Domestic home-textile distributors, e-commerce sellers, hotel and project buyers, export trading companies and overseas wholesalers.
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Overview
China's largest home-textile market cluster, with more than half of the domestic market share.
- Type
- Specialised physical market
- Address
- Sanxing Town, Haimen District, Nantong, Jiangsu (Dieshiqiao International Home Textile City)
- Main categories
- Home textile bedding, fabrics, curtains, towels, etc.
- Scale
- Over 1.5 million sq m, more than 15,000 shops and over RMB 150 billion in 2024 turnover (Nantong municipal government).
- Schedule
- Market opening hours are subject to the notices of each hall
- Website
- https://www.nantong.gov.cn
- Updated
- 2026-10-20
Role in the supply chain
What this actor solves, rather than simply “selling goods”.
A home-textile market combined with a production cluster: local factories, workshops and traders cluster around the market, which handles display, price comparison, order-taking and dispatch.
Actors and relationships
Market shops may be factory-direct, traders or regional agents; fabric, dyeing, sewing and packing form a local chain, while a single order may be split among different parties.
MOQ, samples, customisation and lead time
These terms often matter more than unit price when testing or replenishing an order.
Bedding is often ordered by set or carton; fabric by metre or roll. Samples may be bought as a single set, while custom sizes, prints and packaging need separate MOQ and lead-time confirmation.
Advantages and limitations
A complete home-textile chain, wide choice of styles and fabrics, and fast sampling; suited to set-based purchasing and seasonal stocking.
Home textiles are bulky and freight-heavy; quality tiers vary, so filling, weight, colour fastness and destination flammability rules must be confirmed; lead times extend in peak season.
Discussion questions
For classroom discussion; there is no single correct answer.
With freight a large share of home-textile cost, how would you trade off MOQ, packing volume and lead time?
A market shop may be a factory or a trader; how does that affect custom prints and quality responsibility?
Related courses and terms
Sources and update time
Updated 2026-10-20
叠石桥家纺城再获殊荣 · Chinese original source
南通市人民政府 · 2025 · SRC-041