The 137th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) closed in Guangzhou with strong results for our team. As a brand-titled booth holder attending the fair for consecutive editions, Dongtian brought more than 1,000 exhibit styles — and welcomed close to 200 buyers on the opening day alone.
A Brand Booth Built Around Our Full Category Range
Our booth displayed the complete span of our manufacturing program:
- Acetate sunglasses and optical frames — including recycled acetate options
- Metal frames — from stainless steel basics to high-end titanium
- PC injection sunglasses — our highest-volume line at 700K pairs per month
- TR90 frames — including children’s sports programs
- Lens pairings from our in-house workshop (6.5 million lenses per month)
Because everything on the stand came from our own four production lines, buyers could go from “which factory makes this?” to a firm factory price, MOQ and lead time in a single conversation — the core advantage of working directly with a manufacturer rather than a trading company.
Day-One Results: 200 Buyers, 10 Intended Orders
Feedback from our booth team: nearly 200 purchasing professionals were received on the first day, with 10 intended orders signed by the end of that same day.
The buyer mix confirmed a trend we have been tracking all year — customer geography is diversifying. Beyond our traditional European and Latin American buyer base, this session brought strong interest from Russia, Brazil, India, Japan and Korea. Broader fair data backed this up: the 98 exhibitors from our home district of Ouhai reported intended orders up 10% year-on-year, despite ongoing tariff headwinds in the US market.
The Conversations That Mattered
Beyond order volume, three recurring themes from buyer meetings are shaping our 2026 production planning:
- Origin flexibility. Many buyers asked directly about our Thailand plant. We now quote programs from both Wenzhou and Thailand — see our China vs Thailand manufacturing comparison for the framework we use with customers.
- Customization depth. Questions centered on logo application and private label programs — from pad printing and laser engraving to metal plaques and lens etching, all handled in-house (guide: custom sunglasses with your logo).
- MOQ realism. Buyers repeatedly asked how low minimums can go without quality risk. Our published terms hold: 300 pairs per order for OEM/ODM, 100 pairs for ready stock — details in our eyewear MOQ guide.
Invite: From Booth to Factory Floor
Canton Fair conversations convert best when buyers see production firsthand. We regularly host fair contacts for factory audits in Wenzhou — a 45,000 m² site with 1,000+ staff, 85 QC specialists and international certifications including ISO 9001, CE, FDA, BSCI, SEDEX, GRS and HIGG — and now also at our Thailand plant.
If you missed the 137th session, you do not need to wait for the next one:
- Ready stock program: 100 pairs, 10–15 days delivery — ideal for testing a supplier relationship.
- OEM/ODM program: 300 pairs minimum, 75–90 days, full customization from mold to packaging.
Send your collection brief through our quote request page, and our export team — the same people who staffed the Guangzhou booth — will respond within one business day.
