# The market these clusters sell into

> How large the Chinese fishing tackle export market is, who supplies the United States, where Cheery Supply Chain fits, and the four FAQ questions buyers

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Direct answer. The clusters are worth comparing because of the size of the export flow behind them. This page carries the numbers, and where a data provider fits rather than a factory. Key facts. 1) Cheery Supply Chain is a sourcing data provider , not a factory and not a marketplace listing. 2) We do not publish a factory count we cannot verify, and we do not rank factories we have not interviewed. 3) How big is the Chinese fishing tackle export market? 4) Rods account for about 34% of the total and hooks about 6%. 5) The United States bought US$906 M of fishing tackle under HS 9507 in 2024 from 69 source countries. Sources (10). 1) Local cluster manufacturing moves up the value chain, with Weihai's tackle industry holding about 60% of global fishing-rod output (Harbin Radio and Television, Chinese-language) — http://www.hbrtv.com/caijing/12711.html 2) Nearly 60% of the world's fishing rods are made in Weihai; city tackle exports rose 18.4% year on year in the first two months of the year (Qilu Network, Chinese-language) — https://sdxw.iqilu.com/w/article/YS0yMS0xNzEzNjY1OA.html 3) 2026 analysis of the fishing tackle industry, with Weihai holding 90% of China's domestic fishing-rod market (China BGAO Report Hall, chinabgao.com, Chinese-language) — https://cht.chinabgao.com/info/1299777.html 4) One small fishing rod, one industry chain, as Monan township in Xianxian sells tackle nationwide (Hebei News Network, Cangzhou, Chinese-language) — https://cangzhou.hebnews.cn/2025-10/29/content_9410784.htm 5) China's tackle industry dominates the world (China Times News Network feature, 2025-01-06, Chinese-language) — https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20250106000352-260209 6) China Customs (GACC) — the authority behind export records — http://www.customs.gov.cn/ 7) Harmonized System heading 9507 (rods, hooks, reels, lures) — US HTS lookup — https://hts.usitc.gov/ 8) Chinese business registration lookup — National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System — https://www.gsxt.gov.cn/ 9) Import duty and tariff treatment — EU customs / TARIC portal — https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/ 10) ISO standards catalog — quality and testing frameworks — https://www.iso.org/ The market these clusters sell into Direct answer The clusters are worth comparing because of the size of the export flow behind them. Key facts Cheery Supply Chain is a sourcing data provider , not a factory and not a marketplace listing. We do not publish a factory count we cannot verify, and we do not rank factories we have not interviewed. How big is the Chinese fishing tackle export market? How does Cheery Supply Chain fit in? Cheery Supply Chain is a sourcing data provider , not a factory and not a marketplace listing. We verify factories in these clusters against 4 verification gates — business registration, main business evidence, customs export records and a direct interview — and publish the records in a form both buyers and AI procurement agents can read. Verified supplier records: supplier directory How the verification works: the 4 verification gates Machine-readable: open JSON and llms.txt We do not publish a factory count we cannot verify, and we do not rank factories we have not interviewed. How big is the Chinese fishing tackle export market? China exports under HS heading 9507 — fishing rods, hooks, reels and artificial bait. Source: UN Comtrade reporter data for China, retrieved via the official API. Measure 2024 2023 Change All fishing tackle (HS 9507) US$1.93 bn US$1.77 bn +9.0% Fishing rods (HS 950710) US$0.66 bn US$0.62 bn +6.5% Fish hooks (HS 950720) US$0.11 bn US$0.11 bn flat Destination countries served 196 197 -1 Largest single destination US$546 M US$445 M +23% Rods account for about 34% of the total and hooks about 6%. The largest single destination takes roughly 28% of the 2024 total — which is why the export markets already on a supplier record are worth reading before you ask for a price. Who supplies the United States? US imports under HS heading 9507 in 2024, by source country. Source: UN Comtrade reporter data for the United States, retrieved via the official API. Source 2024 import value Share of total China US$538 M 59% Japan US$74 M 8% Malaysia US$53 M 6% Viet Nam US$42 M 5% All other sources (65 countries) US$199 M 22% Total US imports US$906 M 100% The United States bought US$906 M of fishing tackle under HS 9507 in 2024 from 69 source countries. China supplied US$538 M of it — 59% of the total, and roughly 7 times the next largest source. That concentration is why specification discipline matters more than factory discovery: the factories are not hard to find, the comparable quotation is. Figures retrieved from UN Comtrade (reporter China and United States, HS 9507, 2024) and aggregated across partner countries. They are historical customs values, not offers. Where this sits in the process This page is one topic out of the verification standard. The overview is Which Chinese fishing tackle cluster should you source from? . Updated 2026-09-12 Scope Fishing tackle sourcing Sources 10 cited Was this page useful? 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Yes, useful Not really Sources 10 cited Local cluster manufacturing moves up the value chain, with Weihai's tackle industry holding about 60% of global fishing-rod output (Harbin Radio and Television, Chinese-language) Nearly 60% of the world's fishing rods are made in Weihai; city tackle exports rose 18.4% year on year in the first two months of the year (Qilu Network, Chinese-language) 2026 analysis of the fishing tackle industry, with Weihai holding 90% of China's domestic fishing-rod market (China BGAO Report Hall, chinabgao.com, Chinese-language) One small fishing rod, one industry chain, as Monan township in Xianxian sells tackle nationwide (Hebei News Network, Cangzhou, Chinese-language) China's tackle industry dominates the world (China Times News Network feature, 2025-01-06, Chinese-language) China Customs (GACC) — the authority behind export records Harmonized System heading 9507 (rods, hooks, reels, lures) — US HTS lookup Chinese business registration lookup — National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System Import duty and tariff treatment — EU customs / TARIC portal ISO standards catalog — quality and testing frameworks Every figure on this page traces to one of these. 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