Wholesale markets are a huge part of Cantonese culture and Guangzhou has some of the best and largest wholesale markets in the world. Those of you who’ve frequented the city know that there’s pretty much a wholesale market in every corner. We quite often get lots of emails from wholesalers, savvy shoppers and bargain hunters who want to buy in bulk various products especially clothes and shoes to sell back home.
If you’re looking to import shoes from China that you can resell in your country for a nifty profit, the southern city of Guangzhou, with huge scale of shoes wholesale markets scattering around the city is your go-to place. The city houses over 20 shoes wholesale markets where you’re guaranteed to get whatever you’re looking for. I’ve combed the city and come up with a list of 20 shoes markets in Guangzhou that we recommend you to consider on your shopping itinerary.
From geographic location the shoes wholesale markets in Guangzhou can be divided into three business centers.
- Huanshixi shoes wholesale markets center
- Jiefangnan shoes wholesale markets center
- Shijing shoes wholesale markets center
Shoes wholesale markets in Huanshixi are, in particular, considered as the best for import and export business in terms of quality, design, sizes, etc, while the ones around Jiefangnan focus more on domestic markets with low to medium quality shoes, and the ones in Shijing specializes in shoes surplus or imitations of international shoes brands.
The following is a list of shoes wholesale markets in Guangzhou.
1. Fuli International Shoes Wholesale Market 富力国际鞋城
Address: No. 37, Huanshixi Road 环市西路37号
2. Fuligong Shoes Wholesale Market 富丽宫鞋城
Address: Zhanxi Road 站西路
3. Global International Trade Centre: Bu Yun Tian Di Shoes Wholesale Market 步云天地鞋城
Address: No. 26, Zhanxi Road 站西路26号
4. Guangzhou EuroCommerial Plaza Shoes City 欧陆鞋城
Address: No. 24, Zhanxi Road 站西路24号
5. New Continent Footwear Plaza 新大陆鞋业广场
Address: No. 12, Zhanxi Road 站西路12号
6. Guangzhou Universe Costume & Shoes Plaza 广州宇宙服装鞋业广场
Address: Keshan, Huanshixi Road 环市西路克山三街20号
Guangzhou Universe Costume & Shoes Plaza is mainly targeted at stock women’s shoes for foreigners.
7. Jiulong Shoes Wholesale Market 九龙鞋业城
Address: Zhanxi Road 站西路
8. Jinma Shoes Wholesale Market 金马鞋业城
Address: No. 39, Zhanxi Road 站西路39号
9. Huichang Shoes Wholesale Plaza 汇昌鞋业广场
Address: No. 103, Huanshixi Road 环市西路103号
10. Zhanxi Shoes Wholesale Street 站西路鞋业批发街
Address: Zhanxi Road 站西路
11. Tianhe Shoes Wholesale Market 天和鞋城
Address: No. 20-22, Zhanxi Road 站西路20-22号
12. Shengqilu Shoes Wholesale Market 胜其路鞋业批发市场
Address: Zhanxi Road 站西路
13. Tongdexi Shoes Wholesale Market 同德西鞋业批发市场
Address: Tongdexi 同德西
14. Golden Dragon International Shoes & Leather Trading Plaza 金龙盘国际鞋业皮具贸易
Address: No. 235, Guangyuanxi Road 广园西路235号
15. Jiefangnan Shoes City – Metropolis Shoes City 解放南鞋城.大都市鞋城
Address: No. 88, Jiefangnan Road 解放南路88号
16. Jiahao Shoes Wholesale Market 佳豪鞋业名厂汇展广场
Address: Guanghua Yi Road
17. South China Shoes City 海珠区华南鞋业城
Address: No. 1629, Guangzhou Dadaonan 广州大道南1629号
18. Daxin Shoes Wholesale Street 大新鞋业专业街
Address: Daxindong Road 大新东路
19. Gaodi Street Shoes Wholesale Market 高第街鞋业一条街
Address: Gaodi Street
20. Shijing Guangda Shoes Wholesale Markets 石井广大鞋业批发市场
Address: Shijing, Baiyun 白云区石井
Tips for importing shoes from China
1. Haggling and negotiating on price is always part of the shopping game in most China shoes wholesale markets.
2. Stay away from copy shoes with brand names.
3. Make sure the sizes are converted to the sizes in your country as usually Chinese sizes are used in either clothes and shoes in China wholesale markets.
4. Check footwear regulations in your country before importing shoes from China. For example, there’re some regulations in countries like European Union and United States that you must comply with.