Tooling cost estimation in China, Korea, Taiwan

You are in Poland and want to have something
tooled up and injection molded in China? Why?

I’d bet you come out ahead, if you do it local.

Steel for tooling costs the same in China.
Plastics cost the same in China.
Hours of machine running cost the same in China.
Electricity is a little less in China.

Operator in China costs a lot less, but is only a tiny
fraction of the grand total.

Design engineering in China is roughly 1/2 price, I’d say
but once you factor in multiply flights and delays it just
wont cut it.

Than there are customs and taxes on top.

Even if you leave out the questions of trust, cultural gaps
and language issues I’d not see a reason to look so far east
from Poland.

There will be several local injection molding companies,
who could handle your request responsibly and might be
even better in saving on tooling than you possibly ever could
be, as this is part of their business.

mo-i