Who this is for
- Tableware brands
- Restaurant and hospitality groups
- Home and gift retailers
- Wholesale and project distributors
CERAMIC TABLEWARE & TEAWARE, FROM THE SOURCE
Ceramic tableware programs, run from the kiln to your door.
CERAMICS buys where the world's dinnerware is actually made — Chaozhou, Jingdezhen, Dehua — then handles what buyers usually get wrong: glaze compliance, fragile packaging and duty-inclusive delivery.
65.4%
World daily-use ceramics exports from China, 2024
1280–1380°C
High-fired bodies we quote by default
500 pcs
Typical stock-line MOQ per item
4 regimes
FDA · EC 84/500/EEC · LFGB · CA Prop 65
Duty reality, stated up front. Since 7 February 2026 the EU applies a unified 79.0% anti-dumping duty on Chinese ceramic tableware (Reg. (EU) 2026/274), and the US no longer has a de-minimis shortcut. We quote with duties shown, not hidden — see the Tariffs & Trade Guide.
PRODUCT CATALOG
Six categories, quoted to spec.
Every line ships with glaze specifications, capacity charts and carton data. Stock programs start at 500 pieces per item; custom development follows your sample.
Dinnerware Sets
16–56 piece programs in porcelain, stoneware and bone china — the core wholesale line.
Bowls
Rice, ramen, salad and serving bowls with ml capacity charts per SKU.
Plates
Dinner, side and display plates; underglaze and decal decoration paths.
Mugs & Cups
8–16 oz drinkware with custom logo printing and glaze color options.
Teapots
Gongfu and western silhouettes; drip-free pour checked per batch.
Tea Sets
Complete gongfu and gift programs — teapot, pitcher, cups, packaging.
HOW WE RUN PROGRAMS
Four capabilities, one accountable team.
The parts of ceramic sourcing that decide whether a program survives its second order — handled in-house, in writing.
Cluster Sourcing
Kiln discovery and vetting inside Chaozhou, Jingdezhen, Dehua and Liling — matched to your price band and glaze target, not to whoever answers first.
SourcingFood-Contact Compliance
Programs built around FDA 21 CFR 109.16, EC 84/500/EEC with CE/DoC, LFGB and CA Prop 65 — with per-batch test reports available on request.
ComplianceFragile-Grade Shipping
Air-pillow and honeycomb wrap, five-layer cartons, 125 cm drop-test discipline, and DDP delivery with duties prepaid — air for samples, sea and rail for reorders.
ShippingCustom & OEM
Logo printing, custom glaze colors and new mold development — stock lines turn your winners into branded programs without changing factories mid-stream.
Custom & OEMEXAMPLE LINES
Stock and semi-custom programs, with MOQs on the table.
Illustrative catalog lines from our standard programs. Every quote is priced to your specification — these show how we present them: no hidden MOQ, no mystery glaze.
Everyday White 16-Piece Set
High-fired porcelain · 16 pcs · 4 place settings
Warm white gloss glaze
Reactive Glaze Stoneware 12-Piece
Stoneware · 12 pcs · mottled grey-green
Reactive semi-matte
Underglaze Blue 28-Piece Set
Porcelain · 28 pcs · cobalt under clear glaze
Underglaze color, sealed
Celadon Gongfu Tea Set
8 pcs · teapot, pitcher, six cups
Celadon crackle glaze
MOQs are typical for stock lines (custom development typically 1000–3000 pcs per item, driven by molds and glaze). Final MOQ is confirmed per SKU in your quote.
THE SUPPLY SIDE
Where your ceramics will actually come from.
China supplies about two thirds of the world's daily-use ceramics exports. Inside that, each belt has a specialty — we match your program to the right one.
Guangdong
Chaozhou
The largest daily-use ceramics production base — the default source for dinnerware and teaware OEM at scale.
Daily-use ceramics: roughly 30% of global sales volume (People's Daily)
Jiangxi
Jingdezhen
The porcelain capital — high-end tableware, celadon and artistic lines where glaze character matters.
2024 ceramics output value above RMB 93 billion
Fujian
Dehua
White porcelain and export craft ceramics — gift and seasonal programs with strong export DNA.
Craft ceramics: near 80% of China's export volume
Hunan
Liling
Home of underglaze five-color decoration — the technique behind our sealed-color, food-safe-by-design lines.
Cluster output above RMB 80 billion across 1500+ firms
WHY PROGRAMS FAIL ELSEWHERE
Ceramics punishes vague suppliers.
