# Fish hooks from China: price, MOQ and gauge

> Nine sampled hook listings run US$0.07-2.40 and MOQ 100-2,000. The cheapest hook and the smallest order are never the same listing.

Source: https://luressource.com/opportunities/fishhook-suppliers-china/

Direct answer. Nine sampled hook listings run US$0.07-2.40 and MOQ 100-2,000. The cheapest hook and the smallest order are never the same listing. Our hook sample holds 9 listings, the largest single type in the catalogue. Reference prices run from US$0.07 to US$2.40 per piece across those nine listings. Key facts. 1) Our hook sample holds 9 listings, the largest single type in the catalogue. 2) Reference prices run from US$0.07 to US$2.40 per piece across those nine listings. 3) MOQ runs from 100 pieces to 2,000 pieces - a 20x spread inside one type. 4) The two lowest-priced listings sit at the highest MOQ in the sample: 2,000 pieces. 5) The sample spans bare hooks, jig heads, assist hooks with cord, weighted worm hooks and a buzzbait - five different products under one type name. Sources (5). 1) Our sampled hook listings with unit price, MOQ and printed unit per listing - aggregated at build time — internal record 2) Hook anatomy: the fields a quotation needs - our own terminal tackle brief, which sets out gauge, gap and point — internal record 3) The best urchin terminal tackle, Bassmaster - an example of how US anglers evaluate hook and rig specifications — https://www.bassmaster.com/gear/slideshow/the-best-urchin-terminal-tackle/ 4) UN Comtrade — China export statistics under HS 9507, 2023-2024 (retrieved from the official API) — https://comtradeplus.un.org/ 5) Harmonized System heading 9507 (rods, hooks, reels, lures) — US HTS lookup — https://hts.usitc.gov/ Buying fish hooks from China: the MOQ spread nobody warns you about Direct answer Nine sampled hook listings run US$0.07-2.40 and MOQ 100-2,000. The cheapest hook and the smallest order are never the same listing. Our hook sample holds 9 listings, the largest single type in the catalogue. Reference prices run from US$0.07 to US$2.40 per piece across those nine listings. Key facts Our hook sample holds 9 listings, the largest single type in the catalogue. Reference prices run from US$0.07 to US$2.40 per piece across those nine listings. MOQ runs from 100 pieces to 2,000 pieces - a 20x spread inside one type. The two lowest-priced listings sit at the highest MOQ in the sample: 2,000 pieces. The sample spans bare hooks, jig heads, assist hooks with cord, weighted worm hooks and a buzzbait - five different products under one type name. Hooks are the cheapest thing in a tackle order and the most common place for a first enquiry to go wrong, because the word covers five products. Our sample of nine hook listings runs from US$0.07 to US$2.40 per piece: a bare Mustad double hook at one end, a stainless jigging assist hook with cord at the other. Two of the nine are sold by the pack, so even the unit is not consistent. The second thing a buyer discovers is direction. The cheapest listings in the sample carry the largest MOQ - 2,000 pieces. The lowest unit price and the smallest first order are never the same row. That is not a trick; it is the arithmetic of a fixed setup spread over very low-value pieces. The useful question is the cash value of the first order, not the unit price on its own. Our hook sample holds 9 listings, the largest single type in the catalogue. Reference prices run from US$0.07 to US$2.40 per piece across those nine listings. MOQ runs from 100 pieces to 2,000 pieces - a 20x spread inside one type. The two lowest-priced listings sit at the highest MOQ in the sample: 2,000 pieces. The sample spans bare hooks, jig heads, assist hooks with cord, weighted worm hooks and