Where are household goods made in China, and how do I find a good supplier?

Leads not yet checked: Anxi (Fujian) for rattan and iron home crafts (Fujian Department of Industry and IT, December 22, 2025 gives it as an example); Yongkang (Zhejiang) for vacuum flasks and cookware; Cixi (Ningbo) for small appliances. Not yet checked.

Cluster lists name places, not companies. Being in a cluster says nothing about any single factory.

• Confirm the exact handover point and compare feasible routes with your forwarder; the handover point alone does not determine the export port.
• Which Incoterm (for example EXW, FOB or DDP; see our glossary) and who books the freight?
• Are there battery, liquid or other dangerous-goods limits for this product?
• Will your goods be consolidated with others, and where?

• Yiwu: Yiwu International Trade City, District 4 (market operator's site) says its 2nd floor sells daily goods
• Canton Fair phase 2 ("Household items", "Gifts and decorations"). 140th session: 23–27 Oct 2026, per cantonfair.org.cn; phase themes per MOFCOM note on the 139th Canton Fair (March 5, 2026). We have not confirmed the spring 2027 session dates from the organiser in this review. Check the organiser's current programme before booking travel.
• B2B platforms such as Alibaba.com, Made-in-China.com and 1688

Fair and market arrangements change. Check the organiser before you travel.

China Customs' monthly table has no single item for household goods; ceramics, glass and wooden household items are separate items, so we do not add them up. Source checked: China Customs, export volume and value of major commodities, Sep 2026 table (published October 18, 2026).

Channels to look at: trade fairs, B2B platforms, cross-border marketplaces, and the factory's own website and social media. We have not verified category-wide channel shares. For scale, China's government reported that the 138th Canton Fair (autumn 2025) drew over 310,000 overseas buyers and US$25.65 billion of intended export deals across all categories (gov.cn, November 4, 2025).

The same company can appear on several channels under different names, so always check the legal company name.

• Food contact: identify the material, the type of food, contact time and temperature, then check the rules of your market and the evidence behind them. In the US, FDA regulates specific substances for specific uses; there is no general "FDA approved" kitchenware. See FDA: How FDA regulates substances that contact food. EU food-contact rules are EU-wide, not only Germany's LFGB.
• Appliances: check electrical safety and other rules for your market.
• A steel grade such as 304 is a material spec; it does not by itself prove food-contact compliance.

This is a starting point, not a complete list or a compliance opinion.

1. Check the company record on China's National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (gsxt.gov.cn), using the 18-character unified social credit code. The registered scope is a lead only; confirm separately who makes the goods and where.
2. Check test reports properly: is the report genuine (ask the lab), who issued it, how the applicant, manufacturer and factory relate, and whether the model, material and standard match your order.
3. Order samples, then a small trial order. Agree what you will check: material against the spec, food-contact test evidence that matches this model and material, drop test of the packed carton, colour and size against the sample.
4. Inspection: use independent inspection suited to the order. Where your law requires testing, use a lab qualified and recognised for that test. An inspection report does not replace legal testing.
5. Payment: tie payment milestones to defined acceptance checks, and confirm independently who you contract with and who is authorised to receive payment. Inspection does not guarantee compliance or that you can recover money.

These are reasons to ask for an explanation and proof, not proof of fraud:

• The contract, invoice and bank account show different companies.
• Test reports are in another company's name.
• The price is far below others for the same specification.
• The supplier declines a live video call of the production line.

• Export figures and top destination countries for this category.
• Production places listed as leads, and their figures.
• Channel shares (fairs, B2B, marketplaces, livestreams) across the category: not verified.
• Ownership of fair and market websites not run by a government.
• Company-level official lists (such as China Customs credit status): entry points not yet checked, so not listed.