Studs, hoops, huggies, drops and ear cuffs in 925 sterling silver, brass and 316L steel — nickel-free posts, paired by weight, MOQ 30 pcs, samples in 7 days.
A ring that tarnishes is a disappointment. An earring that irritates a piercing is a complaint, a refund, and sometimes a legal problem — the EU Nickel Directive and its test standard EN 1811 exist precisely because ear piercings are the most common site of nickel sensitisation. This is why earrings cannot be sourced on price alone.
Every earring we produce uses a nickel-free post or hook. For 925 sterling silver we use silver posts; for steel lines, 316L surgical steel; for brass fashion ranges, nickel-free brass with a coated post. All items are lead, cadmium and nickel free and supplied with a batch material certificate covering those three metals, which is the document your customs broker or retail compliance team will ask for.
Each construction has its own tooling, its own weight limits and its own failure mode.
| Type | Typical weight | Key detail | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stud | 0.8–3 g | Post soldered or cast in one piece; butterfly or screw-back | Everyday, gift, entry price point |
| Hoop | 2–8 g | Hinge and click closure; diameter 10–60 mm | Best sellers, repeat purchase |
| Huggie | 1–2 g | Small hinged hoop that hugs the lobe | Stacking, cartilage styling |
| Drop / dangle | 2–10 g | Balance point matters more than total weight | Occasion, bridal, evening |
| Ear cuff | 1–3 g | Sprung opening, no piercing required | Trend ranges, teen market |
| Threader | 1–2 g | Fine chain through the piercing | Minimalist lines |
Above roughly 6 g, a drop earring needs the weight moved toward the lobe or a counterweight behind it — otherwise the earring hangs forward and the design reads wrong in photographs.
This sounds obvious and is routinely skipped. On a cheap line, left and right earrings come off different casts, get different amounts of plating, and end up visibly different once a customer holds them side by side. The defect rate at retail is invisible to the importer because the pieces are already in a poly bag.
We cast, set and plate pairs together as a unit. Before packing, each pair is checked for weight difference, stone position, colour match and post alignment, then kept together through bagging and boxing. If you have ever opened a shipment and found mismatched pairs, this is the process step that was missing.
| Finding | Notes |
|---|---|
| Butterfly (friction) back | Cheapest and most familiar; the first part to loosen. Adequate for studs under 2 g. |
| Screw-back | Secure for heavy studs and children's lines; slower for the wearer to put on. |
| Lever-back | Best holding force for drops; hinges need the same testing as bangle clasps. |
| Hinged click | Standard for hoops and huggies; audible click is the quality signal customers listen for. |
| Clip-on | For non-pierced market; pad tension must be set per weight class. |
We supply spare backs with bulk orders on request — a low-cost addition that removes one of the most common after-sales complaints.
Post solder strength (pull-tested) · post length and diameter · nickel-free confirmation per batch · pair weight difference · stone setting security after plating · hinge and click function on hoops and huggies · backing holding force · plating colour match across the lot · surface polish under daylight-balanced lighting · final pair check against the approved sample.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| MOQ | 30 pairs per style in brass or 925 silver; 50–100 pairs where new tooling is needed |
| CAD | 2–3 working days, two revisions included |
| Sample | 7 days from approval, delivered as a matched pair |
| Production | 15–22 days for 30–1,000 pairs |
| Packing | Pair on a printed backing card, poly bag or gift box; private label available |
See the full jewelry catalogue, or read the jewelry ODM overview. Also producing ODM bangles and ODM jewelry sets.
Earrings are the only jewelry category that sits inside a body piercing all day, which is why regulators treat them more strictly than rings or bracelets. If you sell into the EU, the nickel release rate of every post and butterfly is governed by EN 1811; if you sell into the US, California Proposition 65 and CPSC lead-content rules apply; children's ranges carry their own limits again. A factory can promise "nickel-free" in an email — a retailer needs a test report with a batch number on it when a marketplace or customs officer asks.
Our default earring build already assumes the strictest common case: 925 sterling posts with a barrier layer under the plating, lead-free and cadmium-free solder alloys, and nickel release managed below the EU limit rather than merely "low". For every production lot we can supply:
If you already hold a compliance template from your market or your retailer's vendor manual, send it before sampling. Matching the paperwork to your format during development costs nothing; retrofitting it after the PO is placed costs a re-test cycle.
30 pairs per style for existing designs in brass or 925 sterling silver, and 50–100 pairs where new tooling is required. Several styles can be combined to reach one minimum.
Yes. Every earring uses a nickel-free post or hook — silver posts on 925 sterling silver, 316L surgical steel on steel lines, nickel-free coated posts on brass. All items are lead, cadmium and nickel free and a batch material certificate is available on request.
Because left and right were cast or plated separately and never checked against each other. We cast, set and plate pairs as one unit and verify pair weight difference, stone position and colour match before packing.
Above roughly 6 g the weight has to move toward the lobe or be counterbalanced, otherwise the earring hangs forward. Practical limits differ by construction — studs are comfortable to about 3 g, hoops to about 8 g.
Yes. Clip-on versions use a pad whose tension is set to match the weight of the piece, which is the detail that separates a clip-on that stays on from one that hurts.
Send reference images, quantity and target price to sale16@endlessjewe.com or via the contact page. You receive material options, MOQ and lead time within 24 hours.
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