Yiwu & Guangdong · One team

Canton Fair 2026 Autumn

One Sourcing Team Across Yiwu and Guangdong

Based in Yiwu and connected to Guangdong’s industrial clusters, we source household goods, kitchenware, storage, stationery, toys and daily consumer products. From Canton Fair to shipping, we connect broad market access with direct factory sourcing.

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We also handle other categories including electronics and hardware 😄❤️our network is simply deepest, and our pricing strongest, in daily consumer goods.

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Strongest in: household storage · kitchenware · daily goods · stationery · toys · outdoor · pet · personal care

We also handle other categories including electronics and hardware — our network is simply deepest, and our pricing strongest, in daily consumer goods.

80,000+
Yiwu market booths
2.1M
Product varieties in Yiwu
32,000
Canton Fair exhibitors
4
Industrial clusters we work in daily
Where we're different

Two Sourcing Hubs, One Team Running Both

Yiwu gives you breadth, low MOQs and year-round availability. Guangdong gives you factory depth, tooling and large-scale capacity. We work both every week — so you don't have to choose, or hire two agents.

MOQ 5,000 pcs — but you only need 800 to test

We find the right production route. Market-level quantities for test orders in Yiwu, factory capacity in Guangdong when you scale — matched to where you are in the cycle.

The fair ends in five days, your range still has gaps

Sourcing doesn't stop. We keep working both hubs after you fly home — market, factories and showrooms all stay open to us.

One price quoted, no way to benchmark it

We compare across both hubs. Market booths and factory quotes side by side, so you see the real range before committing.

"Factory" that turns out to be a trader

Verification as standard. Licence, capacity and workshops checked — in the market and at the factory gate.

Ten suppliers, ten shipments, ten headaches

One consolidated shipment. Goods collected across Yiwu and Guangdong, inspected and loaded into one container.

Agent disappears after the trip

We're on the ground year-round. Reorders, renegotiations and production checks keep running long after the fair closes.

What we do

Daily-Goods Sourcing, End to End

Our scope is deliberately narrow: general merchandise, household, kitchenware, stationery, toys and outdoor. That focus is why we're fast at it.

Yiwu Market Sourcing
Yiwu Market Sourcing

Our core service. We walk the districts with you, compare booths side by side and build a mixed-SKU order that fits one container.

  • Booth-by-booth comparison shopping
  • Low-MOQ and mixed-SKU consolidation
  • Reorder handling after you leave
Product sourcing service →
Canton Fair Escort
Canton Fair Escort

We meet you in Guangzhou across all three phases, with our deepest coverage in the home, kitchen, gift, toy, stationery and outdoor halls.

  • Pre-matched exhibitor shortlist with booth numbers
  • On-site interpretation and negotiation
  • Guangdong factory visits during or after the fair
Factory Audit & Quality Control
Factory Audit & Quality Control

Many Yiwu booths have their own workshops within an hour's drive. We visit them, then inspect before shipping.

  • Supplier verification — manufacturer vs. trader
  • In-line and pre-shipment inspection
  • Container loading supervision
Quality control service →
Consolidation & Shipping
Consolidation & Shipping

Ten suppliers, one container. We collect across Yiwu, inspect, consolidate and load.

  • Multi-supplier warehousing and consolidation
  • FCL / LCL, air and rail options
  • Export documentation for mixed cargo
Shipping & warehousing →
Private Label & Packaging
Private Label & Packaging

Turn a market item into your own SKU — packaging, barcodes and retail-ready presentation.

  • OEM packaging and label design
  • Barcode and retail-compliance set-up
  • Custom colour, size and mould options
Private label service →
Showrooms & Remote Sourcing
Showrooms & Remote Sourcing

Can't travel? Our own showrooms cover exactly the categories we specialise in.

  • Kitchenware, storage & small furniture showrooms
  • Outdoor products showroom
  • VR walkthroughs and video inspection
VR showrooms →
How a trip works

Guangzhou for the Fair, Yiwu for the Order

A typical combined itinerary. You can take the Yiwu leg on its own — most of our clients do.

