As a native of China with over 10 years of product sourcing experience, I know China’s wholesale markets inside and out—from bustling mega-hubs to hidden local gems. There’s so much to share, so I’ve divided it into sections. Take your time and check out the parts that interest you the most.

Are wholesale market suppliers all factories?
What should I do before market visits?
How to get to these wholesale markets from overseas?

8 Major China wholesale markets online: which suits your business?

Alibaba

Many international buyers prefer to source from Alibaba. As the world’s leading B2B marketplace, you can find suppliers for everything, from screws to yacht parts, with an incredible range of options.

Plus a user-friendly interface and frequent updates, Alibaba offers a level of convenience and variety that’s hard to match by other wholesale sites.

Made in China and Global Sources

To differentiate themselves from Alibaba, these platforms focus on specific product categories:

  • Made in China focuses on industrial products like machinery, hardware tools, and chemical equipment, offering a wider selection of suppliers in these fields.
  • Global Sources specializes in gifts and consumer electronics.

These three platforms are common in high MOQs, usually 1,000 pieces or more per style. And buyers have to verify suppliers and compare product prices plus quality on their own. If you only search for Chinese suppliers on these 3 platforms, you are limiting yourself and are missing out on hundreds of good opportunities.

JingSourcing

As a leading sourcing company in China since 2015, JingSourcing can help you find the right factory in the right industrial clusters. Compared with Alibaba, their MOQ and product price have more advantages, friendly to startups and small businesses.

They also manage every step of the China sourcing process, assisting fast-growing e-commerce, supermarkets, and other large businesses in improving sourcing efficiency, controlling quality, and optimizing their supply chains.

Regarding private label products and new product development, they have extensive experience and provide proven, effective solutions, expertly handling every step of your project.

DHgate

DHgate specializes in small wholesale orders. Most suppliers offer flexible tiered pricing, such as 5 dog sweaters at $4.9 each or 10 at $3.9 each. The preferred option for small buyers with a limited budget, purchasing dozens of items per style for just a few hundred dollars.

1688 and Yiwugo

  • 1688 and Alibaba are both launched by the Alibaba Group, but 1688 is a local Chinese B2B platform.
  • Yiwugo is the online version of the Yiwu market, specializing in small products like accessories and daily goods.

The primary buyers of 1688 and Yiwugo are local Chinese businesses. Some experienced foreign buyers who speak fluent Chinese also use the two platforms, for example, directly asking, “这款混批最低多少件起订?” (What’s the minimum order quantity for mixed batches?)

For inexperienced overseas buyers, I wouldn’t recommend using 1688 or Yiwugo directly. Most suppliers on these platforms have limited English skills. Language and cultural differences can make communication tricky and complicated.

If you insist on using 1688 or Yiwugo for wholesale, I strongly recommend working with a reliable sourcing agent to help mitigate risks and ensure smooth sourcing from China.

AliExpress

AliExpress is launched by the Alibaba Group as China’s largest B2C platform. AliExpress is a good choice if you:

BTW, AliExpress also supports small wholesale with additional discounts like 3% or 5%. While it doesn’t have clear wholesale price tiers like DHgate, you can still compare AliExpress and DHgate to find the best deal.

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Next is the guide to the main wholesale markets for 15 popular product types.

Product CategoriesWholesale Markets
Small commoditiesYiwu International Trade City
Women’s wear3 Guangzhou clothing wholesale markets
Hangzhou Sijiqing Clothing Market
Children’s clothingZhili China Kid’s Wear City
Men’s wearShishi International Clothing City
Wedding dressesHuqiu Bridal City
BagsGuangzhou Baiyun Leather City
Guihua Gang Leather Bags Market
Hebei Baigou Bags & Cases Trading Market
ShoesGuangzhou Metropolis Shoes City
Jinjiang International Shoe & Textile City
Wenzhou shoe markets
ElectronicShenzhen Huaqiang Bei Electronic World
ToysYiwu and Shantou toy markets
FurnitureFoshan Lecong International Furnishing City
GlassesChina Danyang Glasses City
Shenzhen Henggang eyewear markets
SocksChina Datang Stocking Industry Market
FabricsKeqiao – China Textile City
Guangzhou fabric market clusters
HardwareYongkang China Technology Hardware City
CeramicsJingdezhen ceramics market

Yiwu International Trade City

Zhili China Kid’s Wear City

Shishi International Clothing City

Huqiu Bridal City 

Shenzhen Huaqiang Bei Electronic World

Yiwu and Shantou toy markets

Foshan Lecong International Furnishing City

China Datang Stocking Industry Market

Yongkang China Technology Hardware City

Jingdezhen ceramics market

Yiwu International Trade City (义乌国际商贸城)

Yiwu is known as the world’s supermarket. Yiwu International Trade City (Futian Market) 义乌商贸城 (福田市场) is the largest wholesale market in Yiwu. 

