Ultimate Guide to China’s Door Industry Bases
As 2024 draws to a close, the international events of this year have had a significant impact on global trade. Amidst the fluctuations in the international trade market, several industries have experienced exceptional growth in 2024.
Top 7 Industries Booming in China’s Foreign Trade for 2024
1. Automotive Parts
Wheels, tires, automotive covering systems, and motorcycle parts and accessories. Market Dynamics: The super-sized market continues to grow by 21% year-on-year, with the United States, Mexico, and Russia as the main markets.
2. Automotive Interior Parts
Car electronics, automotive interior parts, and external accessories. Market Dynamics: A 20.13% increase, with international stations identifying these as blue ocean products with high profits. Key markets include the United States, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom.
3. Industrial Machinery
Agricultural machinery and equipment, food and beverage machinery, packaging machines, refrigeration and heat exchange equipment, clothing and textile machinery. Market Dynamics: Led by the Belt and Road Initiative, growth is at 16.73%, with Mexico, the Philippines, and Russia as key markets.
4. Hardware Tools
Manual tools, power tools, tool sets, and gardening tools. Market Dynamics: The super-sized market has seen a 28.5% increase year-on-year, with Mexico, Brazil, India, and Turkey as major markets.
5. Building Materials and Real Estate
Prefabricated houses and steel structures, doors, windows, and their accessories, flooring and accessories. Market Dynamics: Super-sized market with a rapid growth of 11%, with Canada, Australia, and India as key markets.
6. Medical Devices and Supplies
Commercial medical devices, home medical devices, and medical consumables. Market Dynamics: A large market with high-quality and precise inquiries from Asia, Africa, and the Americas, with Mexico, India, and the Philippines as key markets.
7. Lighting Fixtures
Indoor lighting, professional lighting, and solar lighting. Market Dynamics: A super-sized market with a 12.83% growth, with the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Mexico as international stations.
From the data above, it is evident that China has seen a promising growth trend in the export of door and hardware accessories. This is attributed to China being one of the world’s largest production and processing bases for doors and windows, with doors accounting for 70% of China’s total door and window production. Currently, there are six major wood door production regions spread across China’s vast territory.
China’s major door industry production bases each have their unique characteristics and are equally competitive. Since the 1990s, China’s door industry has experienced rapid development and has quickly become a mature industry, forming several major industrial clusters. Let me introduce you to China’s door industry bases and clusters.
Existing Door Industry Bases and Clusters in China
- East China Door Industry Cluster: The East China anti-theft door industry is mainly concentrated in Zhejiang, particularly in Yongkang and the surrounding areas of Wuyi and Jinyun. Data shows that Yongkang has over 500 door enterprises with an annual total output of more than 37 million doors; Wuyi has over 300 anti-theft door enterprises with an annual total output of more than 17 million doors.
A Chinese news report once stated: “For every 10 doors produced in China, 8 come from the Yongwu Jin door industry cluster,” which is a testament to its position in China’s door industry. Notably, in 2009, Yongkang was awarded the title of “China’s Door Capital” by the China Building Metal Structure Association.
In the Yongwu Jin door industry cluster, there are many influential door brands in China, such as Wangli, Buyang, Qunsheng, Xingyue, Suofu, Wanjia, Taotao, Jinda, Chuntian, De Dun, Xinduo, Ruiyi, and other leading Chinese door brands.
Quzhou Jiangshan is also an important door industry base in China, with Oupai Door and Yadi Le being relatively famous; in addition, Mengtian Wooden Doors in Jiaxing also have a certain influence in China.
- Southwest Door Industry Cluster: The Southwest door industry cluster is mainly concentrated around Chengdu, Sichuan, and Chongqing. Among them, Panpan can be considered the largest door enterprise in Sichuan, and Hele Door Industry also has a large scale. In addition, Sichuan also has many door enterprises such as Xingshi Shi, Bai Nian Tian Tian Wooden Doors, Qianchuan Wooden Doors, Fudun Door Industry, Da Qianmen Dao, Xinxin Door Industry, etc.; in Pengxi, known as “China’s Western Door Capital,” there were 25 large-scale door enterprises in 2017, with a total output of 5 million doors and a value of 3.617 billion yuan.
