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Q: What are the shapes and dimensions of the aluminum tealight cups you supply?

A: The tealight cups we supply are in our price list. Please drop us an inquiry for our latest copy of price list. The first word in our article number for tealight cup is cup shape, the first digit is the diameter of the cup, and the second digit is the height of the cup. "S" means that the edge of the cup is straight, "K" means that the edge of the cup is knurled.

Q: What is your MOQ?

A: For most of silver cups, our MOQ is 0.1 million pcs of the same cup.

Q: Do you supply colored cups?

A: Yes, we do. The cups can be in colors: gold, green, blue, red, etc. The colored cups are much more expensive, because the silver aluminum sheet has to be anodic oxidized into colors. The process of anodic oxidization is very costly. As a result, the price of colored cups is much more expensive, and the MOQ for colored cups is 0.5 million pcs of the same cup.

Q: What aluminum do you use to produce tealight cups?

A: Our cups are made of 1011 aluminum. 1011 aluminum is 100% pure aluminum, and it is environmentally safe. It doesn't contain any nickel or lead.

Q: What is the package of your cups?

A: Our aluminum tealight cups are packed in strong cartons. The quantity per carton depends on the cup dimension and shape. Because the cups are made of very thin aluminum sheet, some cups in the carton will be dented by rough handling during the shipment. The dented cups can be fixed by hand easily.

Q: What is the delivery time?

A: You cups can be ready for shipment in 15-30 days after your payment arrives. The time is affected by the quantity of cups and cup orders we receive. Therefore, please order early to avoid the traditional busy season of candle manufacturers.

Q: I want to buy cups and wicks together. Do you supply tabbed tealight wicks?

A: Yes, we are glad to supply you with tabbed tealight wicks. We have automatic wick waxing machine and wick cutting and assembling machine to produce tabbed wicks. The wick waxing machine primes cotton wicks with high melt point wax to make them rigid, then they are crimped around metal wick holders and cut into the required length. Tabbed wicks are able to be directly used in in tealights.

We have specialists who have been in this field since 1993 and they can help you choose the best type/size wick for your tealight applications. In order for us to supply you good quality wicks, we need to know the info below.

1. What is the diameter and height of your tealight candles?

2. What wax do you use for your candles, paraffin wax, palm wax or stearic acid?

3. Are your candles in light colors or dark colors?

4. How do you produce your candles? Do you use a wax pressing machine to press wax beads into candles or pour molten wax into molds or tealight cups to make tealight candles?

Our specialist ’ s s advice is not meant to be a substitute for your own testing. Testing is your responsibility.

In addition, we offer free sample packs of our wicks for you to try prior to committing to larger orders.

Q: Can you help us to pack the cups and wick into kits?

A: Sure, we are glad to help you.