Building Materials from China: Complete Price List by Category (2026 Indicative Factory Prices)

Nobody in this trade publishes a price list. Factories will not, because a number on a website is a number a competitor can undercut by one yuan. Trading companies will not, because the gap between what the factory charges and what the buyer pays is their business. We are going to, with the obvious caveat that these are indicative ex-works ranges from orders we have run over the past year or so, as of autumn 2026, and they move.

The point of the list is not that you can order from it. It is that you can walk into a showroom in Foshan, or open a quote from a website, and know within a few seconds whether the number in front of you is a factory price, a showroom price, or a joke. That alone saves most first-time buyers a few thousand dollars.

How to read the prices

Everything below is ex-works: the price at the factory gate, goods on a pallet or in a carton, before inland transport, export packing, port handling and sea freight. Add roughly 4 to 8 percent to reach FOB Shenzhen or Nansha for a mixed container, more for a small LCL order where the fixed charges do not spread. Our note on what a container of building materials really costs takes a package from ex-works through to landed at your site.

We give RMB where the factory would quote in RMB (tiles, sanitary ware, stone, boards, paint) and USD where the export desk quotes in dollars anyway (windows, kitchens, flooring, lighting). The conversion is at about 7.1 to the dollar. If the rate moves to 6.8 or 7.4, every USD figure in this list moves with it, and that alone is a 4 percent swing that nobody in Foshan controls.

The ranges assume first choice or export grade from a mid-sized factory, a written specification, a villa-sized order and a normal negotiation. The bottom of each range is a plain stock item in a plain colour, bought in quantity. The top is a better finish, a smaller run, or a factory with a name. Below the bottom of the range, something has been taken out: the grade, the thickness, the brass, the glass. Above the top, you are paying for a brand or for somebody’s margin, and it is worth finding out whose.

MOQ is what the factory will accept from a foreign buyer without sighing. Many will go lower if the item is in stock or if we are consolidating with another client’s order, which we usually are. Lead time is from deposit to goods ready at the factory, not to your door; add a week for consolidation and two to six weeks at sea.

The price list

Ceramic and porcelain tiles

Foshan kilns, stock designs, first choice unless stated. Grades matter more than anything else here; if the terms are new, read our note on how Chinese tile grades work before you compare two quotes.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
Porcelain floor tile	600×600, matt, 9–10 mm	RMB 30–50 /m²	Full pallets, ~300 m²	3–10 days stock
Porcelain floor tile	800×800, polished glazed, rectified	RMB 38–65 /m²	Full pallets, ~300 m²	3–10 days stock
Porcelain floor tile	600×1200, glazed, rectified	RMB 45–80 /m²	~300 m² stock; 1,000 m² custom	3–10 days; 20–35 days custom
Porcelain slab	1200×2400, 9–12 mm, polished or matt	RMB 120–260 /m²	~100 m²	7–15 days
Second choice porcelain	800×800, minor shade/size variation	RMB 24–38 /m²	Full pallets	3–7 days
Ceramic wall tile	300×600, glazed, 8–9 mm	RMB 22–40 /m²	Full pallets, ~200 m²	3–10 days
Anti-slip porcelain	600×600, R11, outdoor	RMB 35–55 /m²	Full pallets	3–10 days
Outdoor paver	600×600, 20 mm porcelain	RMB 70–110 /m²	~200 m²	10–20 days
Mosaic	300×300 sheet, glass or ceramic	RMB 8–30 /sheet	50–100 sheets per design	7–15 days

