below that, ready stock under the Midwel brand starts at 7,200 pcs — 600 cartons of 12 or 300 of 24.
QCan I see a sample before I commit?
AStock samples are free of charge, freight collect. Ask for the formula you are considering and we will send it before you spend anything on artwork.
QHow long does a proof take?
AThree days from the moment artwork and dieline arrive. A dieline that does not match the can is the usual reason that slips.
QWho owns the artwork?
AYou do. We keep the print file so a reorder does not start from zero.
QCan I mix formulas in one order?
AYes, as long as each one clears the minimum. Mixed containers are common on a first shipment — ask us to lay out the pallet plan before you order.

What to Put in Your Inquiry

A quote needs five facts. Send them in your first message and the answer comes back with numbers instead of questions — replies within 24 hours on working days.

The product

One of our 200+ formulas, or a reference can you are using today.

The quantity

Your first order target, and roughly how often you would reorder.

The market

Country and sales channel — it decides the documents and the valve.

The can

Diameter and fill size you have in mind, or the reference can's.

The packaging

Print colours and carton spec, or just tell us to propose one.

Send Artwork, Get a Proof Date

Tell us the formula, the can size and the market you are selling into. You will get a proof date and a price per can — not a brochure.

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