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MINIMUMS: Every Tea has an MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity):

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GENERAL INFO:

• Custom Blends range 25 lbs to 200 lbs and up
• Packed out stand up pouches pre printed and range from 500 to 1000 depending on the number of skus that you require
• If you are doing a test run and we are printing a sticker on a pouch for you, we can do 25 lbs - however you would need to pack it yourself (not organic certified but organic ingredients)
• Sachets: Can be 5000 sachets if our blends, 10k + Sachets if your blends or non-shelf blends
• 3 side seals flat tea bags 20K minimum
• Sachets with envelopes vary but usually 10 k and up
• Printed boxes are 5000 boxes PER SKU
• If you have several skus - we will work with you on everything above. Details and more information HERE.

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Yes, we offer custom formulation and blends. We offer consulting services to aid you in the creation of your own product or blend. Click here to get started.  

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Here are general steeping times. With blends, it can be tricky - it is a proprietary decision. You can go with top ingredient and use that steeping temp and time, or a generic recommendation and then state - "to taste".

Like 209-212 degrees with 3-5 minutes or to desired color/taste. 

Types of Tea	Steeping Time	Water Temp.
White Teas	3 Minutes	160-170 F
Japanese Green Tea	3 Minutes	170-180 F
Other Green Teas	3 - 4 Minutes	170-180 F
Oolongs	4 Minutes	170-180 F
Black Teas	3 Minutes	212 F
Pu-Erh Teas	3 Minutes	212 F
Herbal Tisanes	7 Minutes	212 F

This would depend on your packaging. Teas do not go bad, flavor just goes flat. Usually 2-3 years is recommended depending on ingredients used.

Any blend that states Organic is certified Organic by Oregon Tilth. We can add your label to our NOP if your brand needs to be certified. This is done in the Private Labelling process and should be discuss ahead of time.

Samples are 15 grams. Place order for a sample for testing for your organoleptic or lab approval. If you need a lot specific sample, please indicate this on your order and note that you need the blend shipped after your lot pre-shipment sample has been approved. Your shipment is held for your approval, then shipped upon your release.

Please see our Tea Harvest Times Chart

Technically, by industry standards - teas (all cuts) and specialty teas (loose leaf) are from the Camellia Sinensis plant. This plant is grown in subtropical areas such as: India, Sri Lanka, Argentina (commodity type grades), China, Nepal (small and specialty), Japan, Taiwan, Korea (small), and Papua New Guinea (small) - to name a few. The manufacturing process is what makes teas - tea bag cut, fanning, CTC, or loose / whole leaf in green, oolong, black, pu'er / puerh / pu-erh, or white tea. Now yellow and purple too. Herbs and botanicals range from common to rare, obscure, and wild crafted. Many herbs add function (such as American-ginseng or turmeric) or value addition in color (such as flowers), and some add flavor (such as mint or lemongrass). Some botanicals that are herbs that may be categorized as a tisane - which is fruit, flowers, and herbs. Herbs that have “caffeine like” amino acid energy and can be used for accents, value additions, or bases to blends are yerba mate (green or roasted) and guayusa. Some naturally do not have caffeine such as hibiscus, Rooibos, and Moringa. Value additions such as fruit pieces and flowers do not add much flavor to the cup but accent the look and are beneficial in helping us create something beautiful to drink, that can take help substitute a less than ideal habit of drinking too much juice or soda.

Intercontinental US shipments are shipped via Fed Ex for Ground or LTL. For shipments out of Continental US and out of the Country: Pay and Check out then please forward your paperwork requirements to sales@buildablend.com. We ready your shipment and your company handles the pick up and delivery; For instance: AU it is usually only a Declaration Statement. Check with your carrier / freight forwarder and customs for all details and documents needed, and put those on the details to us in check out. Special paperwork requirements or permits may be additional fees, we will discuss prior to shipping for your approval first.

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1. A valid Good Manufacturing Practices Certificate issued by an accredited third-party certification body AND
2. A finished product Certificate of Analysis (COA) of declared ingredients issued by an in-house laboratory or ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory OR
3. Evidence of Product/ASIN enrollment or participation in a third-party quality certification program

Yes, we provide this documentation for your Private Labelled Creation with us.

Custom Formulation Intake Form for Blend Development

Resource Page for Private Label Customers

Online databases listing companies, herbs, and products demonstrating some level of sustainable production (GOOGLE DOC)   

You need not worry - we'll work with you to plan for scale and success in the beginning.  For example, let's say you need to “contract” to help plan your blend - this would usually be 500 lbs and over, depending on ingredients. In the formulation portion of your blend creation, you'll want to think about some important factors BEFORE you create your blend:

1. The more ingredients - the higher the chance for an ingredient not to be in season or a problem to scale > try to understand the seasonality of these ingredients, or their ability to scale. Remember we work with plants that have seasons and come from the ground, and some are imported.
2. Try to keep ingredients to under 6 components, if you can. Working with our experts helps, although we all can only do our best in predicting market availability and timing.
3. Consider using our Consulting services. What will be your final unit - what channel? What is your price point target per unit? What is taste? Function? What certifications will it need? (Of course, this is a great problem to have and no one has the crystal ball to source and plan perfectly - so financing may be critical for you to stock ahead.)

For best pricing MOQ's start at 50 lbs per blend for our blends and would depend on how you are packaging, however we can quote 6 lbs of our house teas and/or wellness teas in stand up labelled pouches with in house art work as well.

Any blend that states Organic is certified Organic by Oregon Tilth. We can add your label to our NOP if your brand needs to be certified. This is done in the Private Labelling process and should be discuss ahead of time.

This is taken care of by your brand and your preferred lab and desired information. We provide Specification Sheets, and any documentation needed can be requested. Extensive nutritional panel testing is taken care of by your brand and your preferred lab and desired information.

Pyramid sachets are sugarcane PLA. We can run special runs in alternative solutions and materials such as: Loose or in pyramid sachets/bags IN PLA, Iced Tea filter, 3 side seal, or NON-Woven/Certified Plastic Free options. For final packaging: We offer Kraft paper bags and Paper Canisters. This really depends on the storage need, your brand policies, and shelf life desired for your product. Learn more...

Please see our Tea Harvest Times Chart