Buyers must specify the instrument type, wood specifications (solid vs. laminate, wood species), hardware details, integrated electronics, target order volume, custom logo/branding requirements, packaging preference (gig bags or hard cases), and delivery terms (FOB/CIF).
Category market report
String Instruments
Total suppliers
7,055+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$2.2B+
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- Transactions
1,475
2018-012022-022026-07Transaction trend for Cor Tek Musical Instruments Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 44
- 2018-02: 34
- 2018-03: 43
- 2018-04: 18
- 2018-05: 10
- 2018-06: 24
- 2018-07: 6
- 2018-08: 6
- 2018-09: 14
- 2018-10: 8
- 2018-11: 9
- 2018-12: 10
- 2019-01: 8
- 2019-02: 10
- 2019-03: 5
- 2019-04: 7
- 2019-05: 8
- 2019-06: 2
- 2019-07: 9
- 2019-08: 12
- 2019-09: 3
- 2019-10: 6
- 2019-11: 21
- 2019-12: 10
- 2020-01: 10
- 2020-02: 13
- 2020-03: 14
- 2020-04: 10
- 2020-05: 5
- 2020-06: 8
- 2020-07: 13
- 2020-08: 9
- 2020-09: 8
- 2020-10: 36
- 2020-11: 14
- 2020-12: 11
- 2021-01: 11
- 2021-02: 45
- 2021-03: 12
- 2021-04: 42
- 2021-05: 15
- 2021-06: 4
- 2021-07: 17
- 2021-08: 14
- 2021-09: 43
- 2021-10: 37
- 2021-11: 55
- 2021-12: 12
- 2022-01: 49
- 2022-02: 20
- 2022-03: 39
- 2022-04: 10
- 2022-05: 16
- 2022-06: 14
- 2022-07: 14
- 2022-08: 23
- 2022-09: 8
- 2022-10: 20
- 2022-11: 25
- 2022-12: 10
- 2023-01: 3
- 2023-02: 28
- 2023-03: 83
- 2023-04: 5
- 2023-05: 8
- 2023-06: 17
- 2023-07: 2
- 2023-08: 4
- 2023-09: 20
- 2023-10: 11
- 2023-11: 5
- 2023-12: 3
- 2024-01: 8
- 2024-02: 20
- 2024-03: 6
- 2024-04: 5
- 2024-05: 12
- 2024-07: 9
- 2024-08: 32
- 2024-09: 4
- 2024-10: 5
- 2024-11: 3
- 2024-12: 3
- 2025-02: 5
- 2025-03: 29
- 2025-04: 21
- 2025-05: 16
- 2025-07: 2
- 2025-08: 4
- 2025-09: 4
- 2025-10: 2
- 2025-11: 3
- 2025-12: 3
- 2026-01: 3
- 2026-02: 2
- 2026-03: 6
- 2026-04: 11
- 2026-05: 2
- 2026-06: 18
- 2026-07: 10
- Amount
10,891.12
2018-012022-022026-07Amount trend for Cor Tek Musical Instruments Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 3M
- 2018-02: 2.5M
- 2018-03: 2.4M
- 2018-04: 531.8K
- 2018-05: 1.1M
- 2018-06: 1.7M
- 2018-07: 548.5K
- 2018-08: 631.4K
- 2018-09: 438.6K
- 2018-10: 1.6M
- 2018-11: 1.2M
- 2018-12: 1.6M
- 2019-01: 933K
- 2019-02: 2.5M
- 2019-03: 617.4K
- 2019-04: 688.6K
- 2019-05: 746.3K
- 2019-06: 211.2K
- 2019-07: 803.4K
- 2019-08: 1.5M
- 2019-09: 400K
- 2019-10: 877.3K
- 2019-11: 751.6K
- 2019-12: 1.3M
- 2020-01: 746.6K
- 2020-02: 820.3K
- 2020-03: 498.9K
- 2020-04: 417.4K
- 2020-05: 207.5K
- 2020-06: 623.9K
- 2020-07: 865.8K
- 2020-08: 805K
- 2020-09: 893.8K
- 2020-10: 1.6M
- 2020-11: 1.2M
- 2020-12: 1.8M
- 2021-01: 685K
- 2021-02: 1.5M
- 2021-03: 1.6M
- 2021-04: 1.9M
- 2021-05: 1.4M
- 2021-06: 688.9K
- 2021-07: 1.6M
- 2021-08: 2.1M
- 2021-09: 1.4M
- 2021-10: 2.7M
- 2021-11: 1.5M
- 2021-12: 1.5M
- 2022-01: 3.2M
- 2022-02: 3.2M
- 2022-03: 2.1M
- 2022-04: 1.8M
- 2022-05: 2.5M
- 2022-06: 2.4M
- 2022-07: 4.2M
- 2022-08: 1.6M
- 2022-09: 1.5M
- 2022-10: 857.9K
- 2022-11: 1.3M
- 2022-12: 1.5M
- 2023-01: 592.9K
- 2023-02: 1.1M
- 2023-03: 1.2M
- 2023-04: 670.3K
- 2023-05: 906K
- 2023-06: 443.6K
- 2023-07: 566K
- 2023-08: 428.2K
- 2023-09: 797.9K
- 2023-10: 886.1K
- 2023-11: 385.7K
- 2023-12: 349.2K
- 2024-01: 1.2M
- 2024-02: 239.6K
- 2024-03: 662.3K
- 2024-04: 570.9K
- 2024-05: 1.2M
- 2024-07: 1.2M
- 2024-08: 561.8K
- 2024-09: 575.5K
- 2024-10: 1M
- 2024-11: 218.6K
- 2024-12: 191.2K
