Provide box dimensions (L x W x H), desired shape, tinplate thickness (usually 0.23mm–0.28mm), printing requirements (CMYK/Pantone), embossing details, packing specifications, order quantity, and food-grade safety standards.
Category market report
Metal Boxes
Total suppliers
10K+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$4.6B+
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- Transactions
141
2018-012020-092025-09Transaction trend for Hangzhou Cofco Mc Packaging Co.
- 2018-01: 6
- 2018-02: 7
- 2018-03: 11
- 2018-04: 11
- 2018-05: 8
- 2018-06: 7
- 2018-07: 10
- 2018-08: 22
- 2018-09: 9
- 2018-10: 18
- 2018-11: 13
- 2018-12: 9
- 2019-05: 2
- 2019-09: 1
- 2019-11: 2
- 2020-01: 3
- 2020-06: 2
- 2020-09: 4
- 2020-11: 2
- 2021-01: 3
- 2021-02: 4
- 2021-07: 4
- 2021-11: 4
- 2022-01: 3
- 2022-04: 4
- 2022-09: 6
- 2023-01: 1
- 2023-05: 2
- 2023-11: 3
- 2024-02: 3
- 2024-05: 3
- 2024-11: 2
- 2025-01: 3
- 2025-06: 3
- 2025-09: 2
- Amount
128,733.45
2018-012020-092025-09Amount trend for Hangzhou Cofco Mc Packaging Co.
- 2018-01: 74.4K
- 2018-02: 70.4K
- 2018-03: 104.6K
- 2018-04: 80.9K
- 2018-05: 58.6K
- 2018-06: 75.8K
- 2018-07: 104.6K
- 2018-08: 1.3B
- 2018-09: 62.6K
- 2018-10: 183.7K
- 2018-11: 94.6K
- 2018-12: 94.9K
- 2019-05: 31.4K
- 2019-09: 15K
- 2019-11: 12.9K
- 2020-01: 33.1K
- 2020-06: 30.2K
- 2020-09: 34.1K
- 2020-11: 11.6K
- 2021-01: 29.1K
- 2021-02: 32.2K
- 2021-07: 158.6K
- 2021-11: 33.9K
- 2022-01: 39.4K
- 2022-04: 36.5K
- 2022-09: 51.3K
- 2023-01: 15.5K
- 2023-05: 33.2K
- 2023-11: 34.7K
- 2024-02: 33.6K
- 2024-05: 35.8K
- 2024-11: 15.8K
- 2025-01: 53K
- 2025-06: 73K
- 2025-09: 15.9K
- Main export countries
- Pakistan (0.1%)
- Vietnam (99.9%)
- Canada (0%)
- Transactions
5,791
2018-012022-052026-07Transaction trend for Shenzhen Huate Packing Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 37
- 2018-02: 42
- 2018-03: 47
- 2018-04: 30
- 2018-05: 32
- 2018-06: 7
- 2018-07: 16
- 2018-08: 24
- 2018-09: 25
- 2018-10: 18
- 2018-11: 17
- 2018-12: 17
- 2019-01: 25
- 2019-02: 9
- 2019-03: 9
- 2019-05: 26
- 2019-06: 19
- 2019-07: 25
- 2019-08: 11
- 2019-09: 28
- 2019-10: 19
- 2019-11: 34
- 2019-12: 27
- 2020-01: 25
- 2020-04: 49
- 2020-05: 27
- 2020-06: 31
- 2020-07: 32
- 2020-08: 44
- 2020-09: 37
- 2020-10: 41
- 2020-11: 43
- 2020-12: 42
- 2021-01: 65
- 2021-02: 32
- 2021-03: 55
- 2021-04: 106
- 2021-05: 93
- 2021-06: 106
- 2021-07: 84
- 2021-08: 150
- 2021-09: 103
- 2021-10: 122
- 2021-11: 122
- 2021-12: 103
- 2022-01: 224
- 2022-02: 124
- 2022-03: 236
- 2022-04: 192
- 2022-05: 100
- 2022-06: 57
- 2022-07: 43
- 2022-08: 42
- 2022-09: 36
- 2022-10: 60
- 2022-11: 69
- 2022-12: 77
- 2023-01: 69
- 2023-02: 30
- 2023-03: 66
- 2023-04: 45
- 2023-05: 83
- 2023-06: 73
- 2023-07: 108
- 2023-08: 62
- 2023-09: 31
- 2023-10: 43
- 2023-11: 35
- 2023-12: 24
- 2024-01: 81
- 2024-02: 21
- 2024-03: 30
- 2024-04: 35
- 2024-05: 43
- 2024-06: 47
- 2024-07: 79
- 2024-08: 68
- 2024-09: 77
- 2024-10: 39