Sanitary ware

Ceramics from Chaozhou and Foshan, brassware from Kaiping. A WC price without the seat, the fitting kit and the flush valve brand written down is not a price.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
Two-piece WC	Washdown, dual flush, standard seat	RMB 220–450	20–50 pcs	15–25 days
One-piece WC	Siphonic, soft-close seat, 300/400 mm rough-in	RMB 350–750	20–50 pcs	15–30 days
Wall-hung WC + frame	Rimless pan, concealed cistern, plate	RMB 650–1,500 /set	10–20 sets	20–30 days
Smart toilet	Integrated bidet, heated seat, auto flush	RMB 1,500–4,000	10–20 pcs	20–35 days
Counter-top basin	Ceramic, 400–600 mm	RMB 80–220	20–50 pcs	15–25 days
Under-counter basin	Ceramic, oval or rectangular	RMB 90–240	20–50 pcs	15–25 days
Pedestal basin	Ceramic, full pedestal	RMB 150–320	20 pcs	15–25 days
Basin mixer	Brass body, ceramic cartridge, chrome	RMB 90–260	50–100 pcs per model	20–30 days
Basin mixer	Zinc alloy body, chrome	RMB 40–90	50–100 pcs	15–25 days
Shower column	Thermostatic, rain head, hand shower, brass	RMB 400–1,100	20–50 pcs	25–35 days
Concealed shower set	Brass valve, 2 outlets, head and handset	RMB 350–900	20–50 pcs	25–35 days
Freestanding bathtub	Acrylic, 1.5–1.7 m, with waste	RMB 1,200–3,000	5–10 pcs	15–25 days
Built-in bathtub	Acrylic, 1.5–1.7 m, no skirt	RMB 550–1,400	5–10 pcs	15–25 days
Shower enclosure	8 mm tempered, 900×900 or 1200 sliding	RMB 700–1,700	10 sets	15–25 days
Bathroom vanity	800 mm, plywood or PVC, basin, mirror	RMB 1,200–3,000	5–10 sets	20–30 days

Aluminium windows and doors

Per square metre of frame, glazed, hardware included, made to your sizes. The wide ranges are the profile thickness (1.4 to 2.0 mm), the glass and the handle brand. Our windows checklist lists what has to be on the spec before any of these numbers mean anything.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
Sliding window	Non-thermal, 5 mm single glass	USD 55–85 /m²	~30 m²	20–30 days
Casement window	Thermal break, 5+12A+5 Low-E, domestic hardware	USD 110–160 /m²	~30 m²	30–45 days
Sliding door	Thermal break, double glazed Low-E	USD 120–180 /m²	~30 m²	30–45 days
Narrow-frame sliding	Slim profile, 2.0 mm, double glazed	USD 140–230 /m²	~30 m²	30–45 days
Lift-and-slide door	Thermal break, heavy-duty rollers, DG	USD 180–300 /m²	1 set	35–50 days
Bi-fold door	Thermal break, DG, imported rollers	USD 160–260 /m²	1 set	35–50 days
Entrance pivot door	Aluminium, 1.2×2.4 m, smart lock optional	USD 800–2,200 /set	1 set	30–45 days
Flyscreen	Add-on, fibreglass or stainless mesh	USD 10–22 /m²	With windows	With windows

Interior and entrance doors

Priced per set: leaf, frame, architrave, hinges, usually a basic lock. Standard sizes; odd sizes add 10 to 20 percent and a week.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
Moulded door set	HDF skin, melamine or PVC wrap, hollow/semi-solid	USD 60–110 /set	10 sets	15–25 days
WPC composite door set	Water-resistant, wrapped, with frame	USD 100–180 /set	10 sets	15–25 days
Painted door set	Solid-core MDF, PU lacquer, any RAL	USD 150–320 /set	10 sets	25–40 days
Veneered wood door set	Oak or walnut veneer on engineered core	USD 250–520 /set	10 sets	30–45 days
Steel security door	Entrance, multi-point lock, 50–70 mm	USD 250–650 /set	5 sets	20–30 days

Flooring

SPC and laminate mostly come from the Zhejiang and Jiangsu belt rather than Foshan, though Foshan showrooms stock all of it. The makers are mostly around Haining, Nanxun and Changzhou.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
SPC flooring	4 mm + 1 mm IXPE, 0.3 mm wear layer	USD 5–8 /m²	~500 m²	10–20 days
SPC flooring	5.5–6 mm, 0.5 mm wear layer, painted bevel	USD 7–11 /m²	~500 m²	10–20 days
Laminate	8 mm, AC4, HDF core	USD 4–7 /m²	~500 m²	10–20 days
Laminate	12 mm, AC5, water-resistant core	USD 6–10 /m²	~500 m²	10–20 days
Engineered oak	15/4 mm, 190 mm wide, UV oil or lacquer	USD 22–42 /m²	~300 m²	20–35 days
Engineered herringbone	15/4 mm oak, 90×600	USD 30–55 /m²	~300 m²	25–40 days
WPC decking	Co-extruded, 140×23 mm, per m² laid	USD 12–24 /m²	~200 m²	15–25 days

