Yiwu International Trade City: the five districts, floor by floor

Five buildings, more than 47,000 booths by the operator's own counts, and one trade per floor. This guide maps categories to floors from the official floor plans, then gives one-day and two-day routes that follow them.

The floor matrix

District 1 (opened 2002): floor 1 flowers and toys, floor 2 hair accessories and jewellery, floor 3 craft gifts and picture frames, floor 4 factory direct-sales and the Taiwan merchants hall. District 2 (2004): floor 1 bags, umbrellas and rainwear, floor 2 locks, tools and hardware, floor 3 small appliances, telecom equipment and clocks, floor 4 regional halls, floor 5 the foreign-trade sourcing centre.

District 3: floor 1 eyewear and paper products, floor 2 stationery and sports goods, floor 3 cosmetics, mirrors, buttons and zippers, floors 4 to 5 larger business booths and factory direct-sales. District 4 (2008): floor 1 hosiery, floor 2 daily-use goods, hats and gloves, floor 3 footwear, tape, lace and towels, floor 4 underwear, belts and scarves. District 5: floor 1 imports, food and African products, floor 2 bedding, floor 3 textile raw materials, floor 4 car accessories, floor 5 trade services. The International Production Materials Market covers machinery, lighting and leather raw materials across four floors.

A one-day route

One building per day is the honest pace. If your categories sit in one district, walk that district end to end: the floor matrix above is the shopping list, and booths on the same floor sell comparable goods, so price comparison is a matter of walking, not commuting.

If you must cover two districts, pair by floor logic rather than by distance: toys and jewellery (District 1) with hosiery and houseware (District 4) is a common combination. Vehicles can reach floors 2 to 4 of District 1 and every floor of District 3, which matters when you leave with cartons instead of samples.

Two days, adding the rest

A second day takes District 3 for stationery, cosmetics and garment accessories, District 5 for imports and raw materials, and the International Production Materials Market if you buy machinery or packaging inputs. Huangyuan Clothing Market is a separate building in the old town with one category per floor, so treat it as its own half-day rather than a add-on to the Trade City loop.

Reading a booth critically

A booth is a sales point, not a factory. Before an order: match the company name on the contract to its business licence, agree the specification in writing, and treat the first order as a paid trial. The traps page lists the six patterns that produce most disputes and the check that catches each one.

Floor assignments are copied from the official floor-plan pages cited above, checked on 2026-10-27. Booth counts are operator figures. We do not publish prices: negotiated pricing changes by quantity, season and relationship.