Introduction: Retail replenishment for refillable lighters is planned in three linked quantities, from a 50-piece inner box that refills counter displays to a 1,000-piece export carton that supports warehouse stock, with mixed colors available for shelf tests.
A checkout tray only holds a limited number of lighters before it needs attention, but an imported order has to support an entire chain. When a store buyer compares lighter manufacturers, the pack structure is the clearest way to assess a product range. The inner-box size, the number of inner boxes in an export carton, and the factory’s color-mixing option decide how often staff refill displays, how much back-room space the stock uses, and how quickly the chain can test a refillable lighter before expanding the program. An electronic lighter manufacturer that can commit to a standard pack structure simplifies that planning. AB105 is a useful example: it is a refillable gas lighter with a matte solid body and wide metal ignition head, and its packaging follows the same retail logic.
Lighters are displayed near the checkout counter and the tobacco shelf in a convenience store. That space is not designed for a 1,000-piece master carton. Staff needs a smaller refill unit that can be opened quickly, keeps the display tray looking full, and can be stored behind the counter. A 50-piece inner box fills that role. It contains enough lighters to replace several sold units without breaking open a heavy export carton during a busy shift. It also keeps the lighters separated and protected through delivery, so a store can place clean, presentable products on the shelf. AB105 is packed 50 pieces to an inner box. Each unit is compact, about 81 mm long, and has a full matte solid body that gives the display a cleaner, less disposable look. Because an inner box can hold a mix of colors, one box can refresh a display with variety instead of a single shade. For a store manager, this means fewer trips to the back room. For a chain, a few inner boxes are enough to judge customer response before committing to a larger rollout.
Once ordering moves beyond the storefront, the export carton becomes the working unit. It connects the number of displays in use, the amount of stock in the back room, and the frequency of reorders. A consistent carton size gives every person in the supply chain the same planning facts.
AB105 is packed 1,000 pieces to one export carton. The carton measures 43. 5 x 26. 2 x 27 cm, with a gross weight of 18 kg and a net weight of 17 kg. That carton holds exactly twenty 50-piece inner boxes, so a replenishment planner can convert store-level demand into wholesale quantities without complex calculations. If one location sells through an inner box per week, one carton keeps that location stocked for about twenty weeks. The stable dimensions and weight also make warehouse space predictable and give a freight forwarder accurate loading data. For a chain operating a regional depot and multiple stores, that consistency is essential from the factory carton to the final shelf.
Refillable lighters are not bought on the same impulse as a cheap disposable. Since the customer keeps the product longer, color and surface finish have more influence on the decision at the counter. AB105 is available in Bright Red, Dark Purple, Lemon Yellow, Royal Blue, and Grass Green. The five high-saturation matte solid colors resist fingerprints and look more deliberate than standard clear or glossy lighters. Because the factory supports mixed colors in an export carton, a retailer can bring all five shades into one order. That makes it possible to see which colors move fastest at different store locations before placing a large single-color order.
The practical way to plan a first order is to start from the stores and move up to the factory quantity. Decide how many locations will carry the lighter and how many counter displays each location can support. If eight stores each keep one 50-piece inner box at the register, the opening display load is 400 pieces. One 1,000-piece export carton contains 20 inner boxes, which covers those eight displays and leaves 12 inner boxes for the next replenishment round. That calculation turns initial product interest into a workable wholesale order. The same logic applies to reorders. When a store sells through its counter stock, the natural ordering unit is a carton or a defined number of inner boxes, not a random count of lighters. Before asking for a quotation, confirm how many stores you supply, how many inner boxes each store needs per stock cycle, and whether the first order should be a mixed-color carton. A buyer who presents those details gets a more precise response from the supplier than a buyer who asks for a general price. Transport and handling belong in the same plan. Butane lighters are pressurized gas products, so export shipments must meet the dangerous goods rules for international maritime cargo under the IMO’s IMDG Code. Since the AB105 leaves the factory as a complete export carton with published dimensions and weights, the supplier can give the freight forwarder consistent loading information. On the store side, warehouse staff should treat lighter cartons as pressurized goods: keep them away from heat, avoid rough handling, and remove any damaged unit before it goes to the shelf. That practice keeps everyone safe from the receiving dock to the checkout counter.
Retail replenishment starts with packaging. A 50-piece inner box decides how quickly a checkout tray can be refilled, a 1,000-piece export carton makes warehouse ordering predictable, and the ability to mix colors in one carton lets stores test shelf appeal before committing to volume orders. AB105 brings those three decisions together in one product: 50 pieces per inner box for display, 1,000 pieces per export carton for stock, and five matte solid colors for shelf planning. Before placing the order, confirm the current color mix, carton terms, and required lead time with the supplier.
A：A 50-piece inner box is the useful middle unit between the counter display and the larger export carton. It gives the store enough lighters to refill a tray without opening a 1,000-piece carton every time. It also keeps the product protected and makes stock counts simple. For a retail chain, the math is convenient: one export carton holds exactly twenty inner boxes, so each location can receive the same clean, manageable box.
A：The AB105 is offered in five matte solid colors, and the factory supports mixed-color packing in export cartons. A 1,000-piece carton can therefore carry a requested combination of Bright Red, Dark Purple, Lemon Yellow, Royal Blue, and Grass Green for a store-level test. The 1,000-piece carton is the published packing unit, so confirm the exact mixed-color split with the supplier before placing the order.
A：Confirm the number of pieces in each inner box and export carton, the carton dimensions, and the gross and net weights. Those numbers determine warehouse space and freight cost. Ask whether one export carton can contain a mixed color selection and whether the inner boxes will be single-color or assorted. Also ask the supplier to confirm current lead time and order quantity as part of the quotation.
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