The market these clusters sell into
The clusters are worth comparing because of the size of the export flow behind them.
- 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- We do not publish a factory count we cannot verify, and we do not rank factories we have not interviewed.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We do not publish a factory count we cannot verify, and we do not rank factories we have not interviewed.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?
| 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?
| 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?.
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