Creating a new product from scratch

I currently have a full time job and am looking to create a side hustle that will develop over time into a full business, I don’t expect my product to take off overnight, but rather I’d like to use this as a learning experience and then extend my brand after I have a few sales under my belt. I have a family connection to a supplier in China and am visiting in February, I’m hoping to have my first ASIN up and running by then am creating this thread in the hopes that the community can help me along my way. Once I have built my brand and have a few sales, I plan to expand both the business and help the manufacturer grow their own business in return.

FBA, FBM, SFP, 3PL?

I am considering MFN due to the lower overhead, I can store the product in my garage and ship it out as orders come in. MFN has friendly handling times so the product does not need to be shipped out same day the way it does with SFP.

• Any particular reason to not go the MFN route vs the others given my goals?

Logistics

I’d like to find a freight forwarder to handle the end to end logistics, including any possible tariffs. Ideally the product will be picked up in China from the supplier and arrive at my door.

• Am I oversimplifying the logistics? or this feasible?

Product

I’m looking to start with two ASIN’s, both will be in the Pets category.

A few questions had come up from the manufacturer such as

• Do we need a care label?
  • Based off a google search pet products do not require a pet label
• Do we need the brands logo sewn on the product?
  • For brand registry I saw an aflixed logo or a logo on the box will be accepted
    • will a sticker work? or a stamp of our logo placed on each box?

Am I missing anything else to get the product listed and sold on Amazon by February?

Your help is greatly appreciated.