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Putty Knives
Total suppliers
10K+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$4.8B+
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- Transactions
1,966
2018-012022-022026-08Transaction trend for Hangzhou Light Industries Products
- 2018-01: 9
- 2018-02: 9
- 2018-03: 10
- 2018-04: 9
- 2018-05: 18
- 2018-06: 10
- 2018-07: 12
- 2018-08: 3
- 2018-09: 8
- 2018-10: 11
- 2018-11: 14
- 2018-12: 29
- 2019-01: 19
- 2019-02: 9
- 2019-03: 6
- 2019-04: 8
- 2019-05: 14
- 2019-06: 31
- 2019-07: 16
- 2019-08: 17
- 2019-09: 19
- 2019-10: 11
- 2019-11: 11
- 2019-12: 14
- 2020-01: 8
- 2020-02: 29
- 2020-03: 43
- 2020-04: 65
- 2020-05: 24
- 2020-06: 19
- 2020-07: 17
- 2020-08: 16
- 2020-09: 20
- 2020-10: 13
- 2020-11: 23
- 2020-12: 20
- 2021-01: 18
- 2021-02: 19
- 2021-03: 30
- 2021-04: 29
- 2021-05: 18
- 2021-06: 17
- 2021-07: 20
- 2021-08: 42
- 2021-09: 48
- 2021-10: 82
- 2021-11: 52
- 2021-12: 50
- 2022-01: 69
- 2022-02: 87
- 2022-03: 49
- 2022-04: 72
- 2022-05: 57
- 2022-06: 57
- 2022-07: 25
- 2022-08: 15
- 2022-09: 18
- 2022-10: 8
- 2022-11: 8
- 2022-12: 5
- 2023-01: 10
- 2023-02: 9
- 2023-03: 3
- 2023-04: 10
- 2023-05: 9
- 2023-06: 10
- 2023-07: 4
- 2023-08: 12
- 2023-09: 31
- 2023-10: 52
- 2023-11: 16
- 2023-12: 13
- 2024-01: 5
- 2024-02: 9
- 2024-03: 9
- 2024-04: 6
- 2024-05: 6
- 2024-06: 18
- 2024-07: 24
- 2024-08: 34
- 2024-09: 26
- 2024-10: 28
- 2024-11: 25
- 2024-12: 5
- 2025-01: 8
- 2025-02: 10
- 2025-03: 4
- 2025-04: 3
- 2025-05: 10
- 2025-06: 3
- 2025-07: 5
- 2025-08: 8
- 2025-09: 3
- 2025-10: 5
- 2025-11: 4
- 2025-12: 1
- 2026-01: 2
- 2026-02: 1
- 2026-07: 4
- 2026-08: 7
- Amount
15,030.62
2018-012022-022026-08Amount trend for Hangzhou Light Industries Products
- 2018-01: 826K
- 2018-02: 593.7K
- 2018-03: 409.5K
- 2018-04: 751.1K
- 2018-05: 858.7K
- 2018-06: 385K
- 2018-07: 594.8K
- 2018-08: 193.6K
- 2018-09: 664.6K
- 2018-10: 609.9K
- 2018-11: 1M
- 2018-12: 1.7M
- 2019-01: 808.6K
- 2019-02: 819.1K
- 2019-03: 229.8K
- 2019-04: 451.3K
- 2019-05: 1.1M
- 2019-06: 1.9M
- 2019-07: 946.8K
- 2019-08: 2.2M
- 2019-09: 2.5M
- 2019-10: 2M
- 2019-11: 632.1K
- 2019-12: 954.9K
- 2020-01: 362.8K
- 2020-02: 1.7M
- 2020-03: 2.6M
- 2020-04: 3M
- 2020-05: 1.4M
- 2020-06: 1.3M
- 2020-07: 874.7K
- 2020-08: 1.4M
- 2020-09: 1.7M
- 2020-10: 1.1M
- 2020-11: 2.2M
- 2020-12: 1.3M
- 2021-01: 1.3M
- 2021-02: 1.1M
- 2021-03: 3.6M
- 2021-04: 1.9M
- 2021-05: 1.5M
- 2021-06: 1.8M
- 2021-07: 1.6M
- 2021-08: 2.9M
- 2021-09: 3.3M
- 2021-10: 6.4M
- 2021-11: 3.6M
- 2021-12: 3.4M
- 2022-01: 5.7M
- 2022-02: 7M
- 2022-03: 4M
- 2022-04: 5.1M
- 2022-05: 4.4M
- 2022-06: 3.6M
- 2022-07: 1.6M
- 2022-08: 1.2M
- 2022-09: 1.1M
- 2022-10: 871.7K
- 2022-11: 507.5K
- 2022-12: 266.9K
- 2023-01: 547.7K
- 2023-02: 572.6K
- 2023-03: 376.6K
- 2023-04: 482.1K
- 2023-05: 357.8K
- 2023-06: 444.1K
- 2023-07: 672K
- 2023-08: 851.9K
- 2023-09: 2.6M
- 2023-10: 6.2M
- 2023-11: 990.9K
- 2023-12: 475.3K
- 2024-01: 245.1K
- 2024-02: 348.4K
- 2024-03: 768.8K
- 2024-04: 392.8K
- 2024-05: 319.8K
- 2024-06: 1.2M
- 2024-07: 7M
- 2024-08: 3.2M
- 2024-09: 1.9M
- 2024-10: 2.4M
- 2024-11: 1.8M
- 2024-12: 140.8K
- 2025-01: 379K
- 2025-02: 1.1M
- 2025-03: 363.1K
- 2025-04: 232.3K
- 2025-05: 1M
- 2025-06: 182.4K
- 2025-07: 545.3K
- 2025-08: 1.1M
- 2025-09: 156.7K
- 2025-10: 635.3K
- 2025-11: 83.6K
- 2025-12: 3,500
- 2026-01: 21.6K
- 2026-02: 56.5K
- 2026-07: 19.1K
- 2026-08: 223.6K
- Main export countries
- United States (95.8%)
- Canada (1.6%)
- Mexico (1.7%)
- Not available (0.1%)
- Transactions
3
2025-032026-06Transaction trend for T&1 Pvt Ltd.
- 2025-03: 1
- 2026-06: 2
- Amount
6,664.56
2025-032026-06Amount trend for T&1 Pvt Ltd.
- 2025-03: 6,418.73
- 2026-06: 66.6M
- Main export countries
