Buying iPhone screens in bulk for repair shops

Buying iPhone screens in bulk is fastest when you order by SKU: paste your part numbers, read live stock and the price ex VAT next to each line, then check out with one EU VAT invoice. Fixera, the trade name of Fonora OU in Tartu, Estonia, sells refurbished original iPhone displays to EU repair shops and builds the ordering flow around a tray you can repeat month to month. This post walks the buy side end to end, from the SKU list to the box on your bench.

How do I place a bulk screen order without clicking through the whole catalog?

Order by SKU instead of browsing tile by tile. Every build in the shop carries a fixed part number, so once you know your regular models you never hunt for them again. Two glass-changed iPhone 13 Pro panels and one touch-and-flex iPhone 15 is three SKUs and three quantities, entered once. Browsing is for the first order, when you are learning the range. After that, the SKU is the shortcut.

The point of a part number is that it does not drift. A glass-changed original panel and a touch-and-flex build of the same model are different SKUs, because they are different parts on your bench: one is an original panel with new cover glass relaminated over fresh OCA, the other is an original panel with a new digitizer and flex. Ordering by SKU means you get the exact build you meant, not the one that looked right in a thumbnail.

Can I paste a SKU list instead of adding lines one at a time?

Yes. Keep a short list of the SKUs you reorder and paste them with quantities, rather than adding rows by hand. Most shops end up with a core tray of six to ten models that turn over every month, plus the odd one-off for a walk-in repair. The core tray lives in a note or a spreadsheet as SKU and quantity, and you paste it each cycle.

A worked example of a monthly tray:

That is one paste, six lines, a full tray. Next month you change the numbers, not the list. If a model is out of stock the line tells you before you commit, so you swap the quantity instead of finding a hole in the box after it ships.

How do I know stock and price are live before I commit?

Stock and price ex VAT show against each SKU at the moment you order, not from a cached sheet. If a build is short, the quantity you can take is what the line allows, so you are never sold a number that is not on the shelf. The figure you see is the figure that goes on the invoice, before Estonian VAT is applied, so you can price the repair against your real part cost.

Reading price ex VAT matters for a trade buyer because that is the number your margin sits on. A retail price with tax baked in hides your cost. A trade price ex VAT is the cost you compare against the labour and the ticket. Fixera runs thin margins on the sell side on purpose, so the ex-VAT line is meant to be read and compared, not marked up behind a wall.

What does the invoice look like for an EU repair shop?

You get one EU VAT invoice per order, in your business name, with the part numbers and quantities itemised. An EU VAT-registered shop with a valid VAT number outside Estonia is invoiced under reverse charge at 0%, so you account for the VAT in your own return. An Estonian buyer is charged the 24% domestic rate. Either way the invoice is a clean trade document you can hand straight to your accountant, with SKUs that match what is in the box.

This is where an EU-native supplier saves you the customs friction of ordering screens from China or the US. No import declaration, no duty surprise, no parcel held at the border. The invoice is euro, the shipment is inside the single market, and the paperwork is one document.

How fast does the tray ship across the EU?

Tracked EU shipping runs roughly 1 to 2 business days to nearby countries and 2 to 4 business days across the wider EU. You get a tracking number on dispatch, so the tray is a known arrival, not a guess. Screens ship padded and boxed for transit, because a panel that cracks in the post is a return for both of us.

Every panel is bench-tested and touch-checked before it ships. True Tone and auto-brightness transfer clean, and where a build uses tag-on flex you skip the chip transfer and save about fifteen minutes a job. If a screen fails inside the 90 day warranty, you file an RMA and it gets replaced, no restocking games.

How do I keep the tray consistent month to month?

Reorder the same SKUs and the build stays the same, because a part number ties to one exact build, not a floating grade. The tray you get next month matches the one on your bench today: same original panels, same glass-changed or touch-and-flex spec, same colour and fit off the counter. Consistency is the quiet thing that decides a supplier, because a tray that behaves differently every month costs you in returns and second attempts.

The honest test is your own return rate. Order one tray, fit it, count your DOA and your RMAs, then reorder the same SKUs and check the second tray behaves like the first. That is the pitch, and it is the reason to order by part number rather than by whatever looked closest in the catalog. Batch-to-batch sameness is what a fixed SKU buys you.

FAQ

Do I need a minimum order to buy screens?

No. You can order a single SKU or a full tray of ten builds. Most shops settle into a core list they reorder every month, but there is no floor to place an order in the shop.

Are prices shown ex VAT or including VAT?

Prices show ex VAT against every SKU. An EU VAT-registered buyer outside Estonia is invoiced under reverse charge at 0%; an Estonian buyer is charged the 24% domestic rate. The ex-VAT line is your real part cost to price a repair against.

What builds does Fixera sell?

Two builds of original iPhone displays: glass changed, an original panel with new cover glass relaminated over fresh OCA, and touch and flex, an original panel with a new digitizer and flex. No aftermarket, no soft or hard OLED copies, no incell. Original panels only.

What happens if a screen arrives dead or fails early?

File an RMA. Every screen carries a 90 day warranty, and a unit that is DOA or fails inside the window gets replaced. Panels are bench-tested and touch-checked before dispatch to keep that rare.

How long does a bulk order take to arrive?

Tracked transit runs roughly 1 to 2 business days to nearby EU countries and 2 to 4 business days across the wider EU, with a tracking number on dispatch.

Where does Fixera fit for EU repair shops?

Fixera, the trade name of Fonora OU in Tartu, Estonia, sells refurbished original iPhone displays to EU repair shops with ordering built around the SKU: paste your list, read live stock and price ex VAT, check out with one EU VAT invoice, and get the tray tracked across the EU in a few days. Reorder the same part numbers and the tray stays consistent, which is the whole point of buying by SKU. Build your list in the shop and keep it for next month.