Dinnerware

"China's dinnerware exports are on the rise as demand from major markets continues to grow and makers enhance the quality of their products. The country exported US$3.1 billion worth of porcelain, ceramic, melamine and plastic dinnerware in 2006, a year-on- year increase of 25 percent. China's main export market of porcelain dinnerware is the EU with exports reaching US$463 million in 2006. The region accounted for 30 percent of total overseas shipments in the line. When it comes to plastic and melamine dinnerware and tableware, the country exports mostly to the US, accounting for 36 percent of the China's total exports in the line.Aside from the US and the EU, Asia is also a key export market, especially for melamine models.An estimated 70 percent of dinnerware shipments from China are under OEM orders.Some companies also export under ODM, wherein their own designs are exported under buyers' brands or labels. "