- Republic of South Sudan (100%)
- Transactions
2,582
2018-012022-062026-08Transaction trend for Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 3
- 2018-04: 8
- 2018-05: 5
- 2018-07: 18
- 2018-08: 6
- 2018-09: 11
- 2018-10: 7
- 2018-11: 7
- 2018-12: 5
- 2019-01: 12
- 2019-02: 10
- 2019-03: 3
- 2019-04: 6
- 2019-06: 11
- 2019-07: 11
- 2019-08: 22
- 2019-09: 6
- 2019-10: 4
- 2019-11: 22
- 2019-12: 2
- 2020-01: 11
- 2020-02: 24
- 2020-03: 3
- 2020-04: 33
- 2020-05: 16
- 2020-06: 35
- 2020-07: 25
- 2020-08: 46
- 2020-09: 8
- 2020-10: 7
- 2020-11: 63
- 2020-12: 15
- 2021-01: 33
- 2021-02: 14
- 2021-03: 14
- 2021-04: 3
- 2021-05: 20
- 2021-06: 11
- 2021-07: 21
- 2021-08: 26
- 2021-09: 21
- 2021-10: 9
- 2021-11: 23
- 2021-12: 15
- 2022-01: 19
- 2022-02: 21
- 2022-03: 14
- 2022-04: 12
- 2022-05: 30
- 2022-06: 22
- 2022-07: 13
- 2022-08: 20
- 2022-09: 30
- 2022-10: 27
- 2022-11: 12
- 2022-12: 18
- 2023-01: 45
- 2023-02: 23
- 2023-03: 16
- 2023-04: 24
- 2023-05: 35
- 2023-06: 21
- 2023-07: 20
- 2023-08: 34
- 2023-09: 25
- 2023-10: 25
- 2023-11: 31
- 2023-12: 21
- 2024-01: 31
- 2024-02: 24
- 2024-03: 16
- 2024-04: 17
- 2024-05: 32
- 2024-06: 78
- 2024-07: 52
- 2024-08: 34
- 2024-09: 89
- 2024-10: 54
- 2024-11: 46
- 2024-12: 31
- 2025-01: 30
- 2025-02: 75
- 2025-03: 24
- 2025-04: 11
- 2025-05: 26
- 2025-06: 24
- 2025-07: 41
- 2025-08: 44
- 2025-09: 53
- 2025-10: 45
- 2025-11: 53
- 2025-12: 71
- 2026-01: 62
- 2026-02: 63
- 2026-03: 46
- 2026-04: 17
- 2026-05: 38
- 2026-06: 60
- 2026-07: 33
- 2026-08: 16
- Amount
6,156.9
2018-012022-062026-08Amount trend for Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 6,419.45
- 2018-04: 36.9K
- 2018-05: 37.9K
- 2018-07: 73.1K
- 2018-08: 20.1K
- 2018-09: 109K
- 2018-10: 74.3K
- 2018-11: 28.2K
- 2018-12: 24.8K
- 2019-01: 53K
- 2019-02: 127.1K
- 2019-03: 8,491.07
- 2019-04: 86.4K
- 2019-06: 27.4K
- 2019-07: 35.6K
- 2019-08: 57.4K
- 2019-09: 28.4K
- 2019-10: 39.6K
- 2019-11: 60.8K
- 2019-12: 30.6K
- 2020-01: 45.8K
- 2020-02: 102.6K
- 2020-03: 0
- 2020-04: 6,557.23
- 2020-05: 305.8K
- 2020-06: 505.3K
- 2020-07: 604.1K
- 2020-08: 1.4M
- 2020-09: 115K
- 2020-10: 222.2K
- 2020-11: 188.4K
- 2020-12: 182.2K
- 2021-01: 302.6K
- 2021-02: 414.6K
- 2021-03: 358.3K
- 2021-04: 222.5K
- 2021-05: 350.1K
- 2021-06: 583.8K
- 2021-07: 532.9K
- 2021-08: 482.5K
- 2021-09: 569.4K
- 2021-10: 566.1K
- 2021-11: 1.8M
- 2021-12: 891.4K
- 2022-01: 1M
- 2022-02: 710.9K
- 2022-03: 449.4K
- 2022-04: 418.2K
- 2022-05: 2.2M
- 2022-06: 749.3K
- 2022-07: 203K
- 2022-08: 149.6K
- 2022-09: 226.8K
- 2022-10: 1.3M
- 2022-11: 384.5K
- 2022-12: 604.4K
- 2023-01: 548K
- 2023-02: 1.3M
- 2023-03: 967.5K
- 2023-04: 666.3K
- 2023-05: 781.5K
- 2023-06: 547.1K
- 2023-07: 631.4K
- 2023-08: 284.6K
- 2023-09: 478.5K
- 2023-10: 1.1M
- 2023-11: 778.7K
- 2023-12: 371.1K
- 2024-01: 258.6K
- 2024-02: 178.8K
- 2024-03: 278.2K
- 2024-04: 374K
- 2024-05: 1.1M
- 2024-06: 1.9M
- 2024-07: 1.6M
- 2024-08: 993.3K
- 2024-09: 1.9M
- 2024-10: 2M
- 2024-11: 1.7M
- 2024-12: 804.6K
- 2025-01: 442.6K
- 2025-02: 346.4K
- 2025-03: 1.1M
- 2025-04: 722.7K
- 2025-05: 246.9K
- 2025-06: 349.7K
- 2025-07: 1.7M
- 2025-08: 1.2M
- 2025-09: 1.4M
- 2025-10: 1.5M
- 2025-11: 941.8K
- 2025-12: 1.5M
- 2026-01: 1M
- 2026-02: 1.9M
- 2026-03: 1.2M
- 2026-04: 1.3M
- 2026-05: 859.6K
- 2026-06: 1.4M
- 2026-07: 369.8K
- 2026-08: 365.5K
- Main export countries
- United States (83.4%)
- Mexico (8.6%)
- Vietnam (1.2%)
