Business Trip to China, Visit YiWu Only

Business Trip to China, Visit YiWu Only?

Ashkankey, a trader from Austria asked a question about his business trip to china, visit Yiwu and other cities in China.
Question:
Hi everybody,
My flight goes on 18th july to shanghai, will stay for around 4-5 weeks and go from hk back to europe. I’m doing business with some chinese factories since 4 years. Most of them I found on alibaba. Cities I plan to visit are shanghai, yiwu, whenzhou, shenzhen then HK.
What I’d like to know is, where most of trading companies or factories are located? I look a place, where all are side by side (for comparing products and prices). I heard yiwu is the perfect place, right?
I don’t really look for a special product, I just want to take a round and getting some ideas. Also I’d like to know, if there are any fairs between july and august?
1. Business Trip to China, Visit YiWu Only? Answered from Egernia [AU]
It really depends upon product.
I am familiar with all of the cities you mention and it will depend upon which product you are buying as to the best way to proceed.
If you have the time and the money then why not just arrange visits in all of the cities that you mention. You have nothing to lose and a great deal to gain by planning a good visit schedule.
There is production in Shanghai of course but there are also a lot of trading companies there also. If the companies address is a downtown address then more than likely they are a trading company. Some factories do have downtown showrooms but they are the exception rather than the rule.
Yiwu is a large marketplace but in my experience it is full of cheap junk. Most of the sellers there are not manufacturers but will tell you that they are. I find it hard to build a long term relationship with a company that is dishonest with me from the outset!
Wenzhou is a very rich city and would have more manufacturers than trading companies in the outer areas of the city and nearby satellite cities.
Shenzhen is an area that I am not as familiar with but has a very established export market made up of both trading companies and manufacturers.
What product are you looking for?
2. Business Trip to China, Visit YiWu Only? Answered from cgs-john10 [CN].
Hi,i think You have rich time for visit china in this time ,
I would like to introduce you about those city you’ve mentioned .
Yiwu , have the largest commodity market in the world.? here is the window for you to find factories .
wenzhou, have many manufactorer,? like suit shoes ,clothes, Automobile spare, part, printing …etc
shenzhen, if you do Electronic products(mobile, mp3, mp4, electronic gift, aircondition, fans ), you have to visit this city, also have very big professional Electronic products markets outside with many manufacturers.
when you been shenzhen you can arrage time to guangzhou, zhong shan, dong guan.