- 2025-02: 563.9K
- 2025-03: 985.5K
- 2025-04: 360.2K
- 2025-05: 53K
- 2025-07: 550K
- 2025-08: 457.1K
- 2025-09: 178.1K
- 2025-10: 749K
- 2025-11: 176.4K
- 2025-12: 234.1K
- 2026-01: 919.5K
- 2026-02: 175.7K
- 2026-03: 759.8K
- 2026-04: 691.9K
- 2026-05: 87.7K
- 2026-06: 821.1K
- 2026-07: 467.2K
- Main export countries
- United States (85.3%)
- Canada (3%)
- Russia (3.9%)
- India (0.5%)
- Transactions
789
2018-012022-032026-09Transaction trend for Guangzhou Sunpost Musical
- 2018-01: 3
- 2018-02: 2
- 2018-03: 4
- 2018-05: 6
- 2018-06: 3
- 2018-07: 1
- 2018-08: 2
- 2018-09: 4
- 2018-10: 2
- 2018-12: 4
- 2019-01: 2
- 2019-02: 1
- 2019-03: 5
- 2019-04: 1
- 2019-05: 1
- 2019-06: 2
- 2019-07: 1
- 2019-08: 7
- 2019-09: 3
- 2019-10: 3
- 2019-11: 3
- 2019-12: 1
- 2020-01: 11
- 2020-02: 6
- 2020-03: 4
- 2020-04: 7
- 2020-05: 4
- 2020-06: 5
- 2020-07: 10
- 2020-08: 9
- 2020-09: 12
- 2020-10: 13
- 2020-11: 16
- 2020-12: 13
- 2021-01: 15
- 2021-02: 10
- 2021-03: 12
- 2021-04: 8
- 2021-05: 7
- 2021-06: 12
- 2021-07: 11
- 2021-08: 18
- 2021-09: 11
- 2021-10: 23
- 2021-11: 11
- 2021-12: 13
- 2022-01: 17
- 2022-02: 9
- 2022-03: 5
- 2022-04: 6
- 2022-05: 16
- 2022-06: 11
- 2022-07: 7
- 2022-08: 15
- 2022-09: 13
- 2022-10: 8
- 2022-11: 12
- 2022-12: 8
- 2023-01: 3
- 2023-02: 1
- 2023-04: 9
- 2023-05: 10
- 2023-06: 7
- 2023-07: 10
- 2023-08: 2
- 2023-09: 1
- 2023-11: 1
- 2024-02: 13
- 2024-05: 14
- 2024-06: 13
- 2024-07: 18
- 2024-08: 17
- 2024-09: 13
- 2024-10: 14
- 2024-11: 12
- 2024-12: 5
- 2025-01: 2
- 2025-02: 13
- 2025-03: 10
- 2025-04: 11
- 2025-05: 24
- 2025-06: 2
- 2025-07: 19
- 2025-08: 9
- 2025-09: 11
- 2025-10: 1
- 2025-11: 1
- 2025-12: 3
- 2026-01: 4
- 2026-02: 2
- 2026-03: 2
- 2026-04: 1
- 2026-05: 8
- 2026-06: 16
- 2026-07: 15
- 2026-08: 7
- 2026-09: 16
- Amount
6,090.62
2018-012022-032026-09Amount trend for Guangzhou Sunpost Musical
- 2018-01: 244.3K
- 2018-02: 202.8K
- 2018-03: 495K
- 2018-05: 617.2K
- 2018-06: 357.3K
- 2018-07: 49.8K
- 2018-08: 148.8K
- 2018-09: 371.2K
- 2018-10: 289.4K
- 2018-12: 485.8K
- 2019-01: 352K
- 2019-02: 6,100
- 2019-03: 635K
- 2019-04: 133K
- 2019-05: 180K
- 2019-06: 229.9K
- 2019-07: 8,200
- 2019-08: 643.8K
- 2019-09: 255.9K
- 2019-10: 106.3K
- 2019-11: 220.3K
- 2019-12: 91.7K
- 2020-01: 765.3K
- 2020-02: 831.1K
- 2020-03: 530.1K
- 2020-04: 675K
- 2020-05: 281.8K
- 2020-06: 456.3K
- 2020-07: 627.6K
- 2020-08: 793.1K
- 2020-09: 723.8K
- 2020-10: 1M
- 2020-11: 1.1M
- 2020-12: 844.3K
- 2021-01: 960.3K
- 2021-02: 631K
- 2021-03: 754.3K
- 2021-04: 558.5K
- 2021-05: 478.2K
- 2021-06: 961.9K
- 2021-07: 899.8K
- 2021-08: 1.4M
- 2021-09: 899.9K
- 2021-10: 1.8M
- 2021-11: 653K
- 2021-12: 1.1M
- 2022-01: 1.4M
- 2022-02: 773.9K
- 2022-03: 404K
- 2022-04: 556.3K
- 2022-05: 1.2M
- 2022-06: 941.8K
- 2022-07: 708.8K
- 2022-08: 1.1M
- 2022-09: 1.4M
- 2022-10: 980.3K
- 2022-11: 1.4M
- 2022-12: 1M
- 2023-01: 357K
- 2023-02: 92.9K
- 2023-04: 603.5K
- 2023-05: 824.6K
- 2023-06: 813K
- 2023-07: 1.1M
- 2023-08: 190.5K
- 2023-09: 11K
- 2023-11: 35.3K
- 2024-02: 61.5K
- 2024-05: 1.5M
- 2024-06: 899.5K
- 2024-07: 1.1M
- 2024-08: 1.2M
- 2024-09: 790.9K
- 2024-10: 839.1K
- 2024-11: 713K
- 2024-12: 242.2K
- 2025-01: 100.4K
- 2025-02: 939.9K
- 2025-03: 570.1K
- 2025-04: 817.6K
- 2025-05: 2.1M
- 2025-06: 106.4K
- 2025-07: 1.3M
- 2025-08: 0
- 2025-09: 368.3K
- 2025-10: 6,900
- 2025-11: 12K
- 2025-12: 244.4K
- 2026-01: 353.4K
- 2026-02: 221.3K
- 2026-03: 99.9K
- 2026-04: 100K
- 2026-05: 688.7K