Brief and shortlist
1
Before you fly
Brief & Shortlist

Send your category list, target MOQ and price band. We return a matched exhibitor list for your Canton Fair phase plus a Yiwu district plan.

Canton Fair Phase 2 or 3
2
Oct 23–27 / Oct 31–Nov 4
Canton Fair, Phase 2 or 3

We meet you at the complex, walk the pre-selected booths, interpret and negotiate. Three focused days instead of five wandering ones.

Yiwu: Fill the Container
3
2 hours later
Yiwu: Fill the Container

Back home in Yiwu we walk the districts for the SKUs the fair couldn't cover — comparison shopping, sampling and price locking on the spot.

Inspect, Consolidate, Ship
4
After you fly home
Inspect, Consolidate, Ship

Warehouse collection, inspection, consolidation and container loading. You get inspection reports and one shipment to clear.

The fair itself

2026 Canton Fair Calendar

All three phases, one venue in Guangzhou. We cover the full session — our category depth is strongest in Phases 2 and 3.

Phase 1
Advanced Manufacturing
Oct 15–19, 2026
Machinery, electronics, vehicles
  • · Household appliances
  • · Consumer electronics & IT products
  • · Industrial automation & machinery
  • · Vehicles, auto parts, two-wheelers
  • · Lighting, new energy, hardware & tools
Our escort: full coverage here too, with our strongest category network in Phases 2 & 3
Phase 2
Quality Home Living
Oct 23–27, 2026
Our phase — home, kitchen & gifts
  • · Daily-use & artistic ceramics
  • · Kitchenware & tableware
  • · Household items & storage
  • · Home decorations, garden & outdoor living
  • · Festival products, gifts & premiums
  • · Woven, rattan & iron crafts
  • · Building materials, sanitary ware, furniture
Our escort: kitchenware & home categories — our strongest ground
Phase 3
Better Living
Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026
Our phase — toys, stationery, outdoor
  • · Toys, baby & maternity products
  • · Office stationery
  • · Apparel, fabrics, footwear, bags
  • · Home textiles, carpets & tapestries
  • · Pet products, personal care
  • · Sports & travel leisure goods
  • · Food, medical & health products
Our escort: toys, stationery & outdoor ranges
Practical notes. The venue closes for changeover on Oct 20–22 and Oct 28–30; negotiation hours are 09:30–18:00 daily. Venue: China Import and Export Fair Complex, No. 382 Yuejiang Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Our suggestion: use the changeover days on Oct 20–22 and Oct 28–30 for either purpose — Guangdong factory visits for capacity and tooling, or a Yiwu leg for breadth and low MOQs. Many clients do both, and consolidate the result into one container.
What we source

Our Categories — and Where to Find Them

Every category below is one we work in every week, at the fair and in Yiwu.

Household Storage & Daily Necessities
Household Storage & Daily Necessities

Storage boxes, organisers, laundry and cleaning items, plastic houseware, bathroom accessories — the bread and butter of general merchandise.

Our advantage: we run a dedicated storage & small furniture showroom, and Yiwu's houseware district carries the full range at MOQs the fair won't entertain.
Phase 2 · Oct 23–27 Yiwu · all year
Kitchenware & Tableware
Kitchenware & Tableware

Cookware, utensils, food containers, ceramics, glassware, barware and kitchen textiles — from promotional grade to retail-ready design.

Our advantage: a dedicated kitchenware showroom plus direct access to the ceramics and kitchen districts, with food-contact compliance (FDA / LFGB) checked before sampling.
Phase 2 · Oct 23–27 Yiwu · all year
Stationery & Office Supplies
Stationery & Office Supplies

Notebooks, pens, art and craft supplies, school items, desk organisers, gift stationery and packaging.

Our advantage: stationery is a low-value, high-SKU category — ideal for Yiwu's mixed-container model. We assemble a full back-to-school range across multiple booths in one day.
Phase 3 · Oct 31 – Nov 4 Yiwu · all year
Toys, Baby & Outdoor
Toys, Baby & Outdoor

Toys and games, baby and maternity products, outdoor and camping gear, garden products, sports and leisure items.

