Small Yiwu prepares Christmas products for big world

Small Yiwu prepares Christmas products for big world

Source: www.AmandaIEC.com Yiwu Chiristmas Ornaments manufacturer, exporter and wholesaler. Qiu Zengfa, head of the Yiwu administration for industry and commerce, said more than 8,000 businessmen from about 170 countries and regions around the world are living in this county-level city for business, and up to 200,000 foreign businessmen come here each year, making bulk buys of small commodities to sell all over the world. Yiwu is the country's largest distributing center for small commodities. "About 60 percent of the Christmas trees and decoration balls selling in the United States are produced by our company," said Wan Fuli, office director with the company. With a total investment of 45 million yuan(about 5.4 million U.S. dollars) by a local privately-owned company, Xianrong Group, Yiwu Festival has now more than 800 staff members. Yiwu Festival begins to take in orders in February or March each year, enters its prime production season from May, and concludes delivery before mid-December, according to Wan. Customs statistics show, as of the end of November, local companies in Yiwu exported 9.247 million U.S. dollars of Christmas accessories this year. And the export volume hit 27.4 million dollars within the Jinhua City, the superior authority of Yiwu. "The actual export volume may be higher because the statistics have excluded items like Christmas trees and lamps," the Jinhua Customs official Li Ning said. According to Yang Dabiao, secretary-general with the Zhejiang Yiwu Artware Industry Association, more than 600 manufacturers of Christmas goods are nestling in Yiwu and its neighboring areas. "About 80 percent of China's exports of Christmas products comefrom Yiwu, with the European Union, the United States, Russia, Latin America, Japan and the Republic of Korea as destination," Yang said.