- 2026-06: 1.1M
- 2026-07: 1.1M
- 2026-08: 456.4K
- 2026-09: 1.2M
- Main export countries
- United States (99.5%)
- France (0%)
- Canada (0%)
- Philippines (0.5%)
- Transactions
467
2021-042023-112026-10Transaction trend for Guangzhou Lantu Chuangtuo Imp
- 2021-04: 4
- 2021-05: 7
- 2021-06: 6
- 2021-07: 8
- 2021-08: 10
- 2021-09: 2
- 2021-10: 9
- 2021-11: 12
- 2021-12: 9
- 2022-01: 1
- 2022-02: 3
- 2022-03: 2
- 2022-04: 4
- 2022-05: 2
- 2022-06: 4
- 2022-07: 4
- 2022-08: 9
- 2022-09: 12
- 2022-10: 11
- 2022-11: 2
- 2022-12: 1
- 2023-01: 2
- 2023-02: 2
- 2023-03: 2
- 2023-04: 4
- 2023-05: 5
- 2023-06: 8
- 2023-07: 22
- 2023-08: 11
- 2023-09: 31
- 2023-10: 24
- 2023-11: 12
- 2023-12: 5
- 2024-01: 7
- 2024-02: 3
- 2024-03: 2
- 2024-04: 2
- 2024-05: 11
- 2024-06: 5
- 2024-07: 5
- 2024-08: 11
- 2024-09: 13
- 2024-10: 11
- 2024-11: 1
- 2025-01: 6
- 2025-02: 3
- 2025-03: 2
- 2025-04: 3
- 2025-05: 1
- 2025-06: 1
- 2025-07: 24
- 2025-08: 11
- 2025-09: 20
- 2025-10: 8
- 2025-11: 25
- 2025-12: 13
- 2026-01: 8
- 2026-04: 7
- 2026-05: 4
- 2026-06: 12
- 2026-07: 3
- 2026-08: 1
- 2026-09: 2
- 2026-10: 4
- Amount
4,788.86
2021-042023-112026-10Amount trend for Guangzhou Lantu Chuangtuo Imp
- 2021-04: 417.4K
- 2021-05: 782.4K
- 2021-06: 516K
- 2021-07: 1M
- 2021-08: 874.3K
- 2021-09: 221.6K
- 2021-10: 722.2K
- 2021-11: 1.2M
- 2021-12: 918.3K
- 2022-01: 197K
- 2022-02: 437K
- 2022-03: 277K
- 2022-04: 805K
- 2022-05: 309K
- 2022-06: 322.1K
- 2022-07: 699K
- 2022-08: 1.2M
- 2022-09: 1.3M
- 2022-10: 1.1M
- 2022-11: 133.9K
- 2022-12: 196K
- 2023-01: 504K
- 2023-02: 326K
- 2023-03: 7,900
- 2023-04: 842K
- 2023-05: 320.5K
- 2023-06: 1.3M
- 2023-07: 1.4M
- 2023-08: 1.6M
- 2023-09: 4.8M
- 2023-10: 3.5M
- 2023-11: 1.1M
- 2023-12: 630K
- 2024-01: 827K
- 2024-02: 923K
- 2024-03: 320K
- 2024-04: 187.7K
- 2024-05: 1.4M
- 2024-06: 868K
- 2024-07: 612K
- 2024-08: 1.5M
- 2024-09: 675.6K
- 2024-10: 1.4M
- 2024-11: 88.4K
- 2025-01: 0
- 2025-02: 0
- 2025-03: 1.1M
- 2025-04: 139K
- 2025-05: 181K
- 2025-06: 0
- 2025-07: 148.3K
- 2025-08: 323.7K
- 2025-09: 1.6M
- 2025-10: 2.8M
- 2025-11: 761.9K
- 2025-12: 109.9K
- 2026-01: 115.3K
- 2026-04: 258.6K
- 2026-05: 650K
- 2026-06: 207.2K
- 2026-07: 506K
- 2026-08: 124K
- 2026-09: 200.2K
- 2026-10: 690K
- Main export countries
- United States (96.8%)
- India (0.2%)
- Philippines (0.1%)
- Vietnam (0.1%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 114M USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 121M USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 135M USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 118M USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 137M USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 116M USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 126M USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 70M USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 79M USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 101M USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 127M USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 118M USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 79M USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 134M USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 137M USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 131M USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 127M USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 133M USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 