Buyers should provide metal sheet material (tinplate or aluminum), thickness, precise sheet dimensions, artwork files in high-resolution vector format, Pantone color specifications, coating requirements, and order quantity.
Category market report
Metal Printing
Total suppliers
10K+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$5.5B+
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- Transactions
180
2020-072022-072026-04Transaction trend for Guangzhou Gionee Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.
- 2020-07: 7
- 2020-09: 2
- 2020-10: 5
- 2020-12: 14
- 2021-04: 4
- 2021-05: 9
- 2021-06: 19
- 2021-07: 3
- 2021-08: 4
- 2021-12: 10
- 2022-01: 3
- 2022-02: 2
- 2022-03: 12
- 2022-04: 5
- 2022-05: 8
- 2022-06: 14
- 2022-07: 2
- 2022-08: 5
- 2022-09: 4
- 2022-10: 3
- 2022-11: 5
- 2022-12: 3
- 2023-01: 4
- 2023-02: 1
- 2023-03: 1
- 2023-04: 3
- 2023-06: 9
- 2023-07: 8
- 2023-08: 4
- 2023-09: 2
- 2025-05: 1
- 2026-01: 1
- 2026-03: 1
- 2026-04: 2
- Amount
43,590.92
2020-072022-072026-04Amount trend for Guangzhou Gionee Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.
- 2020-07: 332K
- 2020-09: 106K
- 2020-10: 390.8K
- 2020-12: 573K
- 2021-04: 334.8K
- 2021-05: 456.9K
- 2021-06: 1M
- 2021-07: 249.5K
- 2021-08: 208K
- 2021-12: 849.3K
- 2022-01: 212.6K
- 2022-02: 197.6K
- 2022-03: 754.9K
- 2022-04: 329.8K
- 2022-05: 1M
- 2022-06: 1.3M
- 2022-07: 422.1K
- 2022-08: 541.5K
- 2022-09: 422.6M
- 2022-10: 492.2K
- 2022-11: 503.5K
- 2022-12: 331.5K
- 2023-01: 183.1K
- 2023-02: 259K
- 2023-03: 192.6K
- 2023-04: 167K
- 2023-06: 565.1K
- 2023-07: 701.9K
- 2023-08: 77.6K
- 2023-09: 218.9K
- 2025-05: 168.8K
- 2026-01: 20.2K
- 2026-03: 23.9K
- 2026-04: 52.7K
- Main export countries
- Vietnam (100%)
- Transactions
1,614
2018-012022-062026-07Transaction trend for Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 36
- 2018-02: 26
- 2018-03: 41
- 2018-04: 14
- 2018-05: 5
- 2018-06: 7
- 2018-07: 13
- 2018-08: 1
- 2018-09: 2
- 2018-10: 3
- 2018-11: 2
- 2018-12: 7
- 2019-01: 9
- 2019-02: 3
- 2019-03: 13
- 2019-04: 27
- 2019-05: 11
- 2019-06: 8
- 2019-07: 7
- 2019-08: 6
- 2019-09: 3
- 2019-10: 4
- 2019-11: 2
- 2020-01: 18
- 2020-02: 14
- 2020-03: 6
- 2020-04: 16
- 2020-05: 13
- 2020-06: 25
- 2020-07: 12
- 2020-08: 22
- 2020-09: 23
- 2020-10: 33
- 2020-11: 17
- 2020-12: 13
- 2021-01: 10
- 2021-02: 4
- 2021-03: 8
- 2021-04: 4
- 2021-05: 21
- 2021-06: 9
- 2021-07: 9
- 2021-09: 2
- 2021-10: 2
- 2021-12: 10
- 2022-01: 10
- 2022-03: 2
- 2022-04: 7
- 2022-06: 1
- 2022-07: 15
- 2022-08: 27
- 2022-09: 8
- 2022-10: 2
- 2022-11: 2
- 2022-12: 8
- 2023-01: 6
- 2023-02: 13
- 2023-03: 17
- 2023-04: 8
- 2023-05: 15
- 2023-06: 55
- 2023-07: 12
- 2023-08: 12
- 2023-09: 1
- 2023-10: 5
- 2023-11: 4
- 2023-12: 2
- 2024-01: 2
- 2024-02: 11
- 2024-03: 18
- 2024-04: 24
- 2024-05: 38
- 2024-06: 50
- 2024-07: 112
- 2024-08: 29
- 2024-09: 8
- 2024-10: 14
- 2024-11: 28
- 2024-12: 28
- 2025-01: 39
- 2025-02: 53
- 2025-03: 54
- 2025-04: 16
- 2025-05: 18
- 2025-06: 13
- 2025-07: 47
- 2025-08: 17
- 2025-09: 13
- 2025-10: 13
- 2025-11: 6
- 2025-12: 8
- 2026-01: 46
- 2026-02: 23
- 2026-03: 14
- 2026-04: 10
- 2026-05: 60
- 2026-06: 28
- 2026-07: 1
- Amount
28,046.31
2018-012022-062026-07Amount trend for Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 12M
- 2018-02: 17.7M
- 2018-03: 28.7M
- 2018-04: 2.7M
- 2018-05: 739.9K
- 2018-06: 3M
- 2018-07: 1.1M
- 2018-08: 77K
- 2018-09: 346K
- 2018-10: 122.2K
- 2018-11: 1.6M
- 2018-12: 2.4M
- 2019-01: 2.1M
- 2019-02: 555.5K
- 2019-03: 1.2M
- 2019-04: 1.9M
- 2019-05: 2.4M
- 2019-06: 3.3M
- 2019-07: 2.3M
- 2019-08: 1.1M
- 2019-09: 699.9K
- 2019-10: 785.5K
- 2019-11: 1.5M
- 2020-01: 465.3K
- 2020-02: 1.2M
- 2020-03: 1.9M
- 2020-04: 1.2M
- 2020-05: 939.3K
- 2020-06: 2.9M
- 2020-07: 4.5M
- 2020-08: 1.7M
- 2020-09: 2.5M
- 2020-10: 2.2M
- 2020-11: 1.2M
- 2020-12: 1M
- 2021-01: 715.8K
- 2021-02: 29.5K
- 2021-03: 1.1M
- 2021-04: 521K
- 2021-05: 2M
- 2021-06: 723.4K
- 2021-07: 4.1M
- 2021-09: 827.1K
- 2021-10: 607K
- 2021-12: 10.6M