Kitchen cabinets

Per linear metre of base plus wall units, 18 mm melamine carcass, domestic soft-close hardware, no worktop and no appliances. Add the worktop from the stone table. Shunde, the district south of Foshan city, makes most of it.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
Melamine doors	Flat, edge-banded, handles	USD 250–380 /lin. m	1 kitchen (~5 m)	25–35 days
PET or acrylic doors	High gloss or super matt, handleless option	USD 350–550 /lin. m	1 kitchen	30–40 days
Lacquer doors	MDF, PU paint, any colour, shaker or flat	USD 450–720 /lin. m	1 kitchen	35–45 days
Solid wood doors	Oak, cherry or walnut frame and panel	USD 700–1,200 /lin. m	1 kitchen	40–55 days
Hardware upgrade	Blum or Hettich hinges, runners, lift-ups	+USD 60–110 /lin. m	With kitchen	With kitchen
Wardrobe, sliding doors	Melamine carcass, per m² of front	USD 120–210 /m²	1 wardrobe	25–35 days
Walk-in wardrobe system	Open shelving, drawers, LED, per lin. m	USD 220–420 /lin. m	1 room	30–40 days

Stone

Slabs at 18 to 20 mm unless stated. Chinese quarry stone is cheap; imported blocks cut in Yunfu are not, but still well under what the same slab costs in Europe or the Gulf. The market is described in our guide to buying at Yunfu.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
Chinese marble	Guangxi white, Yunnan grey, polished slab	USD 25–55 /m²	~50 m²	10–20 days
Imported marble, cut in China	Volakas, Carrara, Sahara-type beiges	USD 60–160 /m²	~50 m² or bundle	15–25 days
Granite	G654, G603, G684, flamed or polished	USD 18–38 /m²	~100 m²	10–20 days
Quartz slab	20 mm engineered, plain or veined	USD 30–75 /m²	~10 slabs	10–20 days
Sintered stone	12 mm, 1600×3200, matt or polished	USD 45–120 /m²	~10 slabs	10–20 days
Cut-to-size vanity top	Quartz or marble, polished edge, cut-out	USD 60–160 /pc	5 pcs	15–25 days

Lighting

Guzhen in Zhongshan for decorative, the Zhongshan and Shenzhen belt for technical LED. Prices assume 220–240 V; 110–120 V drivers add a little and sometimes a week. Our note on Guzhen covers the market itself.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
LED downlight	7–12 W, driver included, cut-out 75–90 mm	USD 1.5–4 /pc	100–500 pcs	10–20 days
LED panel	600×600, 36–40 W, 3,600+ lm	USD 5–10 /pc	100 pcs	10–20 days
Track spotlight	COB, 12–20 W, with track per metre extra	USD 4–11 /pc	100 pcs	15–20 days
Decorative pendant	Glass or metal, single, dining size	USD 15–65 /pc	10–20 pcs	15–25 days
Chandelier	Crystal or brass, 800 mm, LED	USD 120–450 /pc	2–5 pcs	20–35 days
Outdoor wall light	IP65, die-cast aluminium	USD 8–28 /pc	50 pcs	15–25 days
Garden bollard	IP65, 600–800 mm, LED	USD 20–65 /pc	20 pcs	15–25 days
Ceiling fan with light	DC motor, remote, 52 inch	USD 40–110 /pc	10–20 pcs	15–25 days

Hardware and fittings

Small money per piece, and the place where a cheap substitution is hardest to spot. Zinc alloy and stainless 304 look the same on a photograph.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
Lever handle set	Zinc alloy, mortise lock, cylinder	USD 6–16 /set	50 sets	10–20 days
Lever handle set	Stainless 304, mortise lock, cylinder	USD 12–32 /set	50 sets	10–20 days
Smart lock	Fingerprint, code, card, app	USD 50–160 /pc	10 pcs	15–25 days
Door hinge	Stainless 304, 4 inch, ball bearing	USD 0.6–1.6 /pc	200 pcs	10–15 days
Floor drain	Stainless 304, anti-odour, 100×100	USD 3–9 /pc	50 pcs	10–15 days
Angle valve	Brass, chrome, 1/2 inch	USD 2–5 /pc	100 pcs	10–15 days

Paint, glass, boards and ceilings

Four categories that go in the container when there is space, and stay at home when there is not. Boards come from Linyi in Shandong, a long way from Foshan, and only make sense for a project that can take a truckload.

