| Format | Pack | Minimum order | Production time | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready-made formula in stock packaging | Bottle, jar, tube, pouch | From 100 units | From 2 weeks | Ready-made formulas |
| Your own formula in bottles | Bottle | From 500 bottles per product | From 4 weeks | Private label supplements |
| Tablets, capsules and softgels in blisters, with a carton printed for your brand | Blisters, 1 to 4 in a printed carton | Tablets and capsules: from 2,000 cartons and at least 4,000 blisters. Softgels: send the softgel size with the enquiry | From 2 weeks | Blister packing · Tablets in blisters · Capsules in blisters |
| Effervescent tablets | Tube of 20 tablets | Low minimum order, by tube count | From 4 weeks | Effervescent tablets |
| Powders and sachets | Sachet, doy-pack, jar | From 300 kg | Sachets from 4 weeks; other powder packs given in our reply | Powders and sachets |
| Sports nutrition | Sachet, doy-pack, jar | From 300 kg | Given in our reply | Powders and sachets |
| Syrups | Bottle | From 100 L | Given in our reply | Liquid supplements |
| Oils | Bottle | From 20 L | Given in our reply | Liquid supplements |
The smallest start is a ready-made formula in stock packaging. The other formats are counted in bottles, cartons and blisters, tubes, kilograms or litres. Drink cubes have a minimum set for each product. A repeat order has the same minimum as the first. Production times and the steps before them are on lead times, and every minimum is on minimum order quantity. Shipping is added on top, and each enquiry gets its own quote.
Which format suits a hot and humid market?
Tablets and capsules can go into a blister with a printed carton or into a bottle, and the formula and the country of sale decide which suits your product. Blister or bottle sets the two side by side, and the guide for hot and humid climates lists what to prepare. Name the country of sale in your enquiry, and add any requirement your importer has about the pack, such as stability data in the container you will sell; we reply within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.
What can a distributor start with?
Start with a ready-made formula in stock packaging, from 100 units, with production from 2 weeks. That is the smallest commitment for a first market test, and the formula is one of more than 500 already in production, with new ones added every month. The next step is your own formula, from 500 bottles per product, with production from 4 weeks. Tablets and capsules can then go into a blister, from 2,000 cartons and at least 4,000 blisters, with production from 2 weeks. Tell us which step you want first and we quote that one; the wholesale terms are on for distributors.
Which packs can carry my label in my market's language?
Labels, cartons, lidding foil and the leaflet that goes into the carton are laid out and printed at the plant to the label rules of your market, which your importer confirms, or printed from artwork you already have. Only the artwork version you approve is printed. The pack and label language are set per market; see Arabic and French packaging. Send your destination country with the enquiry and the artwork is built for it.
Which documents come with each format?
Every format ships with a Certificate of Analysis and a specification for the batch. The site is ISO 22000, GMP and HACCP certified and FDA registered, and copies of the certificates, with their numbers, are sent on request. The Certificate of Free Sale, the Certificate of Manufacture, the apostille and consular legalisation are arranged where your market asks for them, and registration in the country of sale is filed by the brand owner or your importer, with these documents. The full list is on export documents; tell us what your importer has asked for and we reply with the matching set.
How do I choose between capsules, tablets and softgels?
Start from the formula and the dose. A tablet is a pressed solid; a capsule is a hard shell of gelatine or vegan HPMC; a softgel is a soft shell of bovine gelatine. For a blister the next filter is size. Tooling is in place for oval tablets of 22 × 10, 20 × 9.5 and 16 × 8 mm, round tablets of 13, 12 and 11 mm, and capsules of size 0 long, 0 and 00; softgels are sealed on the same Uhlmann B 1240 line, and the softgel size is confirmed in our reply. A tablet or capsule in another size, or a blister of your own design, starts from 25,000 cartons or 50,000 blisters, on terms agreed per project. Delayed-release tablets and capsules are made on request. Send the size of your tablet, capsule or softgel and we check it against the tooling at the start.
What happens after I send the brief?
Send the format, whether the formula is ready-made or your own, the quantity and the country of sale. The order then runs in seven steps:
- Enquiry. Format, formula, quantity, market. We reply within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.
- Sample. A sample of the existing product for a ready-made formula; sample development for your own.
- Approval. You approve the sample, then the label and carton artwork, before anything is printed.
- Production. From 2 weeks on a ready-made formula and on a blister run; from 4 weeks on your own formula, effervescent tablets and sachets. Transport is added on top.
- Packing. Bottle, tube or sachet, or, for a blister, sealing on an Uhlmann B 1240 and cartoning on an IMA IC 150.