165M USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 76M USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 92M USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 118M USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 179M USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 174M USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 203M USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 165M USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 64M USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 52M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 44M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 51M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 55M USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 54M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 65M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 69M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 81M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 83M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 81M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 77M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 80M USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 43M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 44M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 57M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 64M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 64M USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 72M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 70M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 70M USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 61M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 52M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 52M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 50M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 20M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 43M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 51M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 50M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 53M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 50M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 63M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 67M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 56M USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 54M USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 56M USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 69M USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 49M USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 66M USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 70M USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 54M USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 78M USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 67M USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 77M USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 76M USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 75M USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 68M USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 73M USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 76M USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 35M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 51M USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 59M USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 57M USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 69M USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 72M USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 67M USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 72M USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 41M USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 59M USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 64M USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 66M USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 58M USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 38M USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 59M USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 63M USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 71M USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 69M USD
Top destinations
- United States2.4B
- Germany635M
- Japan441M
- Netherlands315M
- United Kingdom315M
- Brazil276M
- Malaysia213M
- Australia194M
- Canada171M
- France163M
Top destinations
- United States: 2,397,000,000 USD
- Germany: 635,000,000 USD
- Japan: 441,000,000 USD
- Netherlands: 315,000,000 USD
- United Kingdom: 315,000,000 USD
- Brazil: 276,000,000 USD
- Malaysia: 213,000,000 USD
- Australia: 194,000,000 USD
- Canada: 171,000,000 USD
- France: 163,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
2.4B USD
United States · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
635,144.44
Kingdom of Bhutan · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$809.39 /kg
China · +2,115.88% vs avg
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Insights
Product insights to guide your sourcing.
Product Trends
Smart acoustic guitars with integrated Bluetooth preamps and carbon fiber composite string instruments are gaining strong traction. Mid-to-high-end handcrafted acoustic guitars and eco-friendly travel ukuleles also show solid growth in global music retail channels.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
Zheng'an in Guizhou is the global hub for high-volume acoustic guitar and ukulele OEM/ODM production. For bowed string instruments like violins and cellos, Huangqiao in Jiangsu and Queshan in Henan lead in manufacturing, offering mass student models to handcrafted artisan pieces.
Quality Expectations
String instruments require strict wood seasoning, with moisture content controlled between 8% and 12% to prevent warping in dry export markets. Perfect neck straightness, precise bridge height, and flawless finish thickness are critical to ensure playability and tone stability.
What You Need to Know
Request sample instruments to verify wood moisture content (ideally 8%-12%), neck-to-body joint stability, and fret finishing. For high-volume orders, buyers should ask for wood drying chamber logs and tuning stability reports after environmental chamber testing.
Standard MOQ for factory-line guitars and violins ranges from 50 to 100 pieces, while high-end custom models have lower MOQs. Mass production usually takes 35 to 50 days, as wood curing, lacquering, and natural drying cycles cannot be rushed without affecting quality.
Buyers must budget for custom branding plates, custom-sized protective packaging, mold fees for unique body shapes, third-party quality inspections at the factory, export customs clearance, and international ocean or air freight charges.