Item	Spec	Ex-works range	Typical MOQ	Lead time
Interior emulsion	Mid-grade, washable, 18–20 L pail	RMB 200–420 /pail	20 pails	7–15 days
Exterior acrylic	Weather-resistant, 20 L pail	RMB 320–650 /pail	20 pails	7–15 days
Textured stone-effect paint	Exterior, 25 kg bag or pail	RMB 140–320 /pail	20 pails	7–15 days
Tempered glass	10 mm clear, cut to size	USD 12–22 /m²	~50 m²	10–15 days
Insulated glass unit	5+12A+5, Low-E	USD 20–38 /m²	~50 m²	10–20 days
Laminated glass	5+0.76 PVB+5, clear	USD 18–32 /m²	~50 m²	10–20 days
Mirror	5 mm silver, cut to size, polished edge	USD 6–13 /m²	~30 m²	7–15 days
Plywood	18 mm, poplar or eucalyptus core, E1	RMB 65–100 /sheet	Pallet, ~60 sheets	7–15 days
Film-faced plywood	18 mm, phenolic, formwork grade	RMB 100–160 /sheet	Pallet	7–15 days
MDF	18 mm, E1, plain	RMB 70–110 /sheet	Pallet	7–15 days
Melamine chipboard	18 mm, double-faced, E1	RMB 85–130 /sheet	Pallet	7–15 days
Aluminium ceiling	600×600 clip-in, 0.6 mm, with grid	USD 5–11 /m²	~100 m²	10–20 days
Aluminium baffle ceiling	Strip or U-baffle, powder coated	USD 12–28 /m²	~100 m²	15–25 days
Mineral fibre ceiling	600×600, 12–15 mm, tile only	USD 3–6 /m²	~200 m²	7–15 days
WPC wall panel	Fluted, 2.9 m lengths, per m²	USD 3–8 /m²	~100 m²	10–20 days

What moves the numbers

Grade and finish first, always. A tile quoted at RMB 30 and a tile quoted at RMB 55 in the same format are usually not the same tile; one is second choice, or thinner, or unrectified, or from a kiln whose shade control is looser. The same applies to a window quoted at USD 90 against one at USD 140 per square metre: look for the profile wall thickness, the glass make-up, and whether the handles and hinges have a name on them.

Quantity matters less than people hope. Going from 300 m² to 1,000 m² of a stock tile might take 5 to 8 percent off. Going from one kitchen to ten identical kitchens for an apartment block takes more like 15 percent off, because the factory can batch the cutting. Going from 20 taps to 200 taps of one model is where Kaiping factories really move, because the setup and polishing are the cost.

Raw materials move the metal categories. Faucet quotes follow copper; window quotes follow aluminium; both changed noticeably over the past two years and factories reprice within a month or two of a move on the exchanges. Tiles and ceramics follow natural gas, which is why the kilns raise prices in winter and hold them in summer.

Season matters in a smaller way. Prices firm up in the six weeks before Chinese New Year when everyone wants to ship, and again around the Canton Fair in April and October when the export desks are busy. A quiet kiln in July with a full yard will discount a stock design by 10 percent just to clear space, which is one reason we like buying trips in the off-season.

The last mover is who you are. A buyer with a written specification, a realistic quantity and a deposit ready gets a better price than a buyer with a photograph and a maybe. Factories can tell the difference in the first five minutes, and so can we.

What a villa and an apartment add up to

Take a four-bedroom villa: 900 m² of tiles, five bathrooms, 110 m² of thermal-break windows and doors, 14 interior doors, a 9 metre kitchen with PET doors and a quartz top, 180 light fittings, vanities and wardrobes. Built from the tables above at the middle of each range, the goods come to roughly USD 37,000 to 42,000 ex-works, which matches the worked example in our container costing. Landed at your site with freight, duty and our commission, plan on USD 55,000 to 60,000, against local retail quotes we have seen between USD 75,000 and 120,000 for the same specification.