- 2024-11: 60
- 2024-12: 91
- 2025-01: 66
- 2025-02: 54
- 2025-03: 85
- 2025-04: 41
- 2025-05: 46
- 2025-06: 61
- 2025-07: 51
- 2025-08: 71
- 2025-09: 63
- 2025-10: 40
- 2025-11: 62
- 2025-12: 64
- 2026-01: 45
- 2026-02: 39
- 2026-03: 55
- 2026-04: 50
- 2026-05: 49
- 2026-06: 35
- 2026-07: 57
- Amount
18,019.8
2018-012022-052026-07Amount trend for Shenzhen Huate Packing Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 2.2M
- 2018-02: 1.9M
- 2018-03: 2.2M
- 2018-04: 613K
- 2018-05: 922K
- 2018-06: 348.5K
- 2018-07: 455.5K
- 2018-08: 927.3K
- 2018-09: 310.7K
- 2018-10: 459.6K
- 2018-11: 965.7K
- 2018-12: 901.5K
- 2019-01: 767.5K
- 2019-02: 338.6K
- 2019-03: 456.2K
- 2019-05: 747.9K
- 2019-06: 527.2K
- 2019-07: 580K
- 2019-08: 365.2K
- 2019-09: 490K
- 2019-10: 607K
- 2019-11: 988.9K
- 2019-12: 1.3M
- 2020-01: 1.1M
- 2020-04: 1.4M
- 2020-05: 992.9K
- 2020-06: 1.1M
- 2020-07: 729.5K
- 2020-08: 1.4M
- 2020-09: 974.9K
- 2020-10: 1.5M
- 2020-11: 1M
- 2020-12: 1.5M
- 2021-01: 1.9M
- 2021-02: 1.1M
- 2021-03: 2M
- 2021-04: 3M
- 2021-05: 3.4M
- 2021-06: 2.5M
- 2021-07: 3.7M
- 2021-08: 6.5M
- 2021-09: 4.3M
- 2021-10: 4.3M
- 2021-11: 4.3M
- 2021-12: 2.9M
- 2022-01: 6.6M
- 2022-02: 3.8M
- 2022-03: 6.4M
- 2022-04: 6.2M
- 2022-05: 2.6M
- 2022-06: 2.1M
- 2022-07: 1.5M
- 2022-08: 2.2M
- 2022-09: 1.8M
- 2022-10: 2.5M
- 2022-11: 3.3M
- 2022-12: 3M
- 2023-01: 3.2M
- 2023-02: 1.5M
- 2023-03: 1.5M
- 2023-04: 1.7M
- 2023-05: 2.7M
- 2023-06: 2.2M
- 2023-07: 2.6M
- 2023-08: 1.3M
- 2023-09: 1.1M
- 2023-10: 1.3M
- 2023-11: 980.9K
- 2023-12: 1.2M
- 2024-01: 1.8M
- 2024-02: 448.5K
- 2024-03: 820K
- 2024-04: 1.1M
- 2024-05: 1.6M
- 2024-06: 1.6M
- 2024-07: 2M
- 2024-08: 1.4M
- 2024-09: 1.5M
- 2024-10: 1.5M
- 2024-11: 1.7M
- 2024-12: 2.9M
- 2025-01: 2.2M
- 2025-02: 1.8M
- 2025-03: 2.4M
- 2025-04: 1.7M
- 2025-05: 1.1M
- 2025-06: 915.5K
- 2025-07: 2M
- 2025-08: 1.4M
- 2025-09: 1.3M
- 2025-10: 600.3K
- 2025-11: 1.8M
- 2025-12: 1.6M
- 2026-01: 805.7K
- 2026-02: 718K
- 2026-03: 974.8K
- 2026-04: 925.4K
- 2026-05: 889.9K
- 2026-06: 774.4K
- 2026-07: 1.2M
- Main export countries
- United States (31%)
- Vietnam (10%)
- Mexico (34.4%)
- India (0.7%)
- Transactions
883
2020-122023-112026-09Transaction trend for Org Hubei Sales Co., Ltd.
- 2020-12: 9
- 2021-01: 6
- 2021-02: 15
- 2021-03: 55
- 2021-04: 89
- 2021-05: 153
- 2021-06: 110
- 2021-07: 80
- 2021-08: 22
- 2021-09: 20
- 2021-10: 35
- 2021-11: 16
- 2021-12: 10
- 2022-01: 4
- 2022-02: 5
- 2022-03: 3
- 2022-04: 10
- 2022-05: 4
- 2022-06: 2
- 2022-07: 3
- 2023-04: 1
- 2023-08: 2
- 2023-09: 1
- 2023-11: 1
- 2024-03: 2
- 2024-05: 1
- 2024-06: 1
- 2024-07: 6
- 2024-08: 16
- 2024-09: 5
- 2024-10: 12
- 2024-12: 1
- 2025-01: 4
- 2025-02: 3
- 2025-03: 1
- 2025-05: 9
- 2025-06: 4
- 2025-07: 5
- 2025-08: 36
- 2025-11: 12
- 2025-12: 61
- 2026-01: 11
- 2026-02: 1
- 2026-04: 11
- 2026-05: 10
- 2026-07: 14
- 2026-09: 1
- Amount
8,737.22
2020-122023-112026-09Amount trend for Org Hubei Sales Co., Ltd.
