Specify the pin type (e.g., push pin, thumbtack), head material (plastic, wood, acrylic), needle length and wire diameter, surface finish (nickel-plated, PVC-coated), target order quantity, packaging requirements (e.g., plastic box, card hanger), and shipping terms.
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Pins
Total suppliers
10K+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$4.1B+
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- Transactions
4,788
2018-012022-042026-09Transaction trend for Paslode Fasteners Shanghai Co.
- 2018-01: 35
- 2018-02: 29
- 2018-03: 27
- 2018-05: 35
- 2018-06: 34
- 2018-07: 29
- 2018-08: 38
- 2018-09: 30
- 2018-10: 21
- 2018-11: 18
- 2018-12: 36
- 2019-01: 32
- 2019-02: 20
- 2019-03: 23
- 2019-04: 24
- 2019-05: 6
- 2019-07: 22
- 2019-08: 24
- 2019-09: 26
- 2019-10: 10
- 2019-11: 14
- 2019-12: 33
- 2020-01: 41
- 2020-02: 26
- 2020-03: 51
- 2020-04: 49
- 2020-05: 37
- 2020-06: 49
- 2020-07: 29
- 2020-08: 30
- 2020-09: 53
- 2020-10: 53
- 2020-11: 34
- 2020-12: 45
- 2021-01: 43
- 2021-02: 45
- 2021-03: 64
- 2021-04: 82
- 2021-05: 58
- 2021-06: 64
- 2021-07: 76
- 2021-08: 69
- 2021-09: 93
- 2021-10: 54
- 2021-11: 48
- 2021-12: 58
- 2022-01: 58
- 2022-02: 50
- 2022-03: 70
- 2022-04: 59
- 2022-05: 12
- 2022-07: 41
- 2022-08: 73
- 2022-09: 67
- 2022-10: 75
- 2022-11: 60
- 2022-12: 72
- 2023-01: 71
- 2023-02: 39
- 2023-03: 36
- 2023-04: 45
- 2023-05: 51
- 2023-06: 37
- 2023-07: 69
- 2023-08: 50
- 2023-09: 68
- 2023-10: 37
- 2023-11: 29
- 2023-12: 49
- 2024-02: 28
- 2024-03: 37
- 2024-04: 47
- 2024-05: 50
- 2024-06: 87
- 2024-07: 106
- 2024-08: 123
- 2024-09: 72
- 2024-10: 32
- 2024-11: 36
- 2024-12: 60
- 2025-01: 7
- 2025-02: 33
- 2025-03: 55
- 2025-04: 37
- 2025-05: 40
- 2025-06: 40
- 2025-08: 30
- 2025-09: 64
- 2025-10: 44
- 2025-11: 39
- 2025-12: 61
- 2026-01: 67
- 2026-02: 50
- 2026-03: 44
- 2026-04: 76
- 2026-05: 53
- 2026-06: 58
- 2026-07: 78
- 2026-08: 32
- 2026-09: 42
- Amount
14,319.48
2018-012022-042026-09Amount trend for Paslode Fasteners Shanghai Co.
