China Shoe market analysis
In general, China’s domestic footwear market is widely distributed, covering the north and south markets of China.
In southern China, there are four major shoe production bases. One is the Guangdong shoe industry base represented by Guangzhou and Dongguan, the other is the Zhejiang shoe industry base represented by Wenzhou, and Taizhou, mainly producing men’s shoes; the third is the western shoe industry base represented by Chengdu and Chongqing, mainly producing women’s shoes; the fourth is the footwear production bases represented by Fujian Quanzhou, Jinjiang, and Putian, mainly producing sports shoes.
Of course, in northern China, there are also shoe-making bases represented by Shenyang, Liaoning, and Baoding, Hebei.
The sports shoes in Dongguan, Guangdong, and Suzhou, Jiangsu are mainly OEM, while Putian, and Fujian are mainly made of imitation brands. Baoding, Hebei also produces sports shoes, and the output is quite large. The momentum is very strong, but the quality level is slightly lower!
Where is the xiaoxidi shoe industrial zone?
xiaoxidi shoe industrial zone is one of the small areas in Wangdu, Baoding City, Hebei Province for cloth shoe making and selling. Here, there is a widespread and long-standing handmade shoemaking technique in Wangdu. There are also many shoe factories that have been in operation for more than 20 years.
The hand-made shoe-making technique, also known as the production technique of the Melaleuca-bottomed shoes in Wangdu, is widely spread and has a long history in Wangdu. The county annals of the Republic of China recorded: “The residents’ clothes and cloth are woven and used by themselves. The ragged clothes are still used as shoes, and they are not willing to take it lightly.” On October 20, 2021, the production skills of Wangdu Melaleuca shoes were announced by the Baoding Municipal People’s Government as “the seventh batch of representative projects of municipal intangible cultural heritage in Baoding”, and the protection unit is at Xiaoxidi.
Warehouse more than Factory
During the rise of e-commerce in the past two years, many younger generations have taken advantage of the Xiaoxidi shoe industry to rent and occupy the area of Xiaoxidi to build warehouses and develop e-commerce businesses in 1688 and Pinduoduo, etc. Therefore, due to the different business models, there are more shoe warehouses than shoe production factories. Most shoe warehouses do business with a drop-shipping sales model, which sells well in China. There are also about 10 companies doing wholesale and export of shoes, such as DANGMAICO from Hebei Dangmai Trade Co., Ltd.
Factory Qualification check from China Government
In view of the Chinese state’s management of the market supervision system, all market operators must go through the registration of company information and can check the business scope of the company in the national enterprise credit information publicity system, whether it is a manufacturing plant or a sales company, and whether there is any penalty. The record of dishonesty and whether it is eligible for export cooperation. Many foreign customers prefer to cooperate with factories, but most Chinese factories do not have exclusive foreign trade salesmen, nor import and export qualifications. Compared with foreign trade companies, English and service are very lacking.
Advantages of xiaoxidi shoes
Compared with the shoe industry in the south of China, the shoes in the north are slightly inferior in cost and quality. Although there are also injection-molded shoes and cold-adhesive shoes, the production process is relatively simple. The shoes produced by Xiaoxidi Footwear Industrial Zone include classic old Beijing cloth shoes and the most fashionable casual sports shoes. They have the advantages of fast product updates, stylish design, and low cost, which fully meet the needs of daily wear. DANGMAICO start its business from Hebei Dangmai Trade Co., Ltd, aiming to sell the shoes made in the local xiaoxidi industrial zone to the world partners who want to get the benefit of selling this kind of shoes.
