# Xianxian Fishing Tackle Suppliers | Verified Data

> Xianxian County in Cangzhou, Hebei, has an emerging fishing tackle supply base. Verified factory data for lures, rods and accessories, with MOQ and price.

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Xianxian County in Cangzhou, Hebei, is a newer part of the province's tackle supply base. Its usefulness to a buyer is mainly as a price and capacity benchmark. How should a buyer use an emerging cluster? As a benchmark — quote the same specification across an established cluster and an emerging one to see what the price difference actually is, at the same Incoterm. For volume programmes with tolerant specifications — where the product is not hardware-sensitive, a newer supply base can be a rational choice. As a second source — a qualified second source protects a programme when the primary factory is full. Which questions separate the good from the risky? Question What a useful answer looks like How is a colourway locked? A measured reference plus a stated tolerance, not "same as last time" Who inspects incoming hardware? A named process, not "we check everything" What is the scrap rate on the smallest format you quoted? A number, with the reason Which export markets have you shipped to? Countries, with the Incoterm used No sourced cluster statistics, no numbers here. We would rather describe how to evaluate this cluster than publish an impressive figure we cannot trace. Which Xianxian suppliers are verified? No verified suppliers listed yet. Factories appear here only after passing four-way verification (business registration, main business, export records, direct interview). Records that fail the bar are excluded by the build, not hidden by hand. How do the three clusters compare on the numbers that decide an order? Cluster choice is a trade between tooling depth, cost base and how easy the supply chain is to audit. Measure Weihai, Shandong Guan, Hebei Xianxian, Hebei Primary strength Rods, hard lures, metal jigs Rods and accessories at volume Lures and value rods Share of global fishing rod output Roughly 60%, per industry reporting Not a rod-first cluster Not a rod-first cluster Tooling depth Deepest —the oldest rod supply chain Moderate Newer, still building Best used for Programmes where specification risk is highest Cost-driven volume on known specifications An independent price reference Verification runs Per factory, 4 verification gates, every 90 days Per factory, 4 verification gates, every 90 days Per factory, 4 verification gates, every 90 days What do the reference bands look like across these clusters? Reference price bands by sub-category, aggregated from 62 sampled listings. Basis must be confirmed per quotation (FOB port or EXW factory). Sub-category Sample size Reference price band (US$ / unit) Median low MOQ band (pcs) Category Fishhook 9 0.07 – 2.40 / piece 0.65 100 – 2,000 Fishing Accessories Spoon & Spinner 6 0.31 – 6.00 / piece 1.25 50 – 500 Fishing Lures Other Hard Lure 6 0.56 – 12.04 / piece 2.95 20 – 500 Fishing Lures Soft Lure 6 0.20 – 3.85 / piece 1.55 50 – 1,000 Fishing Lures Hard Lure 6 1.85 – 3.20 / piece 2.60 100 – 100 Fishing Lures VIB 6 0.24 – 2.50 / piece 1.39 100 – 500 Fishing Lures Minnow 6 0.37 – 3.17 / piece 1.40 50 – 500 Fishing Lures Metal Jig 5 0.97 – 2.01 / piece 1.39 100 – 200 Fishing Lures Fishing Rod 3 9.15 – 132.55 / piece 28.05 20 – 100 Fishing Rods Crankbait 3 0.30 – 0.85 / piece 0.66 200 – 500 Fishing Lures Octopus Skirt 3 0.08 – 2.80 / piece 0.98 100 – 2,000 Fishing Lures Fishing Accessory 3 0.62 – 60.00 / pack 9.62 5 – 200 Fishing Accessories How should a buyer choose between them? Pick the cluster by product, not by price —a lure programme in a rod cluster pays for capability it cannot use. Get a band from each cluster for the same specification before choosing. Normalise unit, order quantity and basis before comparing anything across clusters. Check the export markets on the record: a factory already shipping to your market has cleared compliance once. Re-run the 4 verification gates on any factory that is new to you, in any cluster. Re-check after 90 days —capacity and price move, and the record date is the only warning you get. What has to be locked in the specification? Parameters that decide the price of each family. Ask for all of them in writing. Family Decides the quotation The usual failure mode Soft lures Body length (mm) and weight (g), plasticiser feel, salt or scent loading, colourway reference, rigged or unrigged, hook or jig head by name Colour drift between batches; plasticiser feel changing in warm climates Hard lures Body material (ABS, PC), buoyancy class (floating, suspending, sinking), diving depth, rattle specification, split ring and treble by size and finish Hardware substitution; buoyancy drifting after a mould change Metal jigs Weight class (g), plating or finish, through-wire construction, assist hooks and cord, painted or foil finish Finish durability and corrosion; plating thickness not stated Rods Length and sections, blank material, power (UL–XH) and action (fast, moderate), line weight (lb), lure weight (g/oz), guide and reel seat by name, grip material Showroom sample differs from production; guides and reel seats substituted Reels Size class (1000–14000), gear ratio, bearing count, maximum drag, spool capacity, body material Drag figures quoted from a sample that is not the production build Line Material (nylon, fluorocarbon, PE), test strength, diameter, spool length, colour Diameter tolerance and spooling consistency; breaking strain below claim Terminal tackle Hook size and wire gauge, point style, coating (tin, nickel, black nickel), barbed or barbless; swivel and snap load ratings Tolerances on small metal parts; coating hardness Three items sit outside the product itself and change the programme as much as the product does: Colourway reference — a physical or measured reference, not a screen colour. State the tolerance you will accept. Packaging — bulk, polybag, header card or blister. Packaging moves the MOQ and the lead time more than the lure does. Sample approval — agree a documented approval step against a production-line sample before mass production. This is the single cheapest risk control in a tackle programme. What about HS codes and market compliance? Export classification for tackle, and the compliance questions that come up per market. Classification should be confirmed with your customs broker for the exact product. Family Usual HS heading EU US Fishing rods 9507.10 REACH for coatings and grips; packaging rules Proposition 65 warning assessment Fish-hooks 9507.20 REACH for coatings Proposition 65 for metal finishes Fishing reels 9507.30 REACH for plastics and lubricants Proposition 65 assessment Lures and other line tackle 9507.40 REACH for soft plastics, paints and metals; phthalate limits Lead and phthalate limits; additional testing if marketed to children Fishing line Often outside 9507 — confirm by material Depends on filament classification Depends on filament classification This table is a starting point for the compliance conversation, not customs advice. Ask your broker to confirm the code and your importer to confirm the testing requirement for the destination market — and ask the factory for the test report rather than a statement of compliance. Frequently asked questions What is the advantage of working with an emerging cluster? Price discovery. Factories outside an established cluster often quote more aggressively to win their first export programmes, which makes them useful as a benchmark even if you place the order elsewhere. What is the main risk? Process maturity, and therefore consistency. Ask specifically how colourways are locked, who checks hardware on incoming goods, and what the scrap rate is on the smallest specification they quoted. A newer factory that answers those with numbers is safer than one that answers with reassurance.