Last week, a client asked us, “You quoted 1,200 yuan for three sheet metal enclosures—that works out to 400 yuan each? The materials only cost a few dozen yuan. Why is that?”
Today, I’ll break down the costs to make it clear. It’s not that we want to overcharge; it’s the concept of a “minimum order” that many people don’t understand.

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