Our advantage: compliance is the bottleneck here — EN71, CE and CPSC test reports verified before sampling, and outdoor ranges available through our own showroom.
Phase 2 outdoor · Phase 3 toys Yiwu · all year
Gifts, Seasonal, Pet & Personal Care
Gifts, Seasonal, Pet & Personal Care

Festival and seasonal products, gifts and premiums, pet supplies, personal care tools and bathroom accessories.

Our advantage: seasonal goods are time-critical — we lock production slots early and consolidate seasonal and everyday items into the same container.
Phase 2 gifts · Phase 3 pet & care Yiwu · all year
Where we operate

Yiwu and Guangdong — Both in Our Daily Range

Our office sits in Yiwu; our factory network runs through Guangdong's industrial clusters. Both are places we work every week, not destinations we visit twice a year.

MARKET HUB
Yiwu, Zhejiang
Office & market base · year-round

International Trade City — 80,000+ booths across five districts and 2.1 million product varieties. Market navigation, comparison shopping, consolidation and shipping all run from here.

FAIR & FACTORIES
Guangzhou
Canton Fair · all three phases

On-site escort at the complex, plus factory visits in the surrounding cluster. About 2 hours by air from Yiwu.

TOYS & GIFTS
Shantou
Toys, gifts & packaging

Factory audits and OEM programmes for toy, gift and packaging clients.

HOME & OUTDOOR
Foshan / Shenzhen
Furniture, home & outdoor

Furniture and home categories in Foshan; outdoor, electronics and packaging capability in Shenzhen.

Why SoSourcing

What You Get With One Team Across Both Hubs

Built for importers of general merchandise — high SKU counts, mixed containers, seasonal ranges.

Deep category focus

Our network and negotiating strength are concentrated in daily consumer goods — household, kitchenware, storage, stationery, toys and outdoor. Other categories are handled too, just with a shallower bench.

MOQ matched to your stage

Market-level quantities when you're testing a new SKU, factory capacity when you scale — we route each item to whichever hub fits.

Real price benchmarks

We walk multiple booths for the same item and show you the spread — so you know whether the quote you got is fair.

Manufacturer or trader — verified

Floor-level experience plus workshop audits, so you know who is actually making your goods.

High-SKU consolidation

Dozens of suppliers, hundreds of SKUs, one inspected container and one set of export documents.

Our own showrooms in our own categories

Kitchenware, storage and small furniture, and outdoor products — see the range without walking the whole market.

5,000+
Buyers served
60+
Countries & regions
30
Years of experience in Yiwu
Client results

Buyers Who Came for the Fair and Stayed for Yiwu

Full case studies available on request.

Mr. Kowalski Purchasing Manager

“We came for Phase 2 and then spent four days with them in Yiwu. They filled the 80-odd SKUs we couldn't find at the fair — storage, kitchenware, seasonal — and consolidated everything into one container. Our MOQ per SKU ended up around a third of what the factories quoted us.”

Mr. Osei Sourcing Director

“Toys and stationery are where compliance usually slows us down. They checked EN71 and CE reports before we even sampled, then supervised the loading. Three seasons in, we haven't had a single shipment rejected at destination.”

Mr. Almeida Category Buyer

“Our range runs to 400+ SKUs across outdoor and pet. No single factory could do it. They built the mix across market booths and two Guangdong factories, inspected everything, and shipped it as one FCL. That's the part nobody else could do for us.”

The Combined Trip: Guangzhou + Yiwu

This is the itinerary we recommend for general-merchandise buyers — and the one we run most often. One agent, one trip, one container.

Canton Fair Phase 2 or 3 Days 1–3
Canton Fair Phase 2 or 3

Guangzhou. Core suppliers, new designs, factory-scale capability.

Fly / rail to Yiwu Day 4
Fly / rail to Yiwu

About 2 hours by air, or roughly 5 hours by direct high-speed rail.

