2. Lower Price
China’s systematized processing procedures don’t just filter products for quality. They also significantly cut down production costs, making it possible for Chinese suppliers to offer a bathtub at a lower price. Add to that, whether you’re flying to China or you’re putting your faith in air or sea cargoes, buying a Bathtub in bulk can help you get huge savings from paying products at their wholesale prices.
3. Numerous Manufacturers
In China, only the Foshan production areas currently have more than 5,000 large and small bathroom companies, but regardless of whether the bathroom companies are large or small, they will have their own bathtub products, most of which are acrylic bathtubs and bathtubs. There are dozens of product styles, and the product categories range from ordinary bathtubs to multi-functional massage bathtubs. According to industry insiders, the bathtub industry in Foshan has been developing for a long time, and all links of the industrial chain are relatively complete. The upstream supporting industries such as molds, electromechanical, raw materials, and ingredients have developed rapidly, which has promoted the rapid development of the bathtub industry. Sanitary ware companies attach great importance to the quality and brand building of bathtubs.
Ⅱ.Where to Import Bathtubs from China？
1. Alibaba
Reigning supreme in the Chinese eCommerce business is Alibaba, a reliable online platform that hosts millions of users, which include small and big businesses. Just like eBay and Amazon, Alibaba allows users and shoppers to meet, transact, and negotiate in one digital space.
2. Canton Fair
The Canton Fair is a long-standing Chinese tradition where shoppers and entrepreneurs from all over the world gather together to search for unique trading opportunities. In response to the pandemic, the Canton Fair 2020 is held online, where items including Bathtub can be shipped via cargo arrangements.
3. Foshan
Built to simplify online transactions and shipments, Foshan connects you to reputable Bathtub,Wash basin, and Bathroom cabinet manufacturers in China without asking you to go the extra mile. Foshan city is the original manufacturing cluster, it is a very important building materials cluster in China. Therefore, many Bathtub,Wash basin, and Bathroom cabinet manufacturers have sales centers, offices, or showrooms in Foshan city. Here you can find all the beautiful designs and get a good price too. As to our past experience, buying Bathtubs from Foshan is more convenient because most Bathtub,Wash basin, and Bathroom cabinet companies are experienced in exportation. You can get professional quotations very fast and no need to worry about China exporting processes.
4. China Sanitary Ware Manufacturers Bases
Directly contacting Chinese Sanitary Ware manufacturing companies such as Guangdong and Fujian can help speed up your importing process. However, some of them are not familiar with the exportation or even can’t speak English. You may find it hard to communicate if directly chat with the manufacturers. But FoShan T&W Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd has a professional foreign trade team that can help you.
5. Find a Sourcing Agent
Lastly, if you want to free your hands from any first-hand negotiations, you can look for a sourcing agent as your final resort. Easy and hassle-free, having an agent that acts as your middle person allows you to focus on conceptualizing and improving your business. Here is what I mean by “sourcing agent”, it should be a company, not an individual.
Ⅲ.Types of for Bathtubs
1. Acrylic Bathtub
The surface of the acrylic material is polymethyl propionate, and the back is made of resin gypsum and glass fiber. Some people call it a plexiglass bathtub. Lightweight, easy to install; good heat preservation performance; good gloss; rich in shape and color; low cost and large market share.
2. Artificial Stone Bathtub
The artificial stone bathtub has higher impact resistance, flexibility, compression resistance, and permeability resistance than other stone materials, and its wear resistance, acid resistance, and high-temperature resistance are also very strong. The artificial stone bathtub has a complete variety of colors and colors, can be formed as a whole, and can be repeatedly polished and innovated.
3. Cast iron Bathtub
It is made of cast iron and covered with enamel. Long service life; easy to clean, good heat preservation performance; good gloss; good acid and alkali resistance and abrasion resistance. However, the heavyweight makes it difficult to handle and install, it is expensive.
4. Steel Bathtub
The steel plate cylinder is made of a whole piece of bathtub-specific steel plate with a thickness of about 2mm through stamping and forming, and the surface is then enamel-treated. It has the characteristics of wear resistance, heat resistance, and pressure resistance. The weight is between the cast-iron cylinder and the acrylic cylinder. Because the steel plate is thin, the firmness is not enough, the noise is large, the surface is easy to peel off, and the heat preservation performance is not good, so some increase The insulation layer.
5. Wooden Bathtub
The materials are nanmu, cypress, oak, fir, pine, etc. The overall performance of the nanmu bath barrel is the best, but it is rarely seen on the market. Pine and cedar bathtubs are prone to moisture, blackening, and mildew and their overall performance is poor. It has the advantages of heat preservation, environmental protection, small footprint, easy cleaning, long life, and convenient installation. But in the case of long-term dryness, it is easy to crack, so if you do not use it for a long time, put some water in the bucket.
6. Ceramic Bathtub
Not much to say, it is very fragile, I am afraid it has been basically eliminated in the market.
Ⅳ.How to Buy Bathtub from China: The Step-by-Step Purchase Process
1. Choose style and shape
According to the style: it can be divided into cylinders without skirts and cylinders with skirts;
According to the shape: can be divided into heart, circle, oval, rectangle, triangle, etc.;
2. Choosing Sizes and Thickness
Different home spaces need to buy bathtubs of different sizes. Therefore, if you want to buy sanitary ware that is suitable for your home space and can be used with ease, you must pay attention to the corresponding skills during the purchase process., do your homework by researching for the size and thickness of the appropriate bathtub for your target application
After confirming the materials and quantity, please confirm the order on the selected platform, and then wait for the quotation to be released. Usually, quotations require 1-2 processing days.
If the quotation is reasonable and you want to continue the online transaction, the next step is to pay through a secure channel. Your payment gave the merchant the green light for the final processing step.
Package, loading, shipping are quite important to make sure what you receive is complete. Sometimes wrong loading ways damage the Bathtub seriously. That means you for nothing. Therefore, buying from a professional supplier is the best way to protect your benefits.
Ⅴ.Problems You May Have When Importing Bathtub from China
The worst packages are not delayed packages, but severely damaged packages. Since many unfavorable things can happen between transportation, you must protect yourself by looking for a guarantee. In addition, may I ask whether the e-commerce company you choose is covered by any insurance to prevent transportation problems? If so, do you need to pay additional insurance premiums? In case your package is damaged, how can you make a claim?
By learning more about these processes, you can use (and deserve it) with confidence when packing and delivering orders.
Ⅵ.Top Tips When Buying Bathtub
As we mentioned before, since there are too many purchasing agents in China, you need to talk and determine who will be your good partner. A trusted, professional, friendly, relaxed, and considerate partner will help you easily import. But if you find it troublesome, you can directly communicate with the professional foreign trade team of T&W Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.
