What Documents Should US Jewelry Brands Request from a Supplier?

US jewelry buyers should request documents that identify both the contracting business and the proposed product. A business license supports an identity check. A laboratory report records results for named samples and selected tests. Keeping those purposes separate helps a buyer build a useful procurement file.

XiKe Jewelry · Sources reviewed October 3, 2026

What should be in the supplier review file?

  • The contracting entity’s legal name and registration details, matched to the quotation and invoice.
  • The approved product specification, including materials, finish and components.
  • Complete laboratory reports relevant to the proposed sample and requested tests.
  • The buyer’s target-market and retailer requirements, with any unresolved items identified.
  • The agreed process for reviewing specification changes and approving production.

The practical advantage of readable documentation is that these items can be compared. A buyer can ask about a mismatch in a legal name, tested part or finish before committing to an order.

What does the SGS report on XiKe’s page show?

SGS report GZHL260401655301SD, dated April 20, 2026, names a belt-buckle sample and a brassy metal part. It records PASS conclusions for selected lead and cadmium tests using the listed ASTM F2923-20 and California Proposition 65 reference criteria.

The applicant is YIWU SPECIAL EAGLE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. The report illustrates documented testing for that submitted metal component. It does not certify a new earrings collection, every XiKe product or all requirements for children’s jewelry.

Page 1 of SGS report GZHL260401655301SD identifying a belt buckle and selected tests with PASS conclusions
SGS report: sample and selected conclusions. Page 1 of report GZHL260401655301SD, April 20, 2026. The sample is a belt buckle; the selected PASS conclusions do not cover every jewelry product. Select the image to open the original document.
Page 2 of SGS report GZHL260401655301SD showing brassy metal part A1, lead and cadmium results and detection limits
SGS report: tested part and results. Page 2 of the same report identifies brassy metal part A1. N.D. means below the stated detection limit; selected content tests do not establish actual user exposure. Select the image to open the original document.

Does a Proposition 65 test result mean no warning is needed?

A content test alone does not decide every warning question. California’s OEHHA guidance explains Proposition 65 in terms of exposure to listed chemicals. The SGS report’s own notes state that its selected reference criteria come from particular settlements and that the testing does not reflect actual user exposure.

A US buyer should identify the intended product and use, then obtain the assessment needed for its warning decision. Presenting a sample report as blanket “Prop 65 certification” skips that distinction.

What changes if the collection is for children?

The CPSC jewelry guidance distinguishes industry standards from requirements applicable to children’s products, including lead-content and surface-coating requirements. Selected chemical results should not be presented as proof of complete children’s-product compliance. Confirm the applicable testing and certification obligations for the actual product before release.

How should buyers use the two business licenses?

XiKe’s documentation page displays two separate supplied registration records: 义乌市特鹰科技有限公司, with a stated establishment date of November 25, 2019, and 义乌希刻珠宝首饰有限责任公司, with a stated establishment date of June 9, 2026.

Ask which entity will issue the quotation, sign the agreement and receive payment. Match that entity to the relevant registration record. The photographs alone do not establish current registry status, brand ownership or the relationship between the laboratory applicant names and the contracting business.

Supplied Chinese business license for 义乌市特鹰科技有限公司, showing establishment date November 25, 2019
Registration record: 义乌市特鹰科技有限公司. The supplied license states an establishment date of November 25, 2019. Use it to check the named entity against the quotation and contract; it is not a product-testing certificate. Select the image to open the original document.
Supplied Chinese business license for 义乌希刻珠宝首饰有限责任公司, showing establishment date June 9, 2026 and credit code 91330782MAKG60PE4Y
Registration record: 义乌希刻珠宝首饰有限责任公司. The supplied license states an establishment date of June 9, 2026 and credit code 91330782MAKG60PE4Y. This is a separate registration record, not evidence of product compliance or manufacturing capacity. Select the image to open the original document.

Why choose a supplier that makes the documents easy to review?

A buyer receives more useful information when a report is accompanied by a readable description of its sample, tests and scope. XiKe’s published summaries make those questions easier to locate and link directly to the originals. This supports an informed supplier conversation; it does not replace a product-specific compliance assessment.

Discuss your US-market jewelry project. Include the intended wearer, sales channel, material, finish and the documents your buyer or retailer requests.

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