It has 5 districts with 75,000 booths. Here, you can find almost any product you can think of. And that’s why I put this wholesale market first. It won’t let you down.

Guide to top 7 clothing wholesale markets.

Guangzhou and Hangzhou are the main hubs for China’s clothing wholesale markets.

Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs of Canton (广州十三行服装批发市场)

Thirteen Hongs of Canton (十三行) mainly focuses on mid-end women’s apparel, especially trendy women’s clothing, with new designs coming in very quickly. The overall design style is 60% Korean, 30% European, and 10% other styles.

There are about 20,000 booths, made up of many clothing wholesale markets, with New China Plaza (新中国大厦) and Hongbiantian Building (红遍天大厦) as the core.

    • Google Map Location
      No.1, Shisanhang Rd, Liwan District, Guangzhou (广州市荔湾区十三行路1号)

Guangzhou Baima Costume Market (广州白马服装批发市场)

Baima Clothing Market (白马服装市场) has long been known for its mid-to-high-end clothing, with a more mature style focused on middle-aged clothing. The first to fifth floors are dedicated to women’s apparel, with over 200 stores on each floor.

Based on its prime location, Baima Market is very popular among overseas buyers from Asia, Europe, America, and Africa, especially during the Canton Fair.

    • Google Map Location
      No.16, Zhannan Rd, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (广州市越秀区站南路16号)

Guangzhou Shahe Clothing Market (广州沙河服装市场)

Shahe Square (沙河市场) has over 20,000 booths, offering everything from jeans to women’s clothing. The prices here are lower than Baima and Thirteen Hongs of Canton. But of course, the quality is also a step or two down. Key markets include Wanjia Market (万佳), Jinma Market (金马), etc.

Typical buyers are local e-commerce and livestream sellers, as well as buyers from the Middle East (Iran), Africa, Lebanon, etc.

    • Google Map Location
      No.1, Lianquan Rd, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (广州市天河区濂泉路1号)

Hangzhou Sijiqing Clothing Market (杭州四季青服装批发市场)

Sijiqing Clothing Market (四季青服装批发市场) is the largest comprehensive clothing hub in East China, mainly focusing on mid-to-high-end women’s clothing.

The style here is mostly European, with a mix of Japanese, Korean, and new Chinese elements. Since the Hangzhou Asian Games attracted many international athletes to shop, Sijiqing has become a popular market among international buyers.

    • Google Map Location
      No.88, Hanghai Rd, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang (浙江省杭州市上城区航海路88号)

Children’s clothing wholesale markets

The largest children’s clothing wholesale market is Zhili China Kid’s Wear City (织里中国童装城), located in Huzhou, Zhejiang. Zhili produces two-thirds of kidswear in China and excels in fashion clothes.

    • Google Map Location
      No.2699, Wuxing Blvd, Wuxing District, Huzhou, Zhejiang (浙江省湖州市吴兴区织里镇吴兴大道2699号)

If you’re in Guangzhou, you can also visit Zhongshan Ba Children’s Clothing Wholesale Market (中山八童装批发市场). It specializes in mid-to-high-end children’s clothing and consists of several markets, with Lihe Building (荔湖大厦) offering the most extensive selection of kidswear.

    • Google Map Location
      No.97, Zhong Shan Ba Rd, Liwan District, Guangzhou (广州市荔湾区中山八路97号)

Shishi International Clothing City (福建石狮服装城)

Shishi is a major center for men’s and sportswear production in China. Shishi International Clothing City (福建石狮服装城) features 18 specialized streets and over 3,000 brands, including the headquarters of companies like Anta.

    • Google Map Location
      Intersection of Fengyi Street and Nanyang Road, Shishi City, Quanzhou, Fujian Province (福建省泉州市石狮市凤仪街与南洋路交汇处)

Huqiu Bridal City (虎丘婚纱城)

Huqiu Bridal City (虎丘婚纱城) makes up 70% of China’s total wedding dress production and trading, also Southeast Asia’s leading wedding dress hub.

Shopping there feels a bit like walking through IKEA. The higher the floor, the lower the prices. You can often bargain for discounts of 60% or even 50%.

    • Google Map Location
      No. 999, Hufu Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province (江苏省苏州市姑苏区虎阜路999号)

Guide to top 3 bag wholesale markets

Guangzhou Baiyun Leather City (广州白云皮具城)

Baiyun Leather City is famous for its high-quality replica bags, including LV, Chanel, etc. 

