Supplement Supplier Glossary
The words suppliers use to describe their ordering terms don't always mean what they sound like. These definitions explain what to actually check.
A fulfillment model where the supplier ships products directly to your customer, so you never hold or handle inventory.
The specific rules governing how and when a supplier ships orders: processing time, shipping regions, packaging, and returns handling.
Good Manufacturing Practice certification -- a quality and safety standard a facility can be audited and certified against.
A supplier that requires a smaller-than-typical minimum order, but still requires one -- as opposed to true no-minimum ordering.
The smallest quantity of a product a supplier will manufacture or sell in a single order, expressed as a unit count.
A supplier experienced working with doctors, chiropractors, and other clinical practitioners, typically with account setup suited to a clinic rather than an ecommerce store.
A custom-formulated product built specifically for your brand, as opposed to a shared stock formula sold to many brands.
A one-time charge a supplier bills before your first order, separate from the cost of the product itself.
A requirement to order a minimum number of different products (SKUs), rather than a minimum quantity of a single product.
A supplier that lets you order any quantity, including a single unit, with no required order value, SKU count, or inventory purchase.
SupplementsNoMin.com's own scoring framework for evaluating whether a supplier's no-minimum claim holds up in practice.
A pre-formulated, ready-to-sell product that a supplier lets you sell under your own brand name and label design.