- 2018-01: 920.8K
- 2018-02: 935.7K
- 2018-03: 827K
- 2018-05: 1M
- 2018-06: 1.1M
- 2018-07: 921.4K
- 2018-08: 1.2M
- 2018-09: 900.3K
- 2018-10: 583.9K
- 2018-11: 612K
- 2018-12: 1.2M
- 2019-01: 976.6K
- 2019-02: 482.6K
- 2019-03: 577.1K
- 2019-04: 674.5K
- 2019-05: 221.1K
- 2019-07: 1M
- 2019-08: 915.4K
- 2019-09: 1M
- 2019-10: 553.9K
- 2019-11: 645.4K
- 2019-12: 1.2M
- 2020-01: 1.2M
- 2020-02: 758.1K
- 2020-03: 1.6M
- 2020-04: 1.4M
- 2020-05: 1M
- 2020-06: 1.6M
- 2020-07: 920.4K
- 2020-08: 898.1K
- 2020-09: 1.4M
- 2020-10: 1.4M
- 2020-11: 898.1K
- 2020-12: 1.3M
- 2021-01: 1.1M
- 2021-02: 1.2M
- 2021-03: 1.9M
- 2021-04: 2.5M
- 2021-05: 1.7M
- 2021-06: 2M
- 2021-07: 2.8M
- 2021-08: 1.9M
- 2021-09: 3.6M
- 2021-10: 1.6M
- 2021-11: 1.7M
- 2021-12: 2.1M
- 2022-01: 2M
- 2022-02: 1.9M
- 2022-03: 2.8M
- 2022-04: 2.1M
- 2022-05: 460.9K
- 2022-07: 1.5M
- 2022-08: 3.1M
- 2022-09: 2.6M
- 2022-10: 2.7M
- 2022-11: 2M
- 2022-12: 2.6M
- 2023-01: 2.2M
- 2023-02: 1.1M
- 2023-03: 1.2M
- 2023-04: 1.3M
- 2023-05: 1.5M
- 2023-06: 959.2K
- 2023-07: 1.9M
- 2023-08: 1.5M
- 2023-09: 1.5M
- 2023-10: 4.5M
- 2023-11: 1.4M
- 2023-12: 1.3M
- 2024-02: 808.2K
- 2024-03: 1.4M
- 2024-04: 1.1M
- 2024-05: 1.3M
- 2024-06: 1.8M
- 2024-07: 1.9M
- 2024-08: 2.1M
- 2024-09: 1.5M
- 2024-10: 965.4K
- 2024-11: 768.7K
- 2024-12: 1.6M
- 2025-01: 175.8K
- 2025-02: 853.5K
- 2025-03: 1.4M
- 2025-04: 988.2K
- 2025-05: 1.1M
- 2025-06: 803.9K
- 2025-08: 789.3K
- 2025-09: 1.8M
- 2025-10: 1.1M
- 2025-11: 807.7K
- 2025-12: 1.4M
- 2026-01: 1.4M
- 2026-02: 1.1M
- 2026-03: 1.2M
- 2026-04: 2M
- 2026-05: 1.2M
- 2026-06: 1.3M
- 2026-07: 2M
- 2026-08: 797.2K
- 2026-09: 1.1M
- Main export countries
- United States (80%)
- Canada (7%)
- Mexico (12.8%)
- Not available (0.1%)
- Transactions
3,361
2018-012023-032026-10Transaction trend for Xian Metals And Minerals
- 2018-01: 5
- 2018-02: 2
- 2018-03: 2
- 2018-04: 2
- 2018-06: 2
- 2018-07: 2
- 2018-09: 3
- 2018-12: 1
- 2019-05: 3
- 2019-06: 18
- 2020-05: 1
- 2020-07: 4
- 2020-08: 1
- 2020-09: 20
- 2020-10: 82
- 2020-11: 70
- 2020-12: 64
- 2021-01: 80
- 2021-02: 53
- 2021-03: 70
- 2021-04: 51
- 2021-05: 54
- 2021-06: 73
- 2021-07: 78
- 2021-08: 90
- 2021-09: 57
- 2021-10: 93
- 2021-11: 68
- 2021-12: 116
- 2022-01: 77
- 2022-02: 86
- 2022-03: 80
- 2022-04: 61
- 2022-05: 65
- 2022-06: 57
- 2022-07: 59
- 2022-08: 54
- 2022-09: 43
- 2022-10: 21
- 2022-11: 34
- 2022-12: 52
- 2023-01: 23
- 2023-02: 45
- 2023-03: 23
- 2023-04: 42
- 2023-05: 50
- 2023-06: 51
- 2023-07: 34
- 2023-08: 57
- 2023-09: 58
- 2023-10: 55
- 2023-11: 42
- 2023-12: 53
- 2024-01: 51
- 2024-02: 60
- 2024-03: 30
- 2024-04: 45
- 2024-05: 36
- 2024-06: 38
- 2024-07: 53
- 2024-08: 41
- 2024-09: 29
- 2024-10: 18
- 2024-11: 25
- 2024-12: 35
- 2025-01: 39
- 2025-02: 32
- 2025-03: 30
- 2025-04: 25
- 2025-05: 25
- 2025-06: 15
- 2025-07: 26
- 2025-08: 42
- 2025-09: 30
- 2025-10: 21
- 2025-11: 21
- 2025-12: 43
- 2026-01: 33
- 2026-02: 12
- 2026-03: 10
- 2026-04: 10
- 2026-05: 15
- 2026-06: 27
- 2026-07: 26
- 2026-08: 20
- 2026-09: 10
- 2026-10: 1
- Amount
9,860.09
2018-012023-032026-10Amount trend for Xian Metals And Minerals
- 2018-01: 294K
- 2018-02: 197.3K
- 2018-03: 53.8K
- 2018-04: 86.6K
- 2018-06: 50.5K
- 2018-07: 55.1K
- 2018-09: 56.4K
- 2018-12: 24.7K
- 2019-05: 57.3K
- 2019-06: 332.4K
- 2020-05: 18K
- 2020-07: 263.7K
- 2020-08: 70.6K
- 2020-09: 384.3K
- 2020-10: 1.9M
- 2020-11: 1.3M
- 2020-12: 1.3M
- 2021-01: 1.9M
- 2021-02: 1.3M
- 2021-03: 1.6M
- 2021-04: 1.3M
- 2021-05: 1.5M
- 2021-06: 2.2M
- 2021-07: 2M
- 2021-08: 2.3M
- 2021-09: 1.5M
- 2021-10: 2.5M
- 2021-11: 2.1M
- 2021-12: 3.6M
- 2022-01: 2.1M
- 2022-02: 2.7M
- 2022-03: 2.6M
- 2022-04: 1.8M
- 2022-05: 2.1M
- 2022-06: 1.8M
- 2022-07: 1.9M
- 2022-08: 1.8M
- 2022-09: 1.8M
- 2022-10: 681.1K
- 2022-11: 1.1M
- 2022-12: 1.9M
- 2023-01: 911.9K
- 2023-02: 1.3M
- 2023-03: 726.7K
- 2023-04: 1.4M
- 2023-05: 1.4M
- 2023-06: 1.5M
- 2023-07: 1.2M
- 2023-08: 1.8M
- 2023-09: 2.1M
- 2023-10: 1.7M
- 2023-11: 1.2M
- 2023-12: 2.1M
- 2024-01: 1.8M
- 2024-02: 1.8M
- 2024-03: 732.6K
- 2024-04: 1.1M
- 2024-05: 1M
- 2024-06: 791.6K
- 2024-07: 799.1K
- 2024-08: 893.2K
- 2024-09: 662.7K
- 2024-10: 566.9K
- 2024-11: 717.4K
- 2024-12: 1.1M
- 2025-01: 1.4M
- 2025-02: 931.5K
- 2025-03: 889.5K
- 2025-04: 878.5K
- 2025-05: 1.5M
- 2025-06: 860.2K
- 2025-07: 663.4K
- 2025-08: 1.2M
- 2025-09: 1M
- 2025-10: 576.2K
- 2025-11: 534.5K
- 2025-12: 1.3M
- 2026-01: 1.2M
- 2026-02: 369.2K
- 2026-03: 425.4K
- 2026-04: 273K
- 2026-05: 542.2K
- 2026-06: 744.5K
- 2026-07: 836.7K
- 2026-08: 515.5K
- 2026-09: 172.6K
- 2026-10: 126K
