118th Canton Fair Live: high demand of ceramic tiles products from China

Canton Fair has always been the bellwether of China’s foreign trade condition. In other words, we keep abreast of the latest developments of foreign trade at Canton Fair.

In the 118^th Canton Fair that kicks off recently, a wide range of ceramic tiles are exhibited on side that attract several foreign buyers from Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa.

According to the data given by the Customs, in the first six months of 2015, China's export amount of ceramic tile reached 500 million square meters, which increased by 6.02%; and the volume of export had reach $3.84 billion, with an increase of 19.35%.

Cindy, an American buyer, who intends to purchase ceramic tiles, granite and marbles in the Fair, accepted our interview: “America’s economics is recovering and the market is therefore improved.” Cindy said, “But the number of orders of Chinese suppliers seems to go down due to external environment changed.”

Although the export fee from China to the United States is relatively high, the US market is still in high demand of ceramic tiles products from China due to the strong US Dollars and the advantage of Chinese products: China's labor costs are still relatively low and the differentiated products are more cost-effective, therefore products made in China are more popular in the United States. US consumers believe that any products with good quality will be their best choice, no matter where they come from.