A forty-year fabric cluster
What began in the 1980s as street-level yarn and cloth stalls outside Sun Yat-sen University is now Guangdong's largest fabric wholesale district, serving garment factories across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
Zhongda Textile Cluster · Guangzhou, China
Wholesale fabric, sourced direct from the Zhongda market
ZhongdaMall is the export sourcing desk for Guangzhou's Zhongda Textile & Garment Market — the forty-year-old wholesale cluster behind a large share of Asia's apparel supply chain. Tell us the fabric you need and we match it to the stalls that actually carry it, then come back with wholesale pricing, sample availability, MOQ and lead time.
- Eight fabric families behind one enquiry
- Sample yardage before you commit
- Export inspection, rolling and packing
- Support in English, Arabic and Hindi
B2B only. Every enquiry is answered by a sourcing specialist, normally within one business day.
Why Zhongda
Why importers buy from the Zhongda cluster
Zhongda is not a single mill. It is a dense neighbourhood of thousands of specialised stalls, agents and finishing houses — which is exactly why it can cover almost any fabric brief.
Thousands of suppliers, one desk
Instead of chasing scattered vendors, you deal with one sourcing desk. We shortlist stalls that genuinely hold your specification and consolidate quotations into a single comparable offer.
Every fabric family in one district
Knit and woven basics, chiffon and georgette, cotton and linen shirting, polyester linings, denim, lace, digital print and functional finishes — sourced in the same afternoon.
Quality control built for export
Full-width inspection, weight and width verification, shade-band checks between rolls and retained samples for every dye lot — documented before the goods leave the stall.
Stock cloth or made-to-order
Take ready stock in the colour you need, or send a swatch and have the fabric woven, dyed or printed to your own specification with lab dips before bulk.
Small MOQ and trial orders
Start with a trial order from a few hundred metres to test the market, then scale to container volumes once the fabric, shade and hand-feel are approved.
Product Categories
Fabric categories we source every week
Choose a category to pre-fill the enquiry form, or describe your own specification if it is not listed here.
Merchant Stalls
Inside the market: merchant stalls
A sample of the stall profiles we work with. Each one is a real trading position inside Zhongda — filter by product family, open a stall to see the cloth it keeps in stock.
Stall data on this page is sample data prepared for layout purposes and will be replaced with verified stall profiles, photographs and product lists.
How It Works
From enquiry to shipment in five steps
A clear, sample-first workflow so you know exactly what you are buying before bulk production starts.
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Send your enquiry
Tell us the fabric, composition, GSM, width, colour, quantity and destination. Reference images or a photo of your swatch help us match faster.
Same-day acknowledgement -
Spec review & stall matching
Our sourcing team checks stock across the cluster, shortlists the stalls that really hold your specification and confirms availability before quoting.
1–2 business days -
Quotation & samples
You receive wholesale pricing, MOQ and lead time, plus sample yardage or a colour card where the item is in stock.
3–7 days for courier samples -
Swatch or lab-dip approval
For custom dyeing, weaving or printing we submit lab dips and strike-offs. Nothing goes to bulk until you approve the standard in writing.
5–10 days -
Bulk, inspection & shipment
Bulk runs to the approved standard, is inspected on the full width, rolled and export packed, then released to your forwarder or consolidator.
See lead-time table
MOQ & Lead Time
Minimum order quantity, sampling and delivery
Indicative terms for the categories we handle most often. Custom dyeing and weaving always carry a higher minimum than stock cloth.
Minimum order quantity
Stock cloth from 300 m per colour. Custom dyeing from 1,000–2,000 m per colour. Custom weaving or printing from 3,000 m per article.
Sampling
1–3 m sample yardage for stock items, despatched within 3–5 days. Lab dips for custom shades in 5–7 days. Free swatch cards on request.
Payment & packing
30% deposit with the order, balance against shipping documents. Roll packing with batch and roll numbers marked, or bale packing for full containers.
| Fabric family | MOQ per colour | Sample lead time | Bulk lead time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knit fabric | 500 m | 3–5 days | 7–12 days |
| Woven fabric | 600–800 m | 5–7 days | 10–18 days |
| Chiffon & georgette | 300 m | 3–5 days | 10–15 days |
| Cotton & linen | 600 m | 5–7 days | 12–18 days |
| Polyester & lining | 2,000 m | 3–5 days | 5–10 days |
| Denim & twill | 1,500 m | 7–10 days | 15–22 days |
| Lace & digital print | 200–500 m | 5–7 days | 12–25 days |
| Functional fabric | 1,000 m | 7–10 days | 12–18 days |
FAQ
Questions importers ask us first
Do you supply samples before a bulk order?
Yes. For stock cloth we can send 1–3 m of sample yardage, usually within 3–5 days. For custom shades or constructions we submit a lab dip or strike-off so you approve the colour and hand-feel before bulk starts. Sample and courier costs are quoted with your enquiry.
Are you a factory or a sourcing desk?
We are a sourcing and export desk working inside the Zhongda cluster. Production is carried out by the mills and finishing houses behind the stalls we represent, and we remain your single point of contact for specification, inspection and documents.
Can you develop a fabric from my own sample or artwork?
Yes. Send a swatch, a garment cutting or your print artwork and we will identify a matching construction, propose the closest composition and GSM, then develop a lab dip or printed strike-off for approval. Custom development typically starts from 1,000 m per colour.
What is the minimum order quantity?
Stock cloth starts from 300 m per colour depending on the article; custom dyeing usually needs 1,000–2,000 m per colour and custom weaving or printing 3,000 m. Trial orders below these quantities can sometimes be arranged from existing stock — mention it in your enquiry and we will check.
How do payment and shipping work?
Standard terms are a 30% deposit with the order and the balance against shipping documents. We can roll- or bale-pack for export and release goods to your own forwarder, or arrange consolidation through Guangzhou and Shenzhen ports.
Do you sell small retail quantities?
No. ZhongdaMall works with importers, garment factories, brands and wholesalers only, and all prices are trade prices based on wholesale volumes rather than retail cut lengths.
Enquiry
Send us your fabric requirement
Tell us what you need to buy and we will come back with wholesale pricing, available colours, MOQ and lead time. There is no obligation and no retail markup.
- One desk, thousands of stalls behind it
- Quotations and samples handled by a named specialist
- Your specification stays confidential
- Responses in English, Arabic or Hindi
Trade enquiries only. To get an accurate quote, please include composition, GSM, width, colour and quantity wherever you know them.