HALA DECOHow to build an Iftar table range: what to buy, and in what quantity
An Iftar table is the one setting where the whole range has to work together — something to serve on, something to drink from, something under it all. Here is what is actually in the range, and what it takes to buy it as one order.
What actually goes on the table
Across the current range, the table-side items break down like this — these are counts of what is on the shelf now, not a theoretical list:
| On the table | Items in the current range |
|---|---|
| Serving trays | 41 |
| Plates | 11 |
| Napkins | 10 |
| Cups | 7 |
| Tablecloths and runners | 6 |
| Placemats | 3 |
The trays are the deepest category, which tells you something about how these tables are actually built: the tray is the piece that carries the theme, and everything around it is cheaper. Start from the tray, then fill out.
A worked range, with the real minimums
Here is a six-line table setting built from items that are on the shelf, with the numbers as published on each page:
| Item | MOQ | Per carton | CBM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold mirror round serving tray | 1,000 | 40 | 0.198 |
| Moon-shaped plate, 2 pieces | 2,000 | — | — |
| Eid paper cup, 12 oz, 8 ct | 1,200 | 72 | 0.059 |
| Eid party napkin, 33 cm, 20 ct | 2,400 | 72 | 0.036 |
| Ramadan tablecloth | 5,000 | — | — |
| Ramadan cloth table runner | 5,000 | 240 | 0.044 |
Where a cell is blank, we have not published that figure — say the word and we will get it, but we would rather show a gap than a guess. Note the shape of the minimums: the textile lines (tablecloth, runner) carry the highest, because they are produced in a single run. That is the line to decide first, not last.
How many per table
Take a restaurant setting as the example — assume 40 tables of eight. Per table you need 8 cups, 8 plates, 8 napkins, 8 placemats and one runner, with a tray per table or one between two. That is 320 cups, 320 plates and 320 napkins for the room, before you count what gets broken and replaced over a 30-day month.
Two things follow from that arithmetic. First, the consumables — cups, napkins, plates — are the volume, and the 1,200–2,400 minimums on those lines are less than a single season's consumption for a room that size. Second, the reusable pieces (tray, runner) are bought once per table, so their higher minimums are met by a few dozen tables rather than a few hundred sittings.
For retail packaging the maths is inverted: you are not filling a room, you are filling a shelf, and the question is how many sets you can sell. A packaged set — tray, two plates, eight napkins — turns six minimums into one decision for the shopper, and it is the format most of our retail customers ship.
Buying it as one range, not six orders
The per-item minimum is the obstacle, not the range. Mixing SKUs does not remove the minimum, but it changes what you are risking: you commit to a spread across the table rather than 5,000 of one thing. How that works in practice, including the stock route from 12 pcs per SKU, is in mixed-SKU ordering.
Then count the dates backwards. Production is about 40 days from deposit and artwork approval, sampling runs outside it, and the sea leg depends entirely on where the table is going — put your date into the order deadline calculator and it will give you the last date the order has to be confirmed. For the season as a whole, see the Ramadan 2027 ordering calendar.
Where to start
Browse the serving and tableware range, pick the tray first, and send the list with a rough quantity against each line through the enquiry form. If the minimums are the thing in the way, say so in the first message — that is the problem we solve most often.
Item counts are from the 497-item range published on this site on 16 October 2026; MOQ, carton and CBM figures are those published on each product page. The 40-table example is an illustration of the arithmetic, not a forecast of your volumes, and container estimates use roughly 26 CBM usable in a 20GP.