SPQ and MOQ for New Zealand Prototype Buyers: What a 500-Piece Order Actually Means

There is no published MOQ to look up. A New Zealand prototype or small-batch buyer searching for a passive component MOQ will not find one in the manufacturer’s data: across all 203 parametric export files published by Walsin Technology (Walsin), the MOQ column exists in three files and is empty in all of them. The only pack quantities that exist anywhere are in a distributor’s dated stock record, and they take exactly eight values.

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Venatech Limited, an authorised Walsin distributor in Hong Kong, ships to New Zealand from Hong Kong. There is no New Zealand entity, warehouse or local stock. This post is written from two sources: all 203 Walsin parametric export files, and the Hong Kong stock snapshot dated 25 September 2026. Every part number is real. Where piece quantities appear they are the subject of the post and are dated to that snapshot.

Does Walsin publish an MOQ or a standard pack quantity anywhere?

Almost nowhere, and never in the column named for it. We checked every column header in all 203 export files and then checked the contents of each one that should carry the answer:

Column	Files it appears in, of 203	Rows those files hold	Rows stating a quantity	Match / mismatch vs a buyer’s question
SPQ (standard pack quantity)	21	49,912	0	Mismatch — header present, column empty
MOQ (minimum order quantity)	3	1,308	0	Mismatch — header present, column empty
Packing	21	49,912	0	Mismatch — header present, column empty
Packaging	157	328,729	14,283	Mismatch — free text, and only on 4.3% of rows

So the only pack quantity anywhere in Walsin’s exported data is buried inside a free-text packaging description on 14,283 rows, all of them chip resistors. The other 314,446 rows that carry a Packaging value read simply 7" reel taping with no quantity, and all 93,914 thin film rows carry no quantity at all. The six quantity-bearing strings in the whole catalogue are 7" reel taping 10Kpcs, 7" reel taping 15Kpcs, 7" reel taping 20Kpcs, 10" reel taping 20Kpcs, 13" reel taping 50Kpcs and 13" reel taping 70Kpcs.

Across 390,477 exported rows and 359,136 distinct Walsin part numbers, that is 14,283 rows with a pack quantity — 3.7% — and not one stated minimum order quantity. The 21 files reserving an SPQ header include the whole MLCC set, 00_ALL_MLCC_parts_combined.xlsx and every per-series file, plus the varistor and disc capacitor exports. The three reserving an MOQ header are the disc capacitor file and the two varistor files. In all of them the header is there and the column is blank from first row to last.

A reel-size string is also not a pack quantity you can order against. It tells you the carrier, and on 95.7% of rows it does not tell you how much is on it.

Where does a pack quantity come from, then?

From a distributor record of physical stock, or from a quotation — or, for 14,283 chip resistor rows only, from a string you have to parse out of a packaging description. For the whole MLCC, thin film, inductor, varistor, disc capacitor, RF and antenna catalogue there is no third source. That is worth saying plainly because it changes what a small-volume buyer should be asking for. A request for “the MOQ on this part” has no documentary answer; a request for “the pack increment on the stock you are holding, as at a stated date” does.

Our Hong Kong snapshot dated 23 September 2026 states a pack quantity on 501 of its 1,125 part numbers. The other 624 state none, and for those the increment has to be confirmed. We have published separately that all 501 hold an exact whole multiple of their own pack figure, so the number is a real packing increment rather than a nominal one.

What pack quantities are actually in the Hong Kong snapshot?

Eight values, and they are segregated by product line almost perfectly. This is the measurement that answers the prototype question:

Pack quantity (pieces)	Part numbers	Which lines they sit on	Match / mismatch vs a 500-piece need
500	2	1 specialty ceramic, 1 safety capacitor	Match — a 500-piece order is one pack
1,000	14	11 MLCC, 2 safety capacitor, 1 other	Mismatch — one pack is twice what you need
2,000	9	6 MLCC, 3 specialty ceramic	Mismatch — 4×
3,000	37	34 MLCC, 2 inductor, 1 specialty	Mismatch — 6×
4,000	106	103 MLCC, 2 chip resistor, 1 specialty	Mismatch — 8×
5,000	167	all 167 are chip resistors	Mismatch — 10×
10,000	153	80 chip resistor, 63 MLCC, 9 specialty, 1 array	Mismatch — 20×
15,000	13	9 MLCC, 4 chip resistor	Mismatch — 30×

Two things fall out of that table. First, the pack quantity is effectively a property of the product line, not of the part: every one of the 167 part numbers packed at 5,000 pieces is a chip resistor, and 103 of the 106 packed at 4,000 are MLCC. Second, the median stated pack across all 501 is 5,000 pieces.

If I need 500 pieces, what am I really choosing between?

On 485 of the 501 part numbers with a stated pack, the smallest increment in the file is 2,000 pieces or more. On 439 of them it is 4,000 or more. Only 16 part numbers — 3.2% of the 501 — are packed at 1,000 pieces or fewer, and only two are packed at 500.

Part number	Stated pack (pieces)	Held on 25 Sept 2026 (pieces)	Match / mismatch vs a 500-piece build
SH55B684K631	500	11,000	Match — 500 pieces is exactly one pack
S252B222K502	500	2,500	Match — 500 pieces is exactly one pack
1808N681G102	1,000	1,000	Mismatch — one pack is the entire holding
1812B104K631	1,000	1,000	Mismatch — one pack is the entire holding
1210B106K160	1,000	1,000	Mismatch — one pack is the entire holding
MF12E1R00FTL	5,000	5,000	Mismatch — 10× your need, one pack only held
WF04H1202DTL	10,000	30,000	Mismatch — 20× your need

Order codes for the ceramic parts carry the CT packaging suffix — SH55B684K631CT, 1808N681G102CT, 1210B106K160CT — so search on the catalogue code and order on the order code. All quantities above are as at 23 September 2026 and are not a commitment; stock is a dated snapshot, never live-synced.