- 2022-01: 12.3M
- 2022-03: 341.8K
- 2022-04: 2.3M
- 2022-06: 896K
- 2022-07: 3.7M
- 2022-08: 13.6M
- 2022-09: 1.7M
- 2022-10: 213.1K
- 2022-11: 508K
- 2022-12: 1.7M
- 2023-01: 1.9M
- 2023-02: 1.1M
- 2023-03: 9.8M
- 2023-04: 8.7M
- 2023-05: 2.9M
- 2023-06: 3.4M
- 2023-07: 2M
- 2023-08: 2.6M
- 2023-09: 229K
- 2023-10: 859.6K
- 2023-11: 159K
- 2023-12: 209.2K
- 2024-01: 397.4K
- 2024-02: 893K
- 2024-03: 2.3M
- 2024-04: 5.1M
- 2024-05: 5.6M
- 2024-06: 4.1M
- 2024-07: 3M
- 2024-08: 3.1M
- 2024-09: 1.4M
- 2024-10: 530.3K
- 2024-11: 3.9M
- 2024-12: 869.9K
- 2025-01: 3.3M
- 2025-02: 3.6M
- 2025-03: 4.5M
- 2025-04: 2.6M
- 2025-05: 2.3M
- 2025-06: 1.1M
- 2025-07: 3.1M
- 2025-08: 2M
- 2025-09: 4.3M
- 2025-10: 3.6M
- 2025-11: 704.2K
- 2025-12: 1.5M
- 2026-01: 2.2M
- 2026-02: 2.4M
- 2026-03: 1.4M
- 2026-04: 5.4M
- 2026-05: 2.1M
- 2026-06: 712K
- 2026-07: 232.9K
- Main export countries
- Philippines (28.9%)
- United States (33.7%)
- Russia (5.8%)
- Brazil (5.3%)
- Transactions
2,037
2018-012022-052026-08Transaction trend for Handan Jintai Packing Material Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 13
- 2018-02: 10
- 2018-03: 13
- 2018-04: 6
- 2018-05: 4
- 2018-06: 4
- 2018-07: 9
- 2018-08: 3
- 2018-10: 1
- 2018-12: 1
- 2019-01: 6
- 2019-02: 2
- 2019-03: 9
- 2019-05: 1
- 2019-06: 3
- 2019-07: 13
- 2019-08: 5
- 2019-09: 23
- 2019-10: 27
- 2019-11: 7
- 2019-12: 7
- 2020-01: 23
- 2020-02: 32
- 2020-03: 25
- 2020-04: 35
- 2020-05: 18
- 2020-06: 26
- 2020-07: 50
- 2020-08: 27
- 2020-09: 15
- 2020-10: 28
- 2020-11: 47
- 2020-12: 23
- 2021-01: 35
- 2021-02: 17
- 2021-03: 25
- 2021-04: 11
- 2021-05: 35
- 2021-06: 16
- 2021-07: 28
- 2021-08: 135
- 2021-09: 12
- 2021-10: 6
- 2021-11: 10
- 2021-12: 10
- 2022-01: 32
- 2022-02: 7
- 2022-03: 7
- 2022-04: 9
- 2022-05: 11
- 2022-06: 11
- 2022-07: 14
- 2022-08: 35
- 2022-09: 18
- 2022-10: 15
- 2022-11: 16
- 2022-12: 19
- 2023-01: 10
- 2023-02: 28
- 2023-03: 26
- 2023-04: 72
- 2023-05: 29
- 2023-06: 50
- 2023-07: 22
- 2023-08: 36
- 2023-09: 12
- 2023-10: 46
- 2023-11: 7
- 2023-12: 24
- 2024-01: 31
- 2024-02: 22
- 2024-03: 21
- 2024-04: 22
- 2024-05: 29
- 2024-06: 25
- 2024-07: 55
- 2024-08: 20
- 2024-09: 28
- 2024-10: 4
- 2024-11: 16
- 2024-12: 12
- 2025-01: 6
- 2025-02: 9
- 2025-03: 6
- 2025-04: 20
- 2025-05: 42
- 2025-06: 24
- 2025-07: 16
- 2025-08: 39
- 2025-09: 17
- 2025-10: 26
- 2025-11: 10
- 2025-12: 25
- 2026-01: 25
- 2026-02: 20
- 2026-03: 17
- 2026-04: 4
- 2026-06: 9
- 2026-07: 6
- 2026-08: 18
- Amount
22,644.56
2018-012022-052026-08Amount trend for Handan Jintai Packing Material Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 3.3M
- 2018-02: 1.7M
- 2018-03: 3M
- 2018-04: 246.3K
- 2018-05: 154.7K
- 2018-06: 277.2K
- 2018-07: 434.3K
- 2018-08: 65.3K
- 2018-10: 22.6K
- 2018-12: 24.1K
- 2019-01: 90.5K
- 2019-02: 301.3K
- 2019-03: 644K
- 2019-05: 5,069.03
- 2019-06: 172.3K
- 2019-07: 607.9K
- 2019-08: 246.2K
- 2019-09: 783.8K
- 2019-10: 916.8K
- 2019-11: 335.8K
- 2019-12: 416.4K
- 2020-01: 727.1K
- 2020-02: 1.8M
- 2020-03: 1.1M
- 2020-04: 1.8M
- 2020-05: 972.2K
- 2020-06: 1.1M
- 2020-07: 3.7M
- 2020-08: 1.1M
- 2020-09: 1.2M
- 2020-10: 2.1M
- 2020-11: 2.4M
- 2020-12: 1.2M
- 2021-01: 1.5M
- 2021-02: 2M
- 2021-03: 2.5M
- 2021-04: 1.4M
- 2021-05: 4.3M
- 2021-06: 3.1M
- 2021-07: 2.9M
- 2021-08: 6.2M
- 2021-09: 2.5M
- 2021-10: 621K
- 2021-11: 3M
- 2021-12: 1.6M
- 2022-01: 4.4M
- 2022-02: 569.6K
- 2022-03: 4.3M
- 2022-04: 2.9M
- 2022-05: 1.9M
- 2022-06: 1.8M
- 2022-07: 1.9M
- 2022-08: 4M
- 2022-09: 6.8M
- 2022-10: 3.9M
- 2022-11: 4.2M
- 2022-12: 4.3M
- 2023-01: 3.3M
- 2023-02: 5.2M
- 2023-03: 3.6M
- 2023-04: 9.4M
- 2023-05: 4M
- 2023-06: 2.4M
- 2023-07: 3.4M
- 2023-08: 4.3M
- 2023-09: 1.5M
- 2023-10: 5.4M
- 2023-11: 1M
- 2023-12: 2.7M
- 2024-01: 3.1M
- 2024-02: 3.3M
- 2024-03: 2.4M
- 2024-04: 2.1M
- 2024-05: 3.3M
- 2024-06: 5.3M
- 2024-07: 8.6M
- 2024-08: 335.2K
- 2024-09: 3.2M
- 2024-10: 901.6K
- 2024-11: 5.3M
- 2024-12: 6.3M
- 2025-01: 480.5K
- 2025-02: 3.6M
- 2025-03: 1.2M
- 2025-04: 2.2M
