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Yiwu market sourcing, starting with the product

Plan your Yiwu route by product category and prepare questions for the interpreter. Link each trader to samples, quotations and open checks.

Route and who it suits

Product brief → market route → sample follow-up

Sourcing teams seeking samples, product comparisons or supply leads. Market visits and Yiwu Fair can be planned separately.

  1. Before the visit

  2. At the market

  3. After the visit

Yiwu landscape reference
Yiwu · Destination reference

Before the visit · Brief and route

Plan the market route by product category.

Define intended use, quantities and decision criteria, then use Chinagoods to research categories and trader leads. Market visits and Yiwu Fair are separate activities.

Product requirements
Prepare images, drawings, materials, packaging and target timing.
Market leads
Research official categories, then confirm individual traders and locations.
Separate planning
Allow separately for travel to Yiwu, local movement and discussions.
Prepare your sourcing brief
Products and selection reference, not a client project photograph
Industry reference

Meetings and follow-up · Compare and record

Compare products and quotations with one checklist.

Use consistent questions to connect products, terms, samples and quotations. Before leaving, check the models, contacts and next actions.

Consistent questions
Compare materials, minimum orders, samples, lead times and trade terms.
Traceable samples
Link each sample to a trader, model, date and discussion record.
Outstanding checks
Assign outstanding documents and owners; make purchasing decisions after verification.
Read the sourcing preparation guide

Information to prepare your itinerary

Share your products to plan a Yiwu market visit.

Discuss my itinerary
Product materials
Share product images, uses, quantities and essential requirements.
Dates and languages
Share dates, group size, meeting languages and interpreting needs.
Sourcing stage
Distinguish samples, product development and ongoing supply.
Itinerary and image notes

A market trader is not necessarily a manufacturer. Company identity, testing, requirements and purchasing decisions need separate checks; visits, interpreting and photographs do not replace due diligence or quality inspection.

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