The honest conclusion for a 500-piece build is that the pack increment, not the holding, is almost always the binding constraint. Ask whether a cut quantity is possible on the specific line rather than assuming either answer.

Which parts come in the smallest packs?

Large ones. This is the pattern we did not expect, and it is clean: of the 16 part numbers packed at 1,000 pieces or fewer, 15 are 1210, 1808, 1812 or 5550 ceramics or S-series safety capacitors. Not one 0201, 0402, 0603 or 0805 part in the snapshot is packed below 2,000 pieces.

That is the opposite of what a prototype buyer hopes for. The small chip parts a sensor board needs most — 0402 decoupling, 0603 dividers — come in the biggest packs, because that is how they are reeled. The parts available in a 500 or 1,000-piece pack are the physically large ceramics and the leaded safety capacitors, which are the parts a prototype usually needs fewest of.

What is the smallest holding in the whole snapshot?

500 pieces, on exactly one part number out of 1,125: 1812B684K251, a 1812 ceramic. It has no stated pack quantity at all, so the file tells you a holding and nothing about how it divides. One further 1,125th of the file sits below 1,000 pieces. 113 part numbers were held below 5,000 pieces and 279 below 10,000, all as at 23 September 2026.

For a New Zealand buyer that matters in one specific way: a line held at 500 or 1,000 pieces is a line where a prototype order and a production order are competing for the same stock. Those are the lines to confirm first, not last.

Our wider anatomy of the shelf is in Walsin passive components held in Hong Kong stock, and the search-and-reserve mechanics are in How to check Walsin stock and reserve it. The ceramic range itself is on the Walsin MLCC page.

What does a New Zealand buyer need to ask for that a catalogue cannot give?

Three things, none of which exists in the manufacturer’s data: the pack increment on the exact part number, whether a cut quantity is possible on that line, and the date of the stock figure you are being quoted against. Every order ships from Hong Kong — there is no New Zealand inventory to draw on — so the question of whether a line is a stock pull or a production slot is the question that sets your timeline.

We will not tell you a part is equivalent. We will show you where it differs — and on pack quantity we will tell you what the file states, what it does not state, and what we had to ask.

The short version

Walsin’s parametric export reserves an SPQ column in 21 files and an MOQ column in three, and both are empty on every row. A pack quantity survives on 14,283 of 390,477 rows, all chip resistors, and only as free text inside a reel description. For everything else the only figures exist in a dated distributor snapshot, where 501 of 1,125 part numbers carry a pack quantity taking one of eight values from 500 to 15,000 pieces. 485 of those 501 are packed at 2,000 pieces or more, and the only parts packed at 1,000 or fewer are large ceramics and leaded safety capacitors. A 500-piece requirement is a conversation about the pack increment, not a lookup.

Send us the part numbers and the quantity you actually need, and we will state the pack increment the 23 September 2026 record holds, say plainly where it holds none, and tell you which lines can be cut.

Faster than an email. The cross-reference tool takes a pasted list or a spreadsheet and returns Walsin candidates field by field, differences included. Ready stock shows what is physically in Hong Kong, so you can see straight away whether a line is a stock pull or a production slot. Qualification stays with you.

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Frequently asked questions

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Three ways to get this answered today

1. Cross a part, free. Paste up to 500 part numbers, or drop an Excel or CSV file, into the free cross-reference tool. It is matched against Walsin’s published catalogue and returns candidates field by field, with every difference from your original stated rather than hidden. Filter by commercial or automotive grade, or for soft termination, high temperature, safety certified, high Q / low ESR or low profile. There is no login and no charge.

2. Send the whole BOM. Upload a BOM and request a quote and we will come back line by line — including the lines we cannot help with, which is usually the more useful half of the answer.

3. Check the shelf before you commit. Ready stock shows what was physically in Hong Kong as at 23 September 2026. It is a dated snapshot, never a live feed, and quantities are never permanent.

Why take our word for any of this? Don’t — check it.

Venatech Limited (威納電子有限公司) is an authorised Walsin Technology distributor in Hong Kong. Confirm that with Walsin rather than with us. On the safety capacitor series we hold UL file E182369, which is searchable in UL’s own public database, together with TUV certificates R50381780 and R50195920 and CQC CQC20001280137 and CQC20001280136, against EN 60384-14:2023, IEC 60384-14:2023 and UL 60384-14. We hold 28 Walsin datasheets, 451 pages, and we will send the one covering your part number. Shipments arrive in original sealed Walsin packaging with lot and date-code traceability, and a certificate of conformity is available per shipment on request.

We will also tell you what we do not hold, which no competitor publishes. REACH, SVHC, conflict minerals, PFAS, China RoHS, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, PPAP, IMDS and a Declaration of Conformity appear nowhere in those 451 pages. You would rather hear that from us now than from your own supplier-approval team later. AEC-Q200 is compliant in Walsin’s own words and never certified, we hold no manufacturer’s end-of-life or allocation list for any brand, and qualification in your own circuit stays with you. We will not tell you a part is equivalent. We will show you where it differs.

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