- Main export countries
- United States (99.3%)
- Canada (0.2%)
- Not available (0.4%)
- Puerto Rico (0.1%)
- Transactions
234
2020-012024-022025-11Transaction trend for Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
- 2020-01: 2
- 2020-02: 2
- 2020-03: 1
- 2020-09: 4
- 2020-12: 2
- 2021-01: 2
- 2023-02: 1
- 2023-05: 7
- 2023-06: 3
- 2023-07: 2
- 2024-01: 1
- 2024-02: 2
- 2024-04: 1
- 2025-01: 3
- 2025-02: 2
- 2025-03: 2
- 2025-04: 2
- 2025-05: 2
- 2025-06: 38
- 2025-07: 38
- 2025-08: 26
- 2025-09: 23
- 2025-10: 42
- 2025-11: 26
- Amount
9,769.83
2020-012024-022025-11Amount trend for Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
- 2020-01: 7.53
- 2020-02: 27.06
- 2020-03: 5.76
- 2020-09: 77.6K
- 2020-12: 23.7
- 2021-01: 23
- 2023-02: 143.04
- 2023-05: 2.8
- 2023-06: 1.2
- 2023-07: 0.8
- 2024-01: 5.08
- 2024-02: 4.4
- 2024-04: 2,543.74
- 2025-01: 3,669.1
- 2025-02: 4,601.59
- 2025-03: 3,000.08
- 2025-04: 2,786
- 2025-05: 823
- 2025-06: 18.9M
- 2025-07: 19.9M
- 2025-08: 15.7M
- 2025-09: 12.5M
- 2025-10: 19M
- 2025-11: 11.6M
- Main export countries
- Brazil (99.9%)
- Russia (0.1%)
- Uzbekistan (0%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 304M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 279M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 259M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 261M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 291M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 303M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 330M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 162M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 231M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 281M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 307M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 288M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 299M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 272M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 268M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 256M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 292M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 408M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 332M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 292M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 323M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 328M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 299M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 295M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 337M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 403M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 106M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 72M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 83M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 101M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 106M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 125M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 117M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 112M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 125M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 135M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 136M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 141M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 146M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 80M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 117M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 108M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 135M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 132M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 141M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 108M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 107M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 103M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 101M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 113M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 108M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 53M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 104M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 101M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 92M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 92M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 84M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 89M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 83M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 