Lead Time: Where Twenty-Five to Thirty-Five Days Actually Goes

The number on a quote is the day the container leaves, not the day the machine starts. Here is what sits between those two dates.

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Moulding

A stock mould runs when its slot comes up: three to seven days for a normal order, longer in the pre-holiday queue.

Decoration

Silkscreen adds about five days; spray coat five to seven; metallising eight to ten, because it leaves the building. This is the step that most often moves the date.

Assembly and Packing

Fitting pumps and caps, the leak test, and cartoning: two to four days. On a multi-part pack, assembly is a manual step and the labour shows up here.

What Makes It Slip

Artwork approval, a sample round, and a Chinese New Year window. The first two are in your control.

Questions We Get on This

Why 25–35 days if moulding is a week?

Decoration and assembly sit after moulding and each has its own queue.

Can it be faster?

Sometimes: a stock bottle, no decoration, and a booked slot. Ask — the honest answer depends on the week.

What is the most common delay?

Artwork approval, not production.