The motorised blinds unit price is the end of a chain that starts at the gearbox and motor grade and passes through the protocol module.
Where the money goes in motorised blinds
| Cost line | Share of price | What moves it | Motor and electronics | 30-40 % | The single largest line and the one that decides reliability | Battery pack | 8-12 % | Cell quality decides whether the cycle claim is real | Blind and headrail | 25-35 % | Wooden blinds need more torque than the motor datasheet assumes | Gateway and controls | 5-10 % | Often forgotten until the buyer asks for 200 rooms | Certification | 3-6 % | Protocol and EMC certification is per model, not per order |
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Reading the motorised blinds structure
The smallest line is often the one that protects you: certification at 3-6 %.
Motorised blinds: three levers that actually move the price
Colour count, which is where motorised blinds cost is really set
The factory cost is driven by setups, not by total metres, and 100-300 sets per model is quoted per colour because a colour change resets the process.
Loosening manual override, if the product allows it
Manual override at required is usually where a specification has been carried over from another programme without being re-examined.
Timing against a 30-45 days cycle
Production slots matter. A 30-45 days cycle can usually be met; a two-week expedite usually cannot, and when it is accepted the cost appears as overtime and air freight rather than in the unit price.
Where motorised blinds savings come back as claims
The cause is torque below what the blind weight and friction require.
Motorised blinds: what to ask for in the quotation
- The specification, line by line, against noise and torque at the values you asked for.
- The validity period, because the raw material index moves before the price list does On motorised blinds that is power at Li-ion battery, 12 V DC or hardwired.
- What is included: operation noise, packing, certification, sample courier.
- The MOQ per colour (100-300 sets per model is typical) separately from the order minimum.
- The payment terms and what would change them For motorised blinds it is protocol at RF 433, Zigbee, WiFi or Matter that settles it.
Cost detail for the material itself is on the motorised blinds page; the commercial terms we work to are on the logistics page.
Questions buyers ask before ordering
What happens to cost breakdown if we need tolerance tighter than 18 %?
On cost breakdown, 18 % is what we hold on repeat lots.
Is 18 % a limit or a typical value for cost breakdown?
On cost breakdown, yes, within 18 %.
What happens to cost breakdown if we need tolerance tighter than 18 %?
On cost breakdown, the limit is 18 %.
Motorised blinds: reading a quote that looks too low
- Power Li-ion battery, 12 V DC or hardwired — measured at three positions on the roll, recorded as a number rather than pass or fail On motorised blinds, skipping this is what produces the motor stalling on a wide wooden blind.
- Protocol RF 433, Zigbee, WiFi or Matter — cut from the middle of the lot, not from the end of the roll For motorised blinds, the figure to write down is noise at 35 dB or less at 1 m.
- Noise 35 dB or less at 1 m — read at 23 C / 50 % RH after conditioning, not straight off the machine On motorised blinds that is power at Li-ion battery, 12 V DC or hardwired.
- Torque 1.2-3.0 Nm — checked on production material, at in-process rather than only at pre-shipment For motorised blinds it is protocol at RF 433, Zigbee, WiFi or Matter that settles it.
- Battery life 300-500 cycles per charge — stated in the purchase order with the test method beside it On motorised blinds, skipping this is what produces the motor stalling on a wide wooden blind.
- EN 60335-2-97 for drives, EN 300 220 for RF, EN 13120 for the blind itself — run to the method named above; the report travels with the lot For motorised blinds, the figure to write down is noise at 35 dB or less at 1 m.
Motorised blinds: three concessions that lower the price honestly
- Fewer colours. Setup is per colour, so consolidating shades cuts cost without touching the specification On motorised blinds that is power at Li-ion battery, 12 V DC or hardwired.
- A longer slot. Four extra weeks lets the factory combine runs; the saving is real and it costs you nothing if the launch date allows it For motorised blinds it is protocol at RF 433, Zigbee, WiFi or Matter that settles it.
- Looser non-critical tolerances. A tight figure on manual override adds cost and the product does not need it.
The three price bands behind a motorised blinds quotation
A motorised blinds price is a stack, not a number. Almost all of the spread between offers comes from the gearbox and motor grade, then the protocol module, and only then whether limits are electronic.
| Tier | What changes in motorised blinds | What it means at power | Where it shows up | Entry | a smaller motor and mechanical limit switches | power from Li upward, protocol from RF 433, Zigbee, WiFi or Matter | the motor stalling on a wide wooden blind inside the first season | Standard | power held at Li-ion battery, 12 V DC or hardwired | power inside Li-ion battery, 12 V DC or hardwired, protocol inside RF 433, Zigbee, WiFi or Matter | The motorised blinds lot matches the sample | Controlled | whether limits are electronic plus retained samples | noise at the top of 35 dB or less at 1 m, logged per lot | An audit trail a brand customer accepts; measured on power, Li-ion battery, 12 V DC or hardwired |
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The step from entry to standard on motorised blinds is usually 6-12 %%, and it buys the distance between the motor stalling on a wide wooden blind and a motorised blinds lot that passes inspection. The step to controlled is smaller in money and larger in paperwork: the protocol module on file, per motorised blinds lot, for as long as the warranty runs.
Ask which tier a motorised blinds quotation sits in before comparing it. Two motorised blinds offers that both name power at Li-ion battery, 12 V DC or hardwired can be compared; two that name only the category cannot.
What a motorised blinds quote below the floor has already removed
A motorised blinds offer 15 %% under the median is rarely a better deal. The saving is taken from one of four places, and three of them are visible if you ask about power.
- the gearbox and motor grade — moved one step down the range, still inside the band, no longer inside what rental and hospitality needs.
- the protocol module — reduced until the motorised blinds sample still looks right and the fifth lot does not.
- whether limits are electronic — dropped to a standard option that meets the drawing and not the rental and hospitality use.
- Inspection and retained samples — the line nobody prices on motorised blinds, and the first thing a low quote removes.
None of the four shows up as a defect at goods-in on motorised blinds. The motor stalling on a wide wooden blind appears at the end user, which is why a claim on a cheap lot is hard to win: the material is inside the written torque band and outside the written use.
The counter is one paragraph in the enquiry: name power at Li-ion battery, 12 V DC or hardwired, name protocol at RF 433, Zigbee, WiFi or Matter, and ask which of the four was changed to reach the price.
Want a motorised blinds quotation you can compare line by line?
Tell us the protocol and the annual volume. The quotation comes back with the tolerance band, the MOQ per colour, and the test standard named against each figure.
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