76M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 87M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 89M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 155M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 86M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 114M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 139M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 107M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 135M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 120M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 128M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 113M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 122M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 128M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 154M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 151M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 61M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 129M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 137M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 156M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 135M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 132M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 121M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 118M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 94M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 126M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 138M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 147M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 112M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 83M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 127M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 137M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 144M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 131M USD
Top destinations
- United States2.8B
- Japan943M
- Canada781M
- Indonesia517M
- India477M
- Philippines447M
- United Kingdom393M
- Vietnam384M
- Germany325M
- Tanzania322M
Top destinations
- United States: 2,795,000,000 USD
- Japan: 943,000,000 USD
- Canada: 781,000,000 USD
- Indonesia: 517,000,000 USD
- India: 477,000,000 USD
- Philippines: 447,000,000 USD
- United Kingdom: 393,000,000 USD
- Vietnam: 384,000,000 USD
- Germany: 325,000,000 USD
- Tanzania: 322,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
2.8B USD
United States · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
1,257.64
New Caledonia · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$27.22 /kg
Faroe Islands · +2,621.67% vs avg
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Insights
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Product Trends
Eco-friendly wooden-head push pins and decorative metallic-finish designs (such as rose gold and gold geometric pins) are experiencing growing demand in retail and home-office channels. Color-coordinated mixed-accessory sets (pins combined with clips) represent a strong product trend.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Ningbo and Yongkang in Zhejiang Province are the core hubs for high-volume automated production of standard plastic and metal pins, offering optimal cost efficiency. Dongguan in Guangdong Province excels in custom decorative pins and boutique retail packaging, ideal for specialized OEM orders.
Quality Expectations
Buyers prioritize the holding strength of the pin heads and rust-resistant coatings (nickel or PET-coated steel). Standard office pins must withstand repeated corkboard insertions without bending, while the decorative heads must remain firmly attached to the metal shank under pulling force.
What You Need to Know
Request physical samples to test the sharpness of the point, pull-test the connection between the pin head and the metal shank, and check the rust resistance of the coating. For plastic-headed pins, inspect for molding burrs or plastic cracks around the metal insertion point.
The typical MOQ for standard pins is 5,000 to 10,000 retail packs. Production lead time is generally 15 to 30 days, driven by automated wire forming and plastic injection molding, while custom-printed card or retail packaging can add an extra 7 to 10 days.
Budget for custom mold fees if developing unique pin head shapes, printing plate fees for custom retail packaging, third-party chemical safety compliance tests (such as REACH or RoHS), and domestic or international logistics. Clarify if the price includes the plastic box.
