Where shall I go to find a right supplier in China?
Where shall I go to find a right supplier in China?
There're three main economic zones that provide most products for international purchasing in China. One is Yangtze River Delta, the other is Pearl River Delta and the last one is Bohai Sea Ring Area. They have similarity as: they are close to the sea, have ports advantages to ensure convenient international transportation.
In Yangtze River Delta, there're millions of factories that offer products in various fields to international customers. These factories usually look for international customers directly or get orders via many trading companies or western companies' branches or in Shanghai. Most factories are located in South of Jiangsu Province and North of Zhejiang Province. Its area is around 99,600sqKM. Most factories are held by the local private capital, the staff is stable and the business usually is kept for many years if you get a deal with them. These manufacturing factories cover almost all fields.
Pearl River Delta includes many cities and its area is around 24437 sqKM. There're also millions of factories in various fields, some small factories may only hire few workers and work out particular products. Some big factories are suppliers of Fortune 500 and usually hire more than 10,000 staffs. Many factories get orders from tradings companies in HongKong and Taiwan, and some factories are even invested by the Taiwan people. Especially there're many appliance manufacturing factories what is large and OEM for many famous brands. Since 2007 a few factories is closed due to lack of operators and others. CANTON FAIR opens every year in Guangzhou City, and Shenzhen is also a business central in this area. To reach and visit a manufacturer in this area, you could go to Guangzhou International Airport (CAN) or Shenzhen International Airport (SZX) or Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
Bohai Sea Ring Area is called as an economic area with the greatest development potential in China. It includes Beijing, Tianjing, Hebei Province, Liaoning Province and Shandong Province and the total area is 1,120,000sqKM in North of China. There're plenty of mineral, land and heavy industryl in this area. However it isn't accustomed to think and act in western way like the other areas. There're many state enterprises and private enterprises in this area, and there're many factories invested by Korean in some city for example, Qingdao.