A two-bedroom apartment of about 100 m² is smaller in every line: 150 m² of tiles, two bathrooms, 25 m² of windows, five doors, a 5 metre kitchen, 60 light fittings, two wardrobes and two vanities. Goods come to about USD 11,000 to 14,000 ex-works and fit in a 20ft with room to spare. On its own the freight and fixed charges weigh heavily on a package that size, which is why developers do three or four apartments in a 40ft and why we pair single-apartment orders with another client’s container when the timing works.

Two things to add before either number is a budget: wastage on tiles at 8 to 10 percent, and the 5 to 10 percent that almost every buyer adds to the list during the trip, because the showrooms are persuasive and the prices are not what they are used to.

The mistakes people make comparing prices

The commonest is comparing an ex-works price in Foshan with a delivered, installed price at home. The right comparison is landed cost at your site against a local supply-only quote, with installation priced separately on both sides. Done that way the gap is still large, but it is 40 to 60 percent rather than the 80 percent a spreadsheet of raw factory prices suggests.

Next is comparing different things. A per-square-metre window price with 5 mm single glass against one with a Low-E double unit; a kitchen per linear metre with the worktop against one without; a WC with a soft-close seat and a good flush valve against one with a plastic seat and a valve that will fail in a year. We write the specification first and then ask three factories to price it, which is the only way a comparison means anything.

A third is trusting the showroom number, up or down. The brand showrooms in the tile city price for Chinese domestic retail and can be two to four times the kiln price for the same tile under a different name. The stalls in the wholesale markets sometimes go the other way and quote a second-grade price against a first-grade sample. Both are corrected by asking for the factory’s ex-works price against a written spec, and by knowing which kiln actually made the thing.

Then there is the hardware, which is left out of nearly every first quote. A door set without the lock, a kitchen without the runners upgraded, a window without the handles specified, a shower enclosure without the wall profile. Small items, but the difference between the quote and the invoice is usually made of them.

The last mistake is taking a listing price from a website as a benchmark. Some are real and some are bait, and the item behind them is often not the item pictured. Our piece on direct factory sourcing against online sourcing goes through why the numbers on a screen and the numbers at the gate are so often different, and which of them you end up paying.

A note on prices: every figure in this guide is an indicative estimate from recent orders. Factory prices, freight rates and exchange rates move, so treat them as a planning guide and ask us for a current quote before you budget.

Frequently asked questions

Are these the prices I will actually pay?

Close, if your specification and quantity match the assumptions above and you buy from a mid-sized factory rather than a brand showroom. You will land somewhere inside the range for most items, above it for a few where you choose a better finish, and occasionally below it on a stock item the factory wants gone. Ask us for a live quote before you build a budget on any single line.

Why are the ranges so wide?

Because the category names hide a lot of variation. A basin mixer can have a brass or a zinc body, a domestic or an imported cartridge, and a finish that lasts two years or twenty. Two factories in the same street can be 30 percent apart on the same drawing. A narrow range would look more confident and be less true.

Can you send me a full price list with exact figures?

Not a general one, because it would be wrong within a month. What we can do is price your specific list against two or three factories and send it back with the spec attached, which is what a real quote looks like. That takes a few days, and we do it for buyers who are planning a buying trip or a container.

Are prices lower at the Canton Fair?

Rarely. The fair is where factories show new product to trade buyers and quote for container-sized volumes; for a villa or a few apartments you will get the same or better numbers at the factory in Foshan, with the added benefit of seeing the stock and the quality control. The fair is useful for meeting several makers of one product in one afternoon, not for the price.

How much does a mid-range bathroom cost in total?

A one-piece WC, an under-counter basin, a brass basin mixer, a thermostatic shower column, an 8 mm enclosure, a floor drain and accessories comes to roughly USD 350 to 700 ex-works per bathroom, with the enclosure and the shower column being the two big lines. A wall-hung pan with a concealed frame or a smart toilet moves it well above that. The full range of what we source is on the sanitary ware pages.