After being haunted by the CONVID-19 for past two years, the global economy is now showing signs of recovery, increasing the demand for Chinese products as China remains on the top of world outsourcing supplying list, including the economically priced promotional items.
Although some manufacturing orders are transferred from China to its neighboring countries, thanks to the world's most complete industrial chain system and a large number of skilled workers, most commodities still have incomparable cost advantages in China.
Chinese promotional products have always been known for their low price and, frankly speaking, fair quality for its price’s sake, but with recent increase in raw material and labor costs in recent years, as well as the rising freight rates during the CONVID-19 outbreak, prices and profit pressure have become common terms for business gift importers globally.
In this article, I will present you to five of the most profitable types of Chinese promotional products.
#1. Consumer electronic goods
In a world that has been shaped by the rapid rise of technology, tech promotional items, like headphones, data cables, mobile phone cases, Bluetooth speakers, charging cables, power banks, wireless earbuds, luggage checkers and etc., are very useful and can be used and displayed repeatedly. Tech giveaways, which can be fashionable one minute and out in the next, provide you the opportunity to capitalize on the most recent designs.
For example, wireless earbuds are very useful as company giveaways and for employees who work from home. It costs about $2-$5 on Alibaba, but it costs more than $20 on Amazon, which appears to be a very lucrative business.
#2. Outdoor promotional items
It is human instinct to seek out nature, especially since the effect of COVID-19 gradually fades after 2 years of hardship. Branded outdoor merchandise like sunglasses, outdoor tents, outdoor cookware, travel cups, and so on would be in great demand to meet people's desire for going traveling and camping outdoors. Sunglasses, for instance, are imported from China at a very competitive price of around $3, whereas they sell for more than $17 on Amazon. That is a very appealing profit margin.
#3. Beauty products
There is no doubt that women adore beauty products, and the demands for items such as fingernail kits, wigs, false eyelashes, nail art and etc. are enormous. China manufactures cosmetic items at very cheap prices and of high quality, as well as in a wide range of current fashion. Nail polish is a small product with a high-profit margin, selling for around $1.5 in China and $15 on Amazon.
#4. Silicone cooking utensil set
Because your brand printed on the items is frequently exposed to the family, it is an excellent place to promote corporate brands. Branded items for the household such as drinkware, apron, pot, and baking accessories are popular and valuable. Take a silicone cooking utensil set as an example, they are extremely cheap in China, costing around $6 to $12, compared to more than $25 on Amazon.
#5. Sporting equipment
Promoting sporting goods has become an important field in marketing as people pay more and more attention to health and fitness, are now. Your brand name and logo on the fitness items are very helpful to increase your brand awareness. It is also a good swag for work-from-home employers. Items like exercise kettle, yoga mat, and ab roller wheel are useful and cheap as cooperation items. And the price differences are significant. The regular model ab roller wheel, with China charging $7 and Amazon charging $26.
#6. Conclusion
When looking for promotional products that are in line with your brand and your target audience, you can take full advantage of the low prices of made-in-China commodities to fit any budget. And you can also make a lot of money selling it as everyday supermarket items.
There is no doubt that we can't just consider profit margins when deciding to choose to import promotional products from China. There are many factors and principles we should consider in addition to profit. Our other article - You must know the 5 principles when choosing promotional items that should be useful to you.
