Top 4 Leather Handbag Markets You Shouldn’t Miss in China

Recently updated on November 24th, 2017 at 09:37 am

Guangzhou has long held a solid reputation for handbag manufacturing in China, especially genuine leather handbags. It’s widely known guihuagang in Guangzhou is a must visit place for budget handbag shopping or importing handbags from China. However, it’s an overwhelming wholesale handbag market area spanning several kilometers between Guangzhou railway station and sanyuanli, much anchored by counterfeits.

I’ve been frequently told that they went to Guihuagang leather markets for leather handbags but ended up finding most fakes or cheap PU. Here we’ll walk you through a list of wholesale leather handbag markets in Guihuagang than getting stuck in the much touristic Baiyun World Leather Center for fakes or Shuidian Street for cheap PU bags.  View more: Shui Dian Street — A Paradise for Cheap PU and Canvas Handbags in Guangzhou

The market area devoted to wholesale leather handbags in Guangzhou is best approached from exit A1, Sanyuanli metro station, line 2. The fun begins as you step out of the exit. You will be immediately pestered by salesperson handing business cards displaying all kinds of copied designer handbags. Ignore them and walk straight for around 100 meters, and you’ll arrive at the center of genuine leather handbag markets in China.

1. Xiangmao Leather City 祥茂皮具城

2. Xiangsheng International Leather City 祥盛皮具城

 

3. Xiangtian Leather City 祥天皮具城

4. Zhonggang Leather City 中港皮具城

My most favorite wholesale leather handbag market in China, expect to find an incredible assortment of much better quality genuine leather handbags from China. The best part about it is most of genuine leather handbag suppliers in this wholesale leather bag market are direct manufacturers and they are happy to offer visits to their China handbag factory. There’s also a café on the third floor to fulfill a quick hunger.

While the leather bag manufacturers in China go out of their way to get orders, keep in mind that the wholesale markets around Guangzhou railway station are the trickiest place to shop while it comes to distinguishing different grades of genuine leather. Here are few tips to select leather goods from Guangzhou bags wholesale market.

1. Aroma

High quality genuine leather bags usually come with natural and musky smell. Stay away from bags that smell like chemicals as they are used to treat the hides.

2. Touch

Better quality leather bags usually have a much smoother, supple and softer touch.