- Chile (0.7%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 198M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 181M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 191M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 156M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 194M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 189M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 202M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 102M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 134M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 181M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 219M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 193M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 220M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 197M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 187M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 179M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 181M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 233M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 255M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 134M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 170M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 196M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 225M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 220M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 258M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 273M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 91M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 71M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 70M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 90M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 96M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 108M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 104M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 102M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 108M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 116M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 122M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 118M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 130M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 71M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 95M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 90M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 112M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 119M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 127M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 113M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 100M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 92M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 104M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 104M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 107M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 50M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 121M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 117M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 105M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 113M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 104M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 104M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 107M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 99M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 112M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 133M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 161M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 108M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 141M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 151M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 117M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 168M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 144M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 147M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 136M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 150M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 159M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 188M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 187M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 76M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 159M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 156M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 162M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 180M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 150M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 144M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 140M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 88M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 147M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 168M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 185M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 148M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 110M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 153M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 176M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 210M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 170M USD
Top destinations
- United States3.6B
- Germany665M
- United Kingdom561M
- Australia401M
- Russia394M
- Poland392M
- Malaysia392M
- Netherlands345M
- France342M
- Canada316M
Top destinations
- United States: 3,629,000,000 USD
- Germany: 665,000,000 USD
- United Kingdom: 561,000,000 USD
- Australia: 401,000,000 USD
- Russia: 394,000,000 USD
- Poland: 392,000,000 USD
- Malaysia: 392,000,000 USD
- Netherlands: 345,000,000 USD
- France: 342,000,000 USD
- Canada: 316,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
3.63B USD
United States · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
71,056.58
Kiribati · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$195.47 /kg
Unknown country/region · +5,705.22% vs avg
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Insights
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Product Trends
Steel blade putty knives and multi-functional painter's tools (e.g., 9-in-1, 14-in-1) are seeing surging B2B demand. Ergonomic wooden handles and soft-grip TPR handles with integrated metal hammer ends are highly favored for professional painting and drywall applications.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Linyi in Shandong is the primary cluster for cost-effective, bulk carbon steel putty knives. Taizhou and Zhenjiang in Zhejiang/Jiangsu specialize in premium stainless steel, OEM/ODM customization, and advanced multi-material handles, ideal for high-end professional brands.
Quality Expectations
Professional markets expect excellent blade flex recovery without permanent bending. High-carbon steel must have rust-resistant coating, while stainless steel requires high corrosion resistance. Handles must have full-tang construction to survive heavy scraping.
What You Need to Know
Request samples to conduct blade flex recovery tests, salt spray tests for rust resistance (especially for stainless steel), and handle-pull/impact testing to ensure the blade is securely fastened for heavy-duty professional use.
MOQ for standard models is typically 1,200 to 3,000 units, with production lead time of 30 to 45 days. Customized OEM designs, custom colors, or complex handle moldings require higher MOQs and can take up to 50 days to deliver.
Buyers should budget for custom packaging (hang tags or color boxes), mold tooling fees for customized handles, third-party pre-shipment inspections, sea freight, customs duties, and local logistics expenses.
