22 straight answers from people who work this market every day. Can’t find yours? Ask the assistant for the quick ones, or register and a person replies within 24 hours.
YIWUHA is a social-media-based platform founded by Molly Global together with experienced Yiwu trading companies, freight forwarders and creators. Most of our team studied or lived abroad — we speak fluent English and we know this market booth by booth.
No. Brand Selection is free: the booths we feature include direct supplier contacts and you are welcome to deal with them directly. Paid services (day tour, course, sourcing support) are priced clearly up front.
Yes. Tell us your region and we will connect you with buyers we have hosted who are happy to share their experience.
English throughout, plus Mandarin, Arabic, Spanish, Russian and Urdu across the team. See the Experts page for who covers your region.
Start with the Yiwu Guide on this site, then join a $100 Day Tour — one day inside the market with us teaches you more than a month of reading. If you want the full toolkit, the 3-day Business Course covers sourcing, negotiation, logistics and payments end to end.
It varies by booth, but Yiwu is famous for low MOQs — many booths sell by the carton rather than by the container. This is exactly what makes Yiwu the easiest entry point into buying from China.
Of course — the market is open to visitors. But with 80,000+ booths, most first-time buyers lose days just finding the right district. Going in with someone who knows the aisles, the prices and the negotiation habits is what the Day Tour is for.
Look at how long the booth has operated, whether it is a factory or a middleman, and how it handles samples and defects. We assist with supplier background checks and can accompany you when you negotiate terms.
Yes — supplier verification is part of our sourcing support. Send us the details through the registration form and we will tell you what we can confirm and what it costs.
Some do, most manage with numbers and calculators. Prices, MOQ and lead times get agreed surprisingly fast — and when it gets detailed, that is where we step in.
A full day: morning inside Futian Market negotiating face to face with booth owners, afternoon in two to three large one-stop showrooms, and a halal Arabic dinner in the evening. English-speaking guide and coach bus all day. Groups depart every week.
You reserve your seat through the registration form and pay in cash on the day. No prepayment, no online payment.
Yes. The dinner included in the Day Tour is at a halal Arabic restaurant, and we can point you to halal options for the rest of your stay.
It depends on your passport — several countries currently have visa-free or visa-on-arrival arrangements with China. Visa assistance is one of our services: we help with the invitation letter and point you to the right application channel for your country. We assist with the application; the decision belongs to the authorities.
Yes — tell us your dates in the registration form and we will recommend hotels near the market and the easiest route from Shanghai or Hangzhou.
Yes. Any order we assist with is documented with a proforma invoice listing goods, quantities, prices and the agreed terms.
Day Tour: cash on the day. Course and larger services: bank transfer or cash — we send you a simple payment sheet with the account details and a reference number so your payment is matched correctly.
Tell us. YIWUHA is a curated platform, not a directory that lists whoever pays — every piece of buyer feedback goes straight back into who stays on our list, and a supplier that disappoints comes off it. That is why the brands we feature are ones with a record on quality. Orders we assist with are documented, and where it matters, inspected before shipment, so the paperwork shows what was agreed.
We connect you with vetted freight forwarders who quote you directly — sea, air and consolidated cargo. We do not run our own logistics company, which means the forwarder competes for your business on price and service.
Yes — consolidation is standard practice in Yiwu. Goods from multiple booths are collected at a warehouse and shipped together, which is usually the cheapest way for mixed orders.
Rough rules of thumb: air freight 5–10 days, sea freight 25–45 days depending on your port. Your forwarder confirms exact timing when they quote.
Rules differ by country and product. Our Experts page lists team members who know specific regions — for example South American customs — and we connect you with clearing agents where needed.