Yiwu market walk Days 5–7
Yiwu market walk

Fill the gaps, compare prices, lock samples, cut MOQs.

Inspect and ship After
Inspect & ship

Consolidate everything into one container from Yiwu.

Guangzhou leg — meet the large factories, see next season's ranges, negotiate annual contracts and tooling.

Yiwu leg — long-tail SKUs, small test orders, seasonal top-ups and mixed containers.

Both, or either — some clients run the full route; others start with one hub and expand into the other on the next order.

Either way it's the same team, the same agent and one consolidated shipment at the end.

See the Yiwu Market Guide

Perguntas mais frequentes

About the fair, about Yiwu, and about working with us.

The 140th session runs Phase 1: Oct 15–19Phase 2: Oct 23–27Phase 3: Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2026, with changeover closures on Oct 20–22 and Oct 28–30. Daily negotiation hours 09:30–18:00 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou.

We cover all three phases. Our category network is deepest in Phases 2 and 3 — home, kitchenware, gifts, storage, toys, stationery, outdoor and daily consumer goods — and we support Phase 1 sourcing as well.

Our deepest network and best pricing sit in daily consumer goods: household storage, kitchenware and tableware, daily necessities, stationery, toys, outdoor and garden, pet supplies and personal care.

We also work across other categories — electronics, hardware and general promotional items among them — through the same team and the same process. What differs is depth: in daily goods we can benchmark a dozen suppliers in an afternoon, while in other categories our supplier bench is naturally smaller. We'll always tell you honestly which of your items fall into which bucket before you commit.

They cover different halves of a general-merchandise range, and work best in sequence:

  • Guangzhou — large factories, next season's designs, tooling and annual contracts.
  • Yiwu — 80,000+ booths and 2.1 million product varieties, low MOQs, mixed containers, open all year.

Guangzhou to Yiwu is about 2 hours by air or roughly 5 hours by direct high-speed rail, so most clients do both in one trip and consolidate into a single container. Some choose just one hub for the first order and add the other on the next — both work with the same team.

Yes — the fair is only one entry point. Yiwu International Trade City is open year-round and the Guangdong factories run all year, so you can come in March or July and do exactly what you'd do in October. If you prefer not to travel, we can also run the whole process remotely through our showrooms and VR walkthroughs, with samples shipped to you.

It depends on the item and on which hub we source it from — market channels generally work at lower quantities and mix more freely across SKUs, while factory programmes favour larger runs in exchange for better unit pricing.  Tell us the item and target quantity, and we'll tell you which route fits before you book flights.

  • Pre-register online on the official buyer system at least 30 days before your flight.
  • Receive confirmation — usually a digital badge or QR code.
  • Collect the badge on site with your passport, business card and confirmation.

Register each colleague separately and book hotels early. We can advise on hotels within shuttle distance of the complex.

Not required for every traveller, but it's one of the documents consulates may request for an M (business) visa and it speeds up approval. Apply through the official Canton Fair buyer system or ask your supplier to issue one, 4–6 weeks before departure. We assist with invitation letters and itinerary documents as part of the escort service.

  • Before: matched exhibitor shortlist with booth numbers, plus a Yiwu district plan.
  • During: on-site interpretation, negotiation, supplier vetting and photo records of every booth.
  • Yiwu leg: market navigation, comparison shopping, sampling and price locking.
  • After: inspection, consolidation and shipping from one container.

Take the full package or just the Yiwu days — scope is set in the brief call.

We quote after a short brief call, based on category, number of days and whether you need inspection and shipping. No quote before we understand your volume.

Book Your Sourcing Escort

Tell us your categories and target MOQ. We'll send back a matched exhibitor shortlist and a Yiwu sourcing plan — before you commit to anything.

Matched exhibitor shortlist for Phase 2 or Phase 3

Yiwu district plan for the SKUs the fair can't cover

On-site interpretation and negotiation, in both cities

Supplier verification — manufacturer or trader, checked

Inspection, consolidation and one container out

Based in Yiwu — we're here long after the fair closes

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