J – CAD Inc. offers mass production manufacturing overseas for clients in the USA and North America. Back in the early 2000’s right around the time China really started to BOOM, J-CAD carefully selected manufacturing facilities to partner with, so that we can offer top-notch mass production capabilities while offering very competitive pricing. J-CAD has created partnerships with experts in mass production that offer attention to detail, quality materials, sound processes and reliable deliverability. We are your connection to value-added manufacturing, offering you a real plan to mass produce your parts or product.
Sometimes manufacturing overseas is difficult for an inexperienced individual or small or even large business to navigate through the processes involved, which can sometimes be quite complex. That’s why we’re here to take your project from beginning to end and deliver a finished product right to your door.
“MADE IN USA” Products?
Some of our clients insist on having their parts made locally in the USA to help their local economy and we totally get that! Know that we have tried many times over the years to set up a manufacturing facility in the USA to assist these clients, but did not find any success in setting this up for various practical reasons such as much higher labor costs, much higher material costs, much longer lead times, etc.
For these reasons and more, we manufacture everything quickly and economically at our facility in Shenzhen, China which has been making 1,000s of parts for 1,000s of clients in the USA for over 19 years! The factory has been equipped with the latest equipment to make the build quality superb.
Note that when mass producing your parts locally (“Made in USA”), yes you will save on shipping costs from overseas but you can expect to pay 30% – 60% more for your order due to labor costs, material costs, state/local/federal taxes and other things that are not part of the equation when manufacturing with J – CAD Inc. since we are in Canada and do our manufacturing in China.
The US government is trying to change/alter this cost imbalance by imposing tariffs on some goods coming from other countries in 2025. You can read more about whether tariffs will make offshore manufacturing more expensive for Americans here. Note that even with very high tariffs imposed it is still much cheaper to manufacture outside of the USA. You can read more about why it is cheaper to manufacture overseas and how tariffs work here.
For example:Let’s say 500,000 parts cost $0.30 each to make overseas plus $10,000 to ship back to the USA. Total project cost is $160,000.
The same 500,000 parts cost $0.50 each to make in the USA, but shipping is only $5,000. Total project cost is $255,000.
As you can see, even with lower shipping costs, the total project cost is still higher when the parts are “MADE IN USA!”
We have no ‘minimum order quantity’ (MOQ) at our manufacturing facility. A small short run of a few hundred parts is acceptable and of course making 1,000s of parts with us is welcome as well but we can accommodate any order quantity you require.
Should you choose domestic or foreign manufacturing? What are the pros and cons of each? Is it ethical to outsource a project to China? We’ll price it out for you and answer any questions you might have when you get in touch!
Below are some more in-depth thoughts on these questions, and how they can affect your business: