Yiwu Sourcing GuideInternational Trade City Area (Futian Market), Yiwu
Yiwu International Trade City District 2
Opened 22 October 2004 on a 483 mu site with more than 600,000 m2 of floor space. Floor plan: 1 bags, umbrellas and rainwear; 2 locks, electrical products, hardware tools and accessories, vehicles; 3 kitchen and bath hardware, small appliances, telecom equipment, clocks, electronic instruments; 4 factory direct-sales centre plus regional halls (Hong Kong, Korea, Sichuan, Anhui, Jiujiang, Hotan); 5 foreign-trade sourcing centre.
What buyers should know
Hardware, tools and small appliances share one building, so mixed-tooling and household orders can consolidate in a single stop.
Floor 5 hosts the foreign-trade sourcing centre, a practical first stop for buyers who want quotes across multiple booths in one morning.
The central hall keeps a small museum of the market's history and a tourist shopping centre, useful context for first-time visitors.
Guides
6 guides cover this market: the traps first, then planning, floors, prices and freight.
How to plan one sourcing day at Yiwu International Trade City District 2
District 2 is the hardware and appliances building of the Yiwu International Trade City: bags and umbrellas below, tools and electrical goods in the middle, factory halls above. Here is how to cover it in one day.
Read guide → GuidesYiwu International Trade City District 2: the floor plan, floor by floor
Five floors, one trade each, from umbrellas to trade services. This guide walks District 2 floor by floor and explains how to use the layout when you buy.
Read guide → GuidesYiwu International Trade City District 2: how pricing works
Hardware, tools and appliances are priced by specification first and quantity second. In District 2 the quote you get is only as good as the specification you named, and this guide shows how to make quotes comparable.
Read guide → GuidesYiwu International Trade City District 2: getting your goods out
Hardware and appliances make dense, heavy, well-defined loads, which is good news for freight if the handovers are documented. Here is the path from District 2 booths to a forwarder, and then to sea or rail.
Read guide → GuidesYiwu International Trade City District 2: seasonality and when to go
Tools, appliances and hardware trade on production calendars rather than fashion calendars. Here is how the year moves through District 2, and when to come for stock, for terms, or for both.
Read guide → GuidesYiwu International Trade City District 2 vs direct factory sourcing
District 2 puts thousands of hardware, tool and appliance sellers under one roof; going direct puts you in the workshop. The right choice depends on your volumes, your specifications and how much supplier management you can carry.
Read guide →Where it is
- Scope
- Opened 22 October 2004 on a 483 mu site with more than 600,000 m2 of floor space. Floor plan: 1 bags, umbrellas and rainwear; 2 locks, electrical products, hardware tools and accessories, vehicles; 3 kitchen and bath hardware, small appliances, telecom equipment, clocks, electronic instruments; 4 factory direct-sales centre plus regional halls (Hong Kong, Korea, Sichuan, Anhui, Jiujiang, Hotan); 5 foreign-trade sourcing centre.
- Scale
- More than 8,000 booths run by over 10,000 operators. The district reports ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification (2005) and national AAAA tourist-site rating.
We do not publish opening hours. They change, and a wrong time costs you a wasted morning, so confirm with the market or your supplier the day before you go.
Clusters in this district
- Yiwu Small-Commodity Distribution Cluster · The market system run by Zhejiang China Commodities City Group (SSE 600415): five International Trade City districts with more than 47,000 booths in total plus the International Production Materials Market with 4,200-plus booths, summed from the official market pages. The operator reports goods from the system sold to more than 140 countries and regions.
- Yiwu Fashion Jewellery and Hair Accessories Cluster · Jewellery and hair accessories occupy floor 2 of International Trade City District 1, inside a district of about 10,000 booths and 10,500 operators (official market page). Wholesale trade here is backed by a manufacturing belt in Yiwu and neighbouring Dongyang; factory-side figures require a government source and are not stated on this site yet.
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