Most ceramic orders do not fail at the price negotiation — they fail in the details nobody wrote down. We write them down before the deposit.
- Lead and cadmium limits agreed by standard and by item type before production, not discovered at customs.
- Glaze and color tolerance locked on golden samples; reactive glazes get a written variation band.
- Drop-tested packaging specified per carton, because 5–8% breakage is a pricing decision, not bad luck.
- Duties stated in the quote — EU 79% AD, US Section 301, DDP vs FOB — so landed cost is a fact, not a surprise.
PROCESS
From inquiry to delivered cartons.
Inquiry & spec
Send a product list, a reference image or an idea. You get a structured brief back: kiln options, glaze paths, MOQ and a duty-shown price.
Samples
Golden samples produced and couriered DDP. Reactive glaze variation bands agreed in writing before mass production.
Production & inspection
Inline checks plus AQL pre-shipment inspection; food-contact testing scheduled against your destination market.
Packing
Fragile-grade packing to written standards: individual wrap, cushioning, five-layer cartons, drop-test discipline.
Delivery
Air for samples and launches, sea and rail for reorders. DDP with duties prepaid where offered — landed cost stays as quoted.
WHO WE SERVE
Programs matched to how you sell.
Hotels & Restaurants
Reinforced bodies, stackable forms, replacement buffers — dinnerware that survives service and dishwashing cycles.
Ecommerce Brands
Sample-first launches, dropshipping pilots, per-order fulfillment with breakage math priced in from day one.
Wholesale & Distribution
Container programs with mixed-SKU consolidation, pre-shipment QC and landed-cost transparency per line.
FROM THE BLOG
Written for ceramic buyers.
What Should Your First Ceramic Order Budget Really Include?
Sampling to delivery: a complete first-order ceramic budget — goods, freight, duty, clearance, provisions — every figure illustrative.
Read article
What Is Celadon Glaze — and Why Did Song Kilns Prize It?
The jade-green glaze of the Song Dynasty routes, and the modern discipline — anchor samples, glaze fit, testing — that turns it into a product line.
Read article
What Does Ceramic Compliance Actually Cost a Program?
Testing is the smallest line in a ceramic compliance budget. The real money: platform specs, retest triggers, and the cost of one failed shipment.
Read articleQUICK ANSWERS
Questions buyers ask first.
What is your minimum order quantity?+
Stock lines typically start at 500 pieces per item. Custom development (new molds, custom glazes) typically runs 1000–3000 pieces per item depending on complexity. Final MOQ is confirmed per SKU in your quote.
Can you provide food-contact test reports?+
Yes — programs are built around the standards your market requires (FDA 21 CFR 109.16, EC 84/500/EEC with CE/DoC, LFGB, CA Prop 65), and per-batch migration test reports from third-party laboratories are available on request.
How do you handle breakage in transit?+
Every carton is packed to a written fragile-grade standard: individual wrap, air-pillow or honeycomb cushioning, five-layer boxes, drop-test discipline. A damage allowance is built into quotes and backed by a claims process — details in our shipping guide.
Can you ship to the EU given the anti-dumping duty?+
Yes, with eyes open. Since February 2026 the EU applies a unified 79.0% anti-dumping duty on Chinese ceramic tableware. We quote EU programs with duties shown explicitly — included, or excluded as a DAP option — so you can decide with real numbers. See the Tariffs & Trade Guide.
START A PROGRAM
Tell us what you are buying.
Send a product list, a reference, or a problem. You will get a structured ceramics answer — kiln options, glaze specs, MOQ, compliance path and delivered cost.
Procurement brief / B2B sourcing
Ceramic tableware procurement brief
For hospitality, homeware brands and wholesalers specifying glaze, food contact, packing and replenishment.
What buyers decide before ordering
- Use case, dimensions and stacking requirement
- Clay, glaze, color and food-contact specification
- Set composition, logo and retail packaging
- Test reports, labeling and destination-market files
- Sample, breakage allowance and repeat-order plan
Common sourcing friction
- Glaze color and dimensions drift between kiln batches.
- Breakage risk changes the landed cost and replacement plan.
- Set picking and carton design are often under-specified.
- Hospitality buyers need consistent replenishment over time.
Supplier-fit evidence to request
- Shape, glaze and food-contact sample approval
- Kiln-batch, carton and breakage-control checklist
- Set SKU and retained reference for repeat production
Request a ceramics sourcing brief
Include target market, quantity, specification, packaging, compliance files and required ship date so the first reply can be actionable.