The most famous door enterprise in Chongqing is Meixin, which is one of the most comprehensive door enterprises in the Chongqing area, covering anti-theft doors, wooden doors, fire doors, commercial doors, and other fields. It is also one of the top ten anti-theft door brands in China.
Chongqing has always been known as the “China’s Door Capital,” and its wooden door industry occupies an important position in China, with as many as 350 surrounding wooden door enterprises. Among them, Xingxing Set Door is one of the earliest enterprises in China to propose the concept of “set doors.” The so-called indoor set door is composed of three major pieces: the door leaf, door frame, and door set, which has driven the development of set doors in Chongqing and the whole country. In addition, Chongqing also has many large-scale set door and wooden door enterprises such as Shimumu Fang, Haomai, Shangjia, Yin Shi, etc.
- Central Plains Door Industry Cluster: Henan Province, located in the Central Plains, has always been an important door industry base in China. Among them, there are 36 door and door accessory enterprises in the Queshan Industrial Agglomeration Zone, which has built a relatively complete and mature door industry chain, becoming the largest door product production base in the central region, and is also known as the “Central Plains Door Capital.”
Henan’s door industry covers anti-theft doors, indoor doors, fire doors, and other categories. Among them, Zhongwo Door Industry and Changcheng Door Industry have a certain reputation in the industry.
- North China Door Industry Cluster: The North China door industry cluster, also known as the “Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Door Industry Cluster,” includes Rishang Door Industry, which originated in Beijing (now relocated to Hebei), and Longjia Door Industry, which originated in Tianjin, both of which have a high reputation in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. Panpan, one of the top ten anti-theft door brands, also has a factory in Langfang, Hebei, focusing on high-end residential doors. Chapman, known for high-end residential doors, was also born in Langfang, Hebei. In Beijing, there is also the German Hormann Door Industry, whose anti-theft doors, fire doors, sliding doors, and other categories have a significant influence in the high-end door market.
When it comes to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei door industry, it is impossible not to mention TATA Wood Doors, whose silent indoor wood doors have always been a benchmark in the industry and are also one of the “Top Ten Chinese Wood Door Brands.” Jin Shangzhai, which originated from TATA Wood Doors, has always been focused on the high-end residential door field since its establishment. In the field of wood doors, there is also, which is part of Jilin Forestry in Beijing.
Tangshan Fengrun District in Hebei is also an important door industry base in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. It is reported that there are currently more than 100 door production and supporting enterprises in Fengrun District, with an annual output of more than 2 million metal doors. In addition to anti-theft doors, Hebei’s door industry also includes wood doors and fire doors.
- Northeast Door Industry Cluster: The three northeastern provinces have always been an important door manufacturing base in China, among which Panpan Door Industry, one of the “Top Ten Chinese Anti-Theft Door Brands,” was born in Yingkou, Liaoning. Panpan was established in 1992 and is one of the earliest enterprises in China to launch anti-theft door products. In 2010, it joined the Swedish Assa Abloy Group, the world’s largest supplier of intelligent locks and security solutions.
In addition, the Northeast door industry cluster also includes well-known door brands such as Changchun Zhicheng Group, Jilin Forestry, Huahe Wooden Doors, Sanhe Wood Industry, and Guangming Wei Ye.
- South China Door Industry Cluster:
The South China door industry is mainly concentrated in Foshan, Guangdong, and its surrounding areas. The most well-known door enterprise is Jinda Tian Door Industry, which was once listed on the New Third Board (but has since delisted). However, Jinda Tian has recently been involved in many lawsuits, and its legal representative Wu Fenshuang has been restricted from consumption, indicating that Jinda Tian is also facing difficulties. In addition, Longshu Group and Runcheng Chuangzhan are also well-known door enterprises in Guangdong.