- Documents. Certificate of Analysis and specification with each batch.
- Delivery. Worldwide: EXW by default, FCA or DAP on request.
What does each choice change in run size, time and risk?
Each line shows what a format costs you in quantity, time or risk.
| Your choice | What you get | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-made formula in stock packaging | The smallest start, labelled for your brand, with a sample of the existing product | Quantity: from 100 units. Time: production from 2 weeks. Risk: a ready-made formula is not reserved for one client |
| Your own formula in bottles | Your composition under your label | Quantity: from 500 bottles per product. Time: a sample is developed and approved first, then production from 4 weeks |
| Tablets or capsules in blisters with a printed carton | Foil and carton printed for your brand, 1 to 4 blisters per carton | Quantity: from 2,000 cartons and at least 4,000 blisters. Time: production from 2 weeks |
| Softgels in blisters | Sealed on the same Uhlmann B 1240 line as tablets and capsules | Time: the softgel size is confirmed in our reply |
| Another tablet or capsule size, or your own blister design | A format of your own | Quantity: from 25,000 cartons or 50,000 blisters, on terms agreed per project |
| Powders, sachets or sports nutrition | Powder formats counted by weight | Quantity: from 300 kg. Time: sachets from 4 weeks; other powder packs given in our reply |
| Syrups or oils | Liquid formats counted in litres | Quantity: from 100 L for syrups, from 20 L for oils. Time: given in our reply |
Questions buyers ask about supplement formats
What supplement formats does HYPERPHARM manufacture?
Capsules, tablets, softgels, effervescent tablets, drink cubes, powders, sachets, sports nutrition, syrups and oils. They come in bottles, jars, tubes, doy-packs, sachets or, for tablets, capsules and softgels, blisters with a printed carton.
What is the smallest order to start with?
A ready-made formula in stock packaging starts from 100 units, with production from 2 weeks. The next step is your own formula from 500 bottles per product, with production from 4 weeks.
What is the minimum order for a blister run?
From 2,000 cartons and at least 4,000 blisters, with 1 to 4 blisters in each carton, on a ready-made formula or your own. Production takes from 2 weeks.
Can I start with a bottle and move to blisters later?
Yes. The smallest start is a ready-made formula in stock packaging, from 100 units. A later blister run is a separate order with its own minimum: from 2,000 cartons and at least 4,000 blisters, with the carton and foil artwork approved before print.
How long does production take for each format?
A ready-made formula in stock packaging takes from 2 weeks, and your own formula in bottles from 4 weeks. A blister run takes from 2 weeks. Effervescent tablets and sachets take from 4 weeks. For syrups and oils the production time is given in our reply. Transport is added on top; see lead times.
Which formulas go into blisters?
Tablets, capsules and softgels. Tablets and capsules go into the tooling in place; softgels are sealed on the same Uhlmann B 1240 line, and the softgel size is confirmed in our reply.
What is the minimum for powders, sachets and sports nutrition?
From 300 kg for each, counted by weight. Sachets take from 4 weeks of production; the production time of other powder packs and of sports nutrition is given in our reply.
What are the minimums for syrups, oils and effervescent tablets?
Syrups start from 100 L and oils from 20 L, counted in litres, and the production time is given in our reply. Effervescent tablets have a low minimum order, by tube count, with production from 4 weeks.
What documents come with each batch?
A Certificate of Analysis and a specification. Copies of the site certificates are sent on request, and the Certificate of Free Sale, the Certificate of Manufacture, the apostille and consular legalisation are arranged where your market asks for them.
Can my label and carton be printed in Arabic or French?
Yes. Labels, cartons and lidding foil are printed to your artwork or laid out at the plant, to the rules of your destination market; your importer confirms those rules.
Can I see a sample before I order?
Yes. For a ready-made formula you receive a sample of the existing product; for your own formula a sample is developed first. Mention the sample in your enquiry.
Is the minimum the same for repeat orders?
Yes. A repeat order carries the same minimum as the first order for the same format.
Read more
Minimum order quantity · Lead times · For distributors · Ready-made formulas · Private label supplements · Blister packing · Tablets in blisters · Capsules in blisters · Blister or bottle · Effervescent tablets · Powders and sachets · Liquid supplements · Blister packaging for hot and humid climates · Export documents · Arabic and French packaging
Tell us the format you have in mind
HYPERPHARM is a European manufacturer of food supplements under your brand, made in the EU. Tell us the format, whether the formula is ready-made or your own, the pack, the quantity and the country of sale. We reply within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.
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