Handoff operating standard
A Korean OEM/ODM handoff starts with criteria, not a name drop.
KbeautyHunter reviews the inquiry first. A suitable lead may be shared only after the SKU, market, MOQ or budget signal, sample/package state, formula question, and stuck decision are clear enough for handoff.
Criteria
What gets checked before a partner review.
This is the working standard for first-pass review and handoff notes. It keeps the lead useful without turning it into a ranking, directory, or guarantee.
1. Inquiry route fit
The first decision is whether the buyer needs OEM, ODM, manufacturer, private-label, sample, formulation, packaging, or no handoff yet. A partner name without a reviewable inquiry is not a responsible handoff.
2. Korean skincare scope
The partner must fit skincare categories such as cleanser, toner, essence, serum, cream, mask, sunscreen, or adjacent routine products. Makeup, hair, fragrance, nail, supplements, and clinic referral are not active lanes.
3. Stage and MOQ fit
A buyer at idea stage, inquiry-brief stage, sample stage, package-ready stage, and PO stage needs different partner behavior. MOQ, sample fees, timeline, revision process, and package options must be realistic for the buyer stage.
4. Handoff fit
First-pass review should identify partner type, inquiry objective, company context, first SKU, target market, known and unknown production details, and the decision blocking outreach.
5. Responsibility boundary
The handoff note must name what remains unverified: formula quality, testing, claims, legal review, regulatory review, customs, import clearance, certification, payment terms, shipping, sales, and marketplace performance.
6. Disclosure status
If a partner relationship, sponsor, gifted sample, affiliate link, paid placement, or commercial relationship affects a public page, that status must be visible before any conversion CTA.
No-go signals
A weak handoff is worse than no handoff.
These conditions should stop the conversation, move the buyer back to an inquiry mini-brief, or route the issue to a qualified professional.
Red flag 1
A partner promises guaranteed formula quality, guaranteed certification, guaranteed import clearance, or guaranteed sales.
Red flag 2
The buyer cannot name first SKU, target market, channel, stage, budget/MOQ signal, or one stuck decision.
Red flag 3
The request asks for medical, diagnosis, treatment, skin-disease, clinic referral, or color cosmetics execution as the main lane.
Red flag 4
A public page would hide sponsorship, affiliate pressure, paid placement, product-profile sales, or ranking logic.
Relationship disclosure
Commercial influence must be visible before conversion.
The standard is simple: if a relationship affects a public page or route, the buyer should see the relationship before making the next decision.
Rule 1
Handoff criteria are working notes, not endorsements, rankings, guaranteed outcomes, or pay-to-play placements.
Rule 2
KbeautyHunter performs first-pass qualification and may share a suitable inquiry with a manufacturing partner for the OEM/ODM purpose described by the submitter.
Rule 3
After handoff, the partner's sales response, calls, quotes, samples, contracts, and production process are outside the KbeautyHunter inquiry-desk scope.
Rule 4
KbeautyHunter does not manufacture products, control factory operations, act as importer of record, certify claims, guarantee quality, or guarantee sales.
Rule 5
Any public page affected by a paid, sponsored, gifted, affiliate, seller, agency, or partner relationship needs clear disclosure before conversion.