Wholesale teapots are specified by capacity, spout behaviour and infuser type: a 600 ml teapot for two cups is the volume seller, a 1,000 ml for four anchors a gift set, and a spout that drips fails regardless of the glaze. Pricing runs 1.60 to 3.20 dollars at 500 pieces.
Capacity by Serving
Two-cup teapots sit at 500 to 600 ml, four-cup at 900 to 1,000 ml, and six-cup at 1,300 to 1,500 ml. A teapot needs 20 to 25 percent headroom above the serving volume, so a 600 ml pot serves two 220 ml cups comfortably. Selling by cup count rather than by millilitres is the usual mistake: a “four cup” pot from one supplier can be 800 ml and from another 1,100 ml, and the tea strength changes with the ratio of leaf to water.
The Spout Test
A spout that drips is the single most common complaint on teapots. The test is simple: fill to the top, pour steadily for five seconds, stop, and look for a drop running down the outside of the spout. A well-cut spout has a thin, slightly undercut lip and sits high enough that the liquid level at full is below the spout opening. Ask the factory to video the pour test on the production sample rather than the prototype.
Infuser and Lid Fit
A stainless infuser adds 0.25 to 0.50 per piece and is what most Western buyers expect. A ceramic built-in strainer at the base suits traditional Chinese sets and is harder to clean. The lid is the second fit problem: it should sit with no rock and a small vent hole to prevent a vacuum lock, otherwise the second pour stutters. Ask for the lid-to-body gap and the vent diameter, not just a photo.
Glaze and Interior Colour
A white interior is the practical choice for tea, because it shows the colour of the liquor and any staining. A dark interior hides stains and also hides the tea, which reads as cheap to a gift buyer. Celadon and matte glazes sell well in gift channels and are harder to keep consistent across batches, so specify a stable glaze and a retained chip if the order will repeat.
MOQ and Mould Cost
A stock teapot shape starts at 500 pieces per colour. A new shape needs a mould at 600 to 1,200 dollars plus a spout trial, and 1,000 pieces minimum, because the spout and the lid each need their own fit checks. Samples take 10 to 20 days for teapots against 7 to 15 for mugs, since the pour test and the lid fit both need fired pieces.
Packing a Teapot
A teapot has three fragile points: the spout, the handle and the lid. The carton needs a moulded insert that supports the body and leaves the spout free, plus a separate pocket for the lid. A teapot packed like a mug arrives with broken spouts at 8 to 12 percent. With a proper insert the rate falls under 2 percent, and the insert costs 0.15 to 0.30 per unit, which is cheaper than one replacement in ten.
Matching a Tea Set
When the teapot is part of a set, the cups and the pot have to share a glaze batch and ideally a firing. Buying the pot from one factory and the cups from another produces a set that is 1 to 2 Pantone steps apart, which is visible when the pieces sit together in a gift box. Source the set from one factory, or accept a visible difference and sell the pieces separately.
Spec Sheet for a Teapot Order
Specify capacity to the rim, serving volume, spout height and lip shape, lid gap and vent diameter, infuser type and mesh size, interior glaze colour, MOQ per colour, insert specification, and the pour test as an acceptance criterion. Add a fired sample retained by both sides. Those lines turn a teapot order from a hope into a specification.
Care Instructions That Reduce Returns
Teapot returns cluster around three issues: lids that chip, spouts that stain, and handles that feel loose after a year. A care card that states hand wash for crackle glazes, no direct hob heat, and a reminder to lift the lid before pouring prevents most of them. If the teapot is dishwasher safe, say so explicitly – buyers assume ceramic teapots are not, and the assumption costs conversions as well as returns. Put the same line on the product page, because the buyer who reads it there does not have to ask.
Test the Pour Before You Price the Set
A teapot is judged by how it pours, not by how it looks on a shelf. Specify capacity against the serving, require a video pour test on production pieces, and pack the spout properly. The glaze and the shape sell the first unit; the pour decides whether there is a second order.
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