- 2020-12: 1.6M
- 2021-01: 1.2M
- 2021-02: 3.3M
- 2021-03: 9.4M
- 2021-04: 12.1M
- 2021-05: 19M
- 2021-06: 14.6M
- 2021-07: 8.6M
- 2021-08: 4.4M
- 2021-09: 2.4M
- 2021-10: 889.4K
- 2021-11: 730.6K
- 2021-12: 697.7K
- 2022-01: 364.8K
- 2022-02: 653.8K
- 2022-03: 85.9K
- 2022-04: 485.4K
- 2022-05: 734.4K
- 2022-06: 439K
- 2022-07: 120.5K
- 2023-04: 8,778.89
- 2023-08: 269.7K
- 2023-09: 7,363.37
- 2023-11: 1,699.24
- 2024-03: 2,860.09
- 2024-05: 16K
- 2024-06: 16K
- 2024-07: 76K
- 2024-08: 269.5K
- 2024-09: 60.6K
- 2024-10: 372.6K
- 2024-12: 339.99
- 2025-01: 99.2K
- 2025-02: 60.6K
- 2025-03: 10.3K
- 2025-05: 344.8K
- 2025-06: 374.5K
- 2025-07: 635.1K
- 2025-08: 338.1K
- 2025-11: 206.2K
- 2025-12: 664K
- 2026-01: 235.3K
- 2026-02: 8,517
- 2026-04: 654.8K
- 2026-05: 197.4K
- 2026-07: 546.7K
- 2026-09: 14.2K
- Main export countries
- United States (93.9%)
- Kazakhstan (4.7%)
- Uzbekistan (1%)
- Canada (0.1%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 305M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 304M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 264M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 246M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 274M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 286M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 295M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 183M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 251M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 259M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 296M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 357M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 376M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 381M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 332M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 270M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 286M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 346M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 347M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 225M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 283M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 257M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 319M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 304M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 358M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 361M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 114M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 80M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 115M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 118M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 128M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 124M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 141M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 153M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 147M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 130M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 143M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 128M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 124M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 81M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 98M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 130M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 157M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 158M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 154M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 142M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 122M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 116M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 118M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 105M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 110M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 65M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 107M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 106M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 101M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 114M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 121M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 122M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 105M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 91M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 102M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 101M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 143M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 99M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 121M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 145M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 118M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 160M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 150M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 144M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 131M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 138M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 143M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 155M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 148M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 82M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 140M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 144M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 152M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 153M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 155M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 143M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 132M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 109M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 144M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 163M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 161M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 118M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 127M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 160M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 178M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 190M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 185M USD
Top destinations
- United States3.2B
- Vietnam880M
- United Kingdom781M
- Germany737M
- Malaysia658M
- Japan656M
- South Korea642M
- Netherlands565M
- Canada523M
- Australia503M
Top destinations
- United States: 3,235,000,000 USD
- Vietnam: 880,000,000 USD
- United Kingdom: 781,000,000 USD
- Germany: 737,000,000 USD
- Malaysia: 658,000,000 USD
- Japan: 656,000,000 USD
- South Korea: 642,000,000 USD
- Netherlands: 565,000,000 USD
- Canada: 523,000,000 USD
- Australia: 503,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
3.24B USD
United States · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
67,426.27
Bahamas · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$189.58 /kg
Unknown country/region · +3,595.56% vs avg
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Insights
Product insights to guide your sourcing.
Product Trends
Custom-shaped metal boxes with embossed textures see strong demand, while recyclable food-grade tinplate options are highly popular for premium packaging. Buyers favor factories with rich mold catalogs to save tooling costs.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Dongguan and Shenzhen in Guangdong provide automated GMP food-grade production for high-volume custom orders. Cangnan in Zhejiang specializes in cost-effective promotional tins and flexible smaller-batch production.
Quality Expectations
Food-contact metal boxes require FDA/EU compliance and flawless rust-resistant lacquer. Premium packaging prioritizes precise hinge alignment, smooth curled safety edges, and highly scratch-resistant outer coatings.
What You Need to Know
Request existing mold samples to verify thickness, curling, and hinge alignment. For custom artwork, obtain a printed flat sheet proof, and ask for material safety data sheets (MSDS) or FDA food-grade test reports.
MOQ for custom-printed boxes is typically 3,000 to 5,000 pieces due to printing setup costs. Mass production takes 25 to 35 days after sample approval, while developing a new custom mold adds another 15 to 20 days.
Budget for custom mold fees, printing plate setup charges, custom internal inserts (like vacuum trays or EVA foam), export-compliant master cartons, and third-party food safety compliance testing if required.