- 2025-05: 4.4M
- 2025-06: 3.3M
- 2025-07: 930.9K
- 2025-08: 1.2M
- 2025-09: 1.4M
- 2025-10: 973.3K
- 2025-11: 1.3M
- 2025-12: 1.4M
- 2026-01: 527K
- 2026-02: 1.5M
- 2026-03: 1.6M
- 2026-04: 204.5K
- 2026-06: 1.2M
- 2026-07: 1.9M
- 2026-08: 713.2K
- Main export countries
- Mexico (38.9%)
- Russia (25.3%)
- Vietnam (3.7%)
- Philippines (9.1%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 218M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 232M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 252M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 203M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 218M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 231M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 227M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 178M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 228M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 246M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 229M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 272M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 211M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 257M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 228M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 199M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 218M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 223M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 357M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 255M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 244M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 225M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 213M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 210M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 180M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 218M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 57M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 41M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 63M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 75M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 74M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 101M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 85M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 99M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 118M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 111M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 108M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 177M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 149M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 164M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 118M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 133M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 182M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 178M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 177M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 188M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 117M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 143M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 192M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 105M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 168M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 111M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 124M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 117M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 92M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 77M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 132M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 88M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 72M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 95M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 100M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 78M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 143M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 135M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 137M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 174M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 140M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 172M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 176M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 212M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 198M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 200M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 168M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 178M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 171M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 147M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 197M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 173M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 194M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 154M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 217M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 178M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 201M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 216M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 162M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 167M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 160M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 156M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 133M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 153M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 172M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 141M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 137M USD
Top destinations
- Italy1.7B
- United States1.4B
- Malaysia734M
- Thailand674M
- Vietnam660M
- Philippines619M
- Spain596M
- Belgium497M
- Russia445M
- United Arab Emirates442M
Top destinations
- Italy: 1,669,000,000 USD
- United States: 1,398,000,000 USD
- Malaysia: 734,000,000 USD
- Thailand: 674,000,000 USD
- Vietnam: 660,000,000 USD
- Philippines: 619,000,000 USD
- Spain: 596,000,000 USD
- Belgium: 497,000,000 USD
- Russia: 445,000,000 USD
- United Arab Emirates: 442,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
1.67B USD
Italy · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
340,232.33
New Caledonia · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$120.74 /kg
São Tomé and Príncipe · +933.46% vs avg
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Insights
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Product Trends
Direct-to-metal digital printing and high-speed UV-cured offset printing are seeing strong demand. Buyers increasingly prefer matte-finish varnish effects and tactile 3D embossing options for premium brand packaging.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Dongguan in Guangdong serves as the main cluster for custom metal printing and tin can forming, ideal for custom designs. Wuxi in Jiangsu specializes in high-volume industrial tinplate sheet printing and precision coating.
Quality Expectations
Buyers require excellent ink adhesion, typically rated grade 0 or 1 in cross-hatch tests, to prevent cracking during can stamping. Food-contact printing must use food-grade, BPA-free coatings complying with FDA standards.
What You Need to Know
Buyers should request printed metal flat-sheet proof samples or color iron proofs. Verify color accuracy against Pantone guides, test coating scratch resistance, and perform cross-hatch tape adhesion tests before bulk runs.
Custom offset sheet printing MOQ is 5,000 to 10,000 sheets. Production takes 15 to 25 days after proof approval; international ocean shipping requires an additional 20 to 45 days depending on the destination port.
Buyers must budget for custom printing plate setup fees, sample proofing costs, custom mold charges for formed metal containers, protective coating surcharges, export packaging pallets, and sea freight logistics.
