Jinjiang / Quanzhou晋江/泉州

Fujian

Jinjiang, a county-level city under Quanzhou, turned out more than 1 billion pairs of sports shoes a year and its footwear and apparel sector passed RMB 300 billion in output for the first time in 2022, according to Xinhua. Chendai town alone packs thousands of shoe factories and material suppliers into under 40 square kilometres, and home-grown brands such as Anta grew out of this OEM base. Nearby Dongshi town is China's umbrella capital, producing over 700 million umbrellas in 2025, while Nan'an's Shuitou district (also in Quanzhou) is a major stone-processing centre. For buyers this means a full footwear and textile supply chain, from outsoles and knit uppers to finished sneakers, within a short drive.

Sports shoes and sneakersSportswear and athleisure apparelUmbrellasShoe materials and componentsNatural stone

Key figures

More than 1 billion pairs
Sports shoes produced per year in Jinjiang · 2022↗: Over RMB 300 billion (first time)
Jinjiang footwear and apparel industry output value · 2022↗: About 1 in every 5 sports shoes worldwide; 7,000+ shoe firms and suppliers
Chendai town share of global sports shoe output · 2024↗: Over 700 million umbrellas; output value above RMB 17 billion
Dongshi town umbrella output · 2025↗

Buyer tips

Footwear MOQs are usually set per colourway and split across a size run (often around 500-1,200 pairs per style/colour); factories making for global brands will quote higher MOQs and prices than the many smaller Chendai workshops, so ask which lines and which certifications a quote is based on.
Test sneakers and sportswear for EU REACH restricted substances (azo dyes, DMFu, phthalates, chromium VI in leather) and, for children's shoes sold in the US, CPSIA lead and phthalate limits; ask for recent third-party reports matched to the exact material, not a generic factory certificate.
Confirm the last and size grading for your market (US, EU and UK sizing differ) with a full size-set sample before bulk production; fit problems are the most common cause of returns for private-label sneakers.
Dongshi umbrella makers have ready stock frames and low MOQs for logo printing, but check wind-resistance, rib material (fibreglass vs steel) and whether water-repellent coatings are PFAS-free, as several US states and the EU are restricting PFAS in textiles.

Wholesale markets

Chendai shoe-materials market (陈埭鞋材市场)
Shishi Garment City (石狮服装城), neighbouring Shishi
Shuitou stone trading district (水头), Nan'an

Trade fairs

China (Jinjiang) International Footwear Expo and International Sports Industry Expo (晋江鞋博会/体博会), held each April at Jinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center

Typical ocean transit

From	North Europe	US West Coast	US East Coast
Xiamen	36–4128–29 via Suez	15–19	32–37

Port-to-port, in days. Door-to-door adds inland haulage, customs and final delivery. Most Asia–North Europe services still sail around the Cape of Good Hope; the range assumes that routing. Some services are returning to Suez from September 2026, which shortens the trip to about the “via Suez” figure.

Related guides

Sources

Other clusters in Fujian

Dehua — Porcelain and ceramic gifts
Xiamen — Faucets, sanitary fittings and kitchen & bath products