    • Google Map Location
      No.1356-1358, Jiefang North Road, Sanyuanli, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (广州市越秀区三元里解放北路1352-1358号)

Guihua Gang Leather Bags Market (广州桂花岗皮具箱包批发市场)

Guihua Gang Leather Bags Market in Sanyuanli is the largest wholesale market for leather bags and luggage, focusing on mid-to-high-end products.

    • Google Map Location
      No. 1107, Jiefang North Road, Sanyuanli, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (广州市越秀区三元里解放北路1107号)

Hebei Baigou Bags & Cases Trading Market (河北白沟箱包交易城)

Baigou is known as “The bags & cases capital of China”. The wholesale market mainly offers mid-to-low-end products, focusing on “lowest price for the same quality, best quality for the same price.

    • Google Map Location
      No.236, Fuqiang Road, Gaobeidian, Baoding City, Hebei Province (河北省保定市高碑店市富强路236号)

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Guide to top 3 shoes wholesale markets

Guangzhou Metropolis Shoes City (广州大都市鞋城)

Metropolis Shoe City (大都市鞋城) is the largest of Guangzhou’s many shoe wholesale markets, mainly selling medium to high-end genuine leather shoes.

Jinjiang International Shoe & Textile City (晋江国际鞋纺城)

Jinjiang is known as “China’s Shoe Capital,” famous for producing sports shoes, making up a quarter of China’s total production of sports and leisure shoes.

Jinjiang International Shoe & Textile City (晋江国际鞋纺城) is the core market, offering a variety of sports and leisure shoes and a complete range of raw materials.

    • Google Map Location
      No.888, Jinxin North Road, Jinjiang City, Fujian Province (福建省晋江市晋新北路888号)

Wenzhou shoes markets (温州鞋子批发市场)

Like Jinjiang, Wenzhou is also known as “China’s Shoe Capital,” but it excels in leather shoe manufacturing. Compared to Guangzhou’s leather shoes, Wenzhou’s prices are much lower.

Wenzhou International Shoe Expo City (温州国际鞋博城) is a large comprehensive market, divided into Zone A (women’s shoes) and Zones B/C (men’s and children’s shoes).

    • Google Map Location
      Wenzhou West Expressway Intersection, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province (浙江省温州市鹿城区温州西高速路口)

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Shenzhen Huaqiang Bei Electronic World (深圳华强北电子批发市场)

Shenzhen is known as China’s Silicon Valley. Huaqiang Bei (华强北) is the largest electronic market in China and the world. There are dozens of electronic markets, most of which focus on phones. It’s said that you can even assemble your own phone here by buying all the necessary components.

    • Google Map Location
      No.1015, Huaqiang Rd N, Futian District, Shenzhen (深圳市福田区华强北路1015号)

Toy markets in China

Shantou Chenghai – the world’s capital of toys.

Chenghai (澄海) excels in plastic toys, electronic toys, and high-tech toys. Most small and medium factories display their toys in showrooms. There are over 30 showrooms, each acting as a wholesale market. These factories usually don’t work directly with overseas buyers but through trading companies.

Additionally, there are wholesale markets like Chenghai Plastic City (澄海塑料城).

    • Google Map Location
      No. 82-83, Building 5, Plastic City, Zhongshan North Road, Chenghai District, Shantou City (汕头市澄海区中山北路塑料城5幢82-83号)

Yiwu market gathers the most complete toy categories.

Yiwu is famous for small toys, known as the “cradle of hot sellers.” Various toy products and suppliers are concentrated in Yiwu International Trade City District 1, First Floor.

Typically, offline chain store owners and wholesalers from developing regions like Africa and the Middle East prefer to visit Yiwu markets and purchase ready-to-choose plush toys, inflatable toys, common toys, and more.

Foshan Lecong International Furnishing City (佛山乐从家具城）

Lecong International Furnishing City (乐从家具城) in Foshan, Guangdong is the largest furniture market in China. It stretches over 10 miles and includes 5 popular furniture malls, such as the Louvre International Furniture Exhibition Center (罗浮宫国际家具博览中心).

Many of the Lecong stores have factories in nearby Longjiang Town, China’s largest furniture production base. If you find furniture you like, be sure to ask if they can take you to their factory for a closer look.

    • Google Map Location
      Foshan Avenue South, Lecong Town, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province (广东省佛山市顺德区乐从镇佛山大道南)

Top 2 wholesale markets for glasses

Danyang International Optical Center (丹阳国际眼镜城)

Danyang produces 50% of the world’s optical lenses and is known as “China’s Eyewear Capital.”

