10 Eyeglass Wholesalers to Compare for Your Optical Business

The right eyeglass wholesaler depends on what you want to buy: branded collections, existing optical frames or frames carrying your own logo. Those choices lead to different suppliers, minimum orders and purchasing conditions. Before comparing quotes, record what each supplier has confirmed in writing for your account, sales channel, destination, and requested program.

This guide compares ten companies with publicly documented optical-frame supply or distribution activities. Use it to identify suitable buying routes and prepare questions before requesting samples or opening a trade account.

Editorial disclosure: Titanium Frames is an eyeglass frame manufacturer and wholesale supplier. The companies below appear alphabetically, not ranked from best to worst. This guide uses official public sources reviewed in September 2026; it does not claim purchasing experience, factory inspections or independent product testing.

The header image is our own catalogue model CK90311. Website screenshots below identify the companies discussed; their brands and images belong to their respective owners and do not imply endorsement or a business relationship.

How we selected these eyeglass wholesalers

Each company has documented optical-frame products and a business purchasing or enquiry route. The shortlist includes wholesalers, brand distributors and suppliers advertising private-label services.

The selection focuses mainly on channels relevant to optical retailers in North America and Europe, alongside international sourcing options. It is not a directory of every major eyewear company.

The inclusion criteria were:

• An identifiable optical-frame offering, rather than only lenses, equipment or accessories.
• A trade account, dealer application, wholesale platform or business enquiry route.
• Official information explaining the products or services available.
• A purchasing distinction worth comparing, such as branded collections, stock-frame ordering or logo customisation.

Company descriptions reflect the linked sources. The recommendations about what to ask are our editorial purchasing guidance.

Public information can help build a shortlist, but current stock, account eligibility and commercial terms still need confirmation with the supplier.

Eyeglass wholesalers at a glance

Compare the purchasing model before comparing prices. A branded collection with retail support is a different offer from unbranded frames supplied for your own label.

Ten eyeglass wholesalers to consider

Continental Eyewear

Continental Eyewear describes itself as a UK spectacle-frame distributor. Its company page identifies collections including Jaeger and X-Eyes, and explains that it works with manufacturers and designers. It also describes sales representatives and distribution partners serving different markets. Official company information.

Continental is a candidate for buyers seeking established frame collections through a distribution relationship. The purchasing question is which collections, models and support arrangements are available to your business.

Send the supplier your location, sales channel and preferred collections. Ask about opening orders, individual-model replenishment and replacement components. If you operate several shops, explain whether purchasing will be centralised or handled by each location.

Keep any private-label enquiry separate. A distributor’s involvement in product development does not by itself establish that it will manufacture frames under your brand.

Europa Eyewear

Europa Eyewear presents its business around independent eye care professionals. Its website provides frame collections, a catalogue and account registration. The registration page separates new and existing customers and explicitly states that Europa does not sell directly to consumers. Europa website, account registration.

Europa is relevant to professional optical practices comparing collection-based supply. Its business-account route provides a clearer starting point than browsing products without knowing the ordering conditions.

Ask what account approval requires and whether the collections you want are available in your market. Buyers outside the supplier’s main service area should confirm the appropriate sales contact.

For ongoing purchasing, discuss what happens when a model is discontinued and whether replacement parts remain available. Those answers help you assess the practical cost of supporting frames after the initial sale.

IOVES USA

IOVES USA describes itself as a New York-based wholesaler and distributor of Italian-made optical frames and sunglasses for the US market. Its website also presents private-label development from concept through production and links to a B2B portal. Official IOVES USA website.

IOVES offers two routes to investigate: purchasing existing collections and discussing a private-label project. Specify the route in your first enquiry so that the supplier can respond with relevant requirements.

For catalogue purchasing, provide model references, colours and quantities. For development, explain the design direction, material and proposed branding.

Ask whether the project involves an existing construction, a colour change or a new frame design. Request separate confirmation of sample work, development charges and production timing. The availability of private-label services does not establish one MOQ or schedule for every project.

Midarec

Midarec describes itself as an Italian wholesale distributor of branded eyewear serving optical shops, wholesalers, retail groups and distributors. Its stated focus includes luxury-brand eyewear rather than a published factory-direct OEM programme. Official company information.

Midarec belongs on a branded-product shortlist, rather than being treated as an equivalent to an OEM frame factory. It is a different purchasing route from developing your own collection.

For a proposed branded-stock order, request exact model references, quantities, stock condition and supporting documentation. Confirm applicable resale conditions and which party handles warranty claims.

An Italian business address does not establish the manufacturing origin of every product. Check origin at model level if it affects your purchasing requirements or product descriptions. Inclusion in this guide is not independent verification of brand authorisation.

Modern Optical

Modern Optical states that it wholesales value-oriented eyewear and related supplies to independent eye care professionals. Its range includes extended-size and petite designs. Ordering through its website requires a company account, with a representative following up on the application. Company information, account requirements.

Modern Optical is worth investigating when size coverage and value-oriented collections are priorities. Compare the actual models you would stock, rather than treating catalogue size as a purchasing advantage on its own.

Prepare a shortlist by dimensions, material and intended retail position. Ask about frame-only pricing, cases, replacement components and repeat-order availability.

If your business sells frame-and-lens packages, separate the frame offer from glazing arrangements. A lower frame price does not necessarily produce the lowest total cost once the complete order is specified.

Mondottica USA

Mondottica USA describes its business as distributing fashion brands and its own collections throughout the Americas. Its website presents individual brand ranges, contact information and account login. The published navigation also distinguishes collections aimed at different fit and customer segments. Company information, brand portfolio.

The regional office and requested brand should be considered together. A collection appearing on one regional website does not establish that it is available elsewhere under the same conditions.

Identify the collections you want before contacting the team serving your market. Ask about account eligibility, opening quantities, sizes and replenishment.

For a mixed assortment, establish whether order conditions apply across the account or separately to particular collections. Keep this discussion distinct from OEM development: distributing or developing licensed eyewear does not automatically imply an open manufacturing service for unrelated brands.

OpticiansClub

OpticiansClub describes a B2B platform for optical stores, with ready-stock frames, China and US warehouse options, and private-label services. Its homepage states that standard wholesale orders have no MOQ. Its private-label page sets separate minimum order values and, for some branding options, per-item quantities. Wholesale platform, private-label conditions.

The standard-order “no MOQ” statement should not be applied to every branded order. Check the conditions for the specific service you intend to purchase.

The documented private-label options distinguish branding on demo lenses from branding on frame temples and demo lenses. They apply to selected China Warehouse collections.

Before comparing the offer with another supplier, confirm eligible models, the applicable minimum order value and quantity rules. Also identify the dispatch warehouse and delivery terms. Different ordering routes on the same website can produce different total costs.

Sunoptic

Sunoptic’s published optical-frame catalogue describes stock-frame private labelling, including logo placement on demo lenses and temples. Its product listings provide model-level dimensions and a login-to-order route. Official private-label catalogue, example optical-frame listing.

Sunoptic provides a documented stock-frame branding route to investigate. Confirm the current catalogue and commercial terms rather than relying on prices or turnaround figures in an older document.

Specify whether your enquiry includes frame branding, demo-lens branding or packaging. Ask which selected models support the requested work and how samples are approved.

From a product-development perspective, artwork approval should include placement on the actual frame. A logo that looks clear in a digital file may need a different size or position on a narrow temple.

The McGee Group

The McGee Group describes a US-based optical design business with branded eyewear collections. Its official brand page offers a dealer enquiry route and explains that its design team works with factories, while its marketing team provides materials for optical partners. Official brand and dealer information.

This is a branded-collection and dealer proposition. It is relevant when your business wants to carry selected collections and compare the support available alongside them.

Ask what the opening order requires for the brands you are considering. Establish whether displays, product information and other selling materials are included, optional or subject to separate conditions.

Keep those items visible when comparing quotations. An offer that includes retail materials should not be treated as identical to a factory quotation covering only unbranded frames. The useful comparison is the package your business intends to use.

Zyloware

Zyloware’s previously published business-services page described eyewear supply alongside product development, inventory management and retail support, including tagging, packaging, shipping, marketing materials and employee training. These were company-described services, not an independent assessment of their results. That page was no longer publicly accessible during our final publication check; confirm current services through the official Zyloware website.

Zyloware is a candidate for buyers evaluating the services around a frame collection as well as the frames. Confirm which of those services apply to the proposed account.

Request a current catalogue and written ordering conditions. If tagging, packaging or selling materials are important, ask for examples and clarify any additional charges.

Custom packaging is not the same deliverable as a private-label frame. State whether you need changes to the presentation of existing products or branding on the product itself, then ask the supplier to confirm the scope.

Wholesaler, distributor or manufacturer: which route fits?

Choose the supply route before asking which supplier is cheapest. Otherwise, you may compare prices for different products, responsibilities and services.

A branded distributor is relevant when you want to carry particular collections. Questions about territory, account approval and brand presentation come early.

A stock-frame wholesaler is relevant when you want to select existing models. Check order quantities, current availability and whether the same model and colour can be replenished.

A manufacturer is relevant when you need production for your own collection. That might mean an existing frame with branding, or a design requiring sample development.

For private-label enquiries, distinguish between:

• A logo on a demo lens.
• Branding applied to the frame.
• Changes to colour, finish or packaging.
• Changes to dimensions, components or construction.

These requests create different approval questions. For example, a colour change needs a colour reference; a change to the temple or hinge needs a review of the proposed construction. Describe the intended result rather than assuming the phrase “custom eyewear” communicates the whole requirement.

Our guide to finding an eyewear manufacturer in China covers manufacturer selection separately.

For a budget-led purchase, the affordable eyeglass frames wholesale guide shows how to compare these routes using the same frame brief, sample requirements and delivered-cost scope. None of the companies in this list is identified as the cheapest supplier.

How to shortlist wholesale eyewear suppliers

If your brief already specifies a material, narrow the comparison with our metal optical-frame supplier guide or acetate frame supplier guide. These lists explain purchasing routes; inclusion does not establish suitability for your order.

A useful shortlist contains companies that can respond to the same purchasing brief. Start with the suppliers whose business model matches your order.

1. Define the assortment. List frame types, dimensions, materials, quantities and destination. Identify any brands you specifically require.
2. Confirm buying eligibility. Ask about trade accounts, sales territories and conditions affecting your shop or online channel.
3. Record the quantity rules. Separate minimums per order, model and colour from minimum order values and packaging quantities.
4. Review identifiable samples. Record the model, colour and specification version you are assessing.
5. Compare matching quotations. Include cases, branding, freight and any development work that forms part of the request.
6. Discuss repeat supply. Ask how replenishment, discontinued models and replacement components are handled.

During sample review, compare the frame with its stated dimensions and your fitting, glazing and appearance requirements. A product photograph can help choose a style, but it cannot resolve every question about the physical frame.

Record agreed changes before placing the order. If a revised sample replaces an earlier version, identify which one is the production reference.

Use our eyewear quotation checklist to separate recurring frame costs from one-time charges.

Keep an account and territory eligibility record

Before comparing quotations, record what each supplier has confirmed for your particular account, sales channel, destination, and requested program. A public catalog or a reply about one program does not establish eligibility for a different market, collection, or model.

Use one copy of this blank record for each supplier and requested program, collection, model, or service. Enter your business type, sales channel, and destination, then send the precise question through the supplier’s official contact route. The record gives your shortlist a dated source and a clear next action.

What to put in the record

Copy the blank table for each distinct buying brief. The right column is for your own entries; it contains no supplier answers.

How to use the answer

Keep the supplier’s written wording and its date with the record. Use “unknown” for a question you have not resolved; it does not mean the supplier said no. “Confirmed for stated scope” is your note about a specific response, not a certificate of brand authorization or a general approval of the supplier.

Check exclusions before using an answer for another country, channel, collection, model, or service. If a condition changes, keep the earlier dated source and add a new dated entry. Assign the next question to a person on your team and seek a written reply before treating a restriction as resolved.

Once the available routes are clear, compare like-for-like written offers using the eyewear quotation checklist linked above. Confirm model, color, and order conditions for the specific request rather than assuming the same terms apply across a catalog.

When factory-direct sourcing may be a better fit

Factory-direct sourcing is worth discussing when you want frames for your own collection rather than access to another company’s brands. It may be less suitable for a shop seeking a small mixed order across many established labels.

Titanium Frames is an eyeglass frame manufacturer and wholesale supplier in Danyang, China. We supply metal, acetate and titanium frames, with existing-style selection, logo customisation, private label and OEM/ODM project review.

Our MOQ is 100 pairs per model per colour. One model in two colours therefore requires at least 200 pairs. Consider that condition when planning the range rather than comparing it directly with a stock programme offering smaller mixed quantities.

Our sample and production planning terms are:

Bulk production periods exclude sampling and transport. Sample delivery, buyer review and agreed revisions need separate time. Confirm the requirements and schedule in writing for the order.

Browse our published frame models or review the custom eyewear development process before deciding which route to discuss.

What to send in your first wholesale enquiry

Give the supplier enough information to quote an identifiable order. You do not need a complete technical drawing to enquire about an existing model.

Include:

• Your business type, destination country and sales channel.
• Model references or product images.
• Quantities for each model and colour.
• Known material and size requirements.
• Logo placement and packaging requests.
• Sample needs and the target arrival date.

Then ask the supplier to confirm:

1. Which requested products and services it can supply.
2. Applicable account conditions and order minimums.
3. Sample charges and approval arrangements.
4. Itemised pricing and the delivery basis.
5. Production or dispatch timing.
6. Defect, replacement and repeat-order procedures.

For branded collections, add the specific brands you want to carry. For private label, attach your artwork and explain where it should appear.

A target arrival date is different from a requested dispatch date. State which one you mean so that production, transport and your own preparation time can be considered separately.

For European orders, our wholesale optical frames buying guide connects model selection, sampling and quotation requirements.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between an eyewear wholesaler and a manufacturer?

A wholesaler supplies business buyers; a manufacturer produces the goods. One company can perform both roles. A wholesale catalogue alone does not establish factory ownership or the ability to develop a new frame. Ask which organisation handles production and which changes the supplier can evaluate.

Can an optical retailer buy directly from a frame factory?

Yes, where the factory accepts that buyer and order size. The decision depends on quantities, product requirements and the purchasing arrangement. A retailer needing a small mixed assortment may find stock ordering more suitable than production minimums for individual models and colours.

Do eyewear wholesalers offer private-label frames?

Some do, but the scope varies. Applying branding to an existing model is different from developing a new construction. Confirm eligible frames, logo placement, sample approval and quantity conditions rather than relying on the term “private label” alone.

Does a low MOQ mean a low total order cost?

No. An offer can include a minimum order value, branding charges, packaging quantities or freight in addition to the frame price. Compare the total for the assortment you intend to purchase. Our eyewear MOQ guide explains how quantity conditions differ.

What should I check before buying branded eyewear?

Request exact model references, stock condition, supporting documentation and applicable resale terms. Confirm the supply route and warranty arrangements. A brand logo on a supplier’s website is not sufficient evidence on its own, and this shortlist does not certify any seller’s authorisation.

Request a quotation for your frame collection

Choose a supplier whose ordering model fits the range you want to buy. Branded collections, mixed stock purchases and factory production each require a different conversation.

If you are considering factory-direct supply, send Titanium Frames your preferred models, quantities per colour, branding requirements, and any unresolved account or order questions from your eligibility record. You can start with a reference image or product link if you have not prepared drawings. Ask for a written response for your specific order.

Request a frame and sample quotation.