Fujian
Secondary hubQuanzhou in Fujian province is one of China's most important athletic apparel and footwear manufacturing hubs. The city is home to major Chinese sportswear brands (Anta, Xtep, Peak, 361°) and produces for global brands including Nike, Adidas, and Puma. Quanzhou's Jinjiang district specifically dominates Chinese sportswear with deep expertise in performance fabrics, technical apparel, and athletic footwear.
Factory base
5,000+ apparel/footwear factories
Nearest port
Xiamen Port (1.5 hours), Quanzhou Port (local)
Airport
Xiamen Gaoqi International (1.5 hours), Quanzhou Jinjiang (JJN)
Logistics advantage
Athletic-specific supply chain — performance fabrics, technical hardware, footwear components all locally available
Athletic apparel and sportswear brands, athletic footwear importers, performance wear buyers. Quanzhou factories have stronger technical capability than general apparel factories — better for moisture-wicking, anti-bacterial, and performance fabric work.
Jinjiang Sportswear Industrial Park
Manufacturing concentration
Quanzhou International Trade City
Wholesale and trading
Watch-outs
Quanzhou factories often prioritize their own brand customers (Anta, Xtep) over export — capacity may be constrained. Performance fabric specifications are often overstated — third-party testing of moisture-wicking, etc. claims is essential. MOQ requirements can be higher than general apparel.
Baby Products
Baby and children's products from China require the highest level of regulatory care — CPSIA (US), EN 71 (EU), AS/NZS (Australia) compliance is mandatory and seriously enforced. The category includes toys, clothing, feeding, sleep products, strollers, and care items. Manufacturing is concentrated in Yiwu, Shantou (Chenghai district — the toy capital), Ningbo, and Quanzhou. The combination of strict safety regulation and Chinese manufacturing risk requires expert sourcing — we've helped baby brands navigate everything from CPSC recalls to BPA-free verification.
Sourcing guide →Custom Apparel
Custom apparel sourcing from China spans everything from blank tees out of Guangzhou to technical performance wear from Fujian and Zhejiang. The category is enormous, fragmented, and full of trader-middlemen pretending to be factories. Real factories own cutting tables, sewing lines, and ideally fabric mills — most 'manufacturers' on Alibaba are trading offices that subcontract to small workshops with inconsistent quality. We've vetted apparel factories from boutique 50-piece runs to 50,000-piece programs and know which ones can hold AQL 2.5 standards.
Sourcing guide →Events · 14 min read
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Where India genuinely competes with China in 2026 — and where it doesn't. Real comparisons across textiles, leather, jewelry, electronics assembly, pharmaceuticals, and IT-adjacent hardware.
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China vs Mexico for US Importers: Nearshoring Math in 2026
When nearshoring to Mexico actually saves US importers money in 2026, when it doesn't, and the USMCA / IMMEX dynamics that determine the answer per category.
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Honest, category-by-category comparison of sourcing from China versus Vietnam in 2026. Real wage data, real lead-time differences, and the dual-sourcing strategy most serious importers actually use.
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First-Time Importers: 12 Mistakes That Kill 80% of First China Orders
After hundreds of first-time-importer projects, the failure modes cluster. Here are the 12 mistakes that account for most of them — and the fixes that prevent each.
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Hong Kong vs Mainland China Sourcing Companies: Which to Use
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