Danyang International Optical Center is the largest eyewear trading market in China. The price advantage here is huge. A pair of glasses that costs $150 in a retail store can be bought for just about $15 at Danyang Optical Center—ten times cheaper!

    • Google Map Location
      No.1, Chezhan Rd, Danyang Shi, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu (江苏省镇江市丹阳市车站路1号)

Shenzhen Henggang eyewear markets (深圳横岗眼镜城)

Shenzhen produces about 50% of the world’s mid-to-high-end eyewear. Hengang Subdistrict (横岗街道) gathers many eyewear factories and large eyewear trade centers. Among them, Jiabo International Eyewear City (嘉宝国际眼镜城) often sees international buyers.

    • Google Map Location
      No.4169-4173, Longgang Avenue, Hengang Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen City. (深圳市龙岗区横岗街道龙岗大道4169-4173号)

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China Datang Stocking Industry Market (中国大唐袜业城)

China Datang Stocking Industry Market (中国大唐袜业城) is located in Zhuji, Zhejiang, known as the “Sock Capital of the World,” producing one-third of the world’s socks. Some of the socks sold in the Yiwu market also come from Datang.

This wholesale market includes socks, sock raw materials, and hosiery machines.

    • Google Map Location
      No.267, Yongan Rd, Zhuji, Shaoxing, Zhejiang. (浙江省绍兴市诸暨市永安路267号)

Top 2 textile wholesale markets

Keqiao – China Textile City (中国轻纺城)

Shaoxing Keqiao is famous as China Textile City (中国轻纺城), the biggest textile market in China and Asia. 

There are 10+ major textile markets in Keqiao. Nearly 60% of Keqiao’s fabrics and cloth are exported to countries along the Belt and Road initiative, like the Philippines, India, etc.

    • Google Map Location
      No.497, Yunji Road, Keqiao, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province (浙江省绍兴柯桥云集路497号)

Guangzhou fabric market clusters (广州布料市场集群)

Guangzhou has many fabric wholesale markets, mostly located in the Haizhu District. The largest is Zhongda Fabric Market (中大布匹批发市场). Known for its high efficiency, fabrics are often purchased in the morning, produced in the afternoon, and shipped the next day.

    • Google Map Location
      Rui Kang Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, directly opposite the South Gate of Sun Yat-sen University (广州市海珠区瑞康路，中山大学南门正对面)

Yongkang China Technology Hardware City (永康中国科技五金城)

Yongkang Hardware Market is the largest in China and the third-largest in the world. Products cover hardware tools (like screwdrivers), machinery hardware, decoration hardware, daily hardware, building hardware, electrical equipment, and more.

It’s said that if Yongkang stopped making hardware products, it would cause a global shortage of over 100 commodities.

    • Google Map Location
      Wangchun E Road, Yongkang, Jinhua, Zhejiang (浙江省金华市永康市望春东路)

Jingdezhen ceramics markets (景德镇陶瓷批发市场)

Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province is known as China’s “Porcelain Capital.” There are several ceramics wholesale markets in Jingdezhen. China Ceramics City (中国陶瓷城) is the world’s largest professional ceramic market, offering mainly mid-to-low-end ceramics, including daily-use, building, and art ceramics.

    • Google Map Location
      No.38, Yingbin Avenue, Xijiao Street, Changjiang District, Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province (江西省景德镇市昌江区西郊街道迎宾大道38号)

There are a sea of product categories! If you want to know about a specific product’s wholesale market or learn more about any particular market, feel free to contact us anytime.

Are suppliers in China wholesale markets all factories?

Just like suppliers on B2B online platforms, suppliers in wholesale markets can be factories or intermediaries.

In addition, many buyers think factories offer cheaper products, but that’s not always true. On one hand, many suppliers claim to be factories, which can be hard to verify if they are real factories without experience. On the other hand, some established trading companies with years of industry experience can offer lower prices than new, small factories.

What should I do before visiting these wholesale markets?

First, list the product types you want to source. Then, choose the right wholesale markets. Without a plan, you may waste time and money without finding what you need. Take Guangzhou markets for example, which are spread across different districts, you’re easily lost.

Also, plan your transportation and accommodation. Choose a hotel close to the markets for convenience.

How to get to these wholesale markets from overseas?

For wholesale markets in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Jinjiang, you can fly directly to these cities and then take a taxi, bus, or subway to the markets.

If going to Yiwu and other county-level cities like Yongkang and Keqiao, there are no direct international flights. You’ll need to transfer, with common hubs including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Hangzhou.

If you’re planning to visit Chinese wholesale markets and want to know how to get there from overseas, feel free to leave us a comment or chat with us.

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