In 2025, industry media published a deep-dive on our company under the headline “From a 40 m² Apartment to USD 70 Million in Annual Exports.” That story — and the Thailand factory at the center of our current expansion — says a lot about how we work with brand customers. Here is the full picture, from us directly.

From One Fax Machine to a Full Manufacturing Group

Our trade operation began in 1998 in a 40-square-meter apartment, with a single fax machine, before China opened self-operated export rights. When the policy changed in 2008, we registered our own import-export license and never looked back.

What made the difference was a decision made early: integrate trade with manufacturing. Behind the export business stands the Dongtian manufacturing group — more than 1,000 employees and an annual output value exceeding RMB 1 billion — covering:

• Acetate, metal, PC and TR90 frame production lines (30+ years of OEM/ODM history)
• An in-house lens workshop producing 6.5 million lenses per month
• Dedicated subsidiaries for stainless-steel metal parts and high-end metal components
• Full mold-making capability in-house

This is why we can move from mold to finished frame faster than trading-company competitors — mold development using our own resources runs 30%+ faster than outsourcing — and why our pricing stays stable even in volatile years.

Why We Built in Thailand

Our US business had grown to roughly 70% of export volume. When tariff pressure escalated in 2025, some customers asked us to stop shipments; others asked us to produce outside China entirely. We chose a third path: build a real second production base, not a token one.

The Thailand plant, prepared over about six months, is now in production:

• 8,000 m² factory plus a 2,000 m² warehouse
• Producing mid-to-high-end frames for international brand customers including Marchon, FGX and DIFF
• Running on the same ERP system as our China factories, so quality standards and traceability stay identical
• Located within an ASEAN eyewear industrial park alongside other Wenzhou eyewear manufacturers

We are candid about the economics: with materials shipped from China and stricter on-site quality control, our comprehensive cost in Thailand runs 10–15% higher than in Wenzhou. Thailand is not a tax shortcut. It is how we guarantee supply continuity for customers whose markets require dual-origin sourcing — a strategy we analyzed in detail in our China vs Thailand eyewear manufacturing comparison.

What Dual-Base Means for Buyers

Working with Dongtian gives you a sourcing option few mid-size suppliers can offer:

Buyers can split one collection across both bases, or qualify Thai-origin production for specific markets while keeping high-mix, fast-turn programs in Wenzhou.

A Management System Built to Stay

One more fact from that media report we are proud of: of our 300-person export team, 80% have been with the company for more than 20 years. We run an amoeba-style management model that makes senior staff accountable operators, not schedulers. When you email us at 2 a.m. China time, the person answering has likely handled your product category for a decade.

Long-term clients such as Marchon and FGX stayed with us through the most disruptive tariff year in recent memory — because continuity of team, factory and quality is exactly what they audit for. If you are choosing a manufacturing partner, our 7-step guide to vetting an eyewear manufacturer covers the same checklist we would apply to any factory.

Talk to Us About Dual-Origin Production

Whether your priority is cost, tariff origin or speed, we can quote both bases side by side. MOQ from 300 pairs per order (OEM/ODM) or 100 pairs ready stock. Reach us via the quote request page — and if you are sourcing in Southeast Asia, our Thailand team can arrange a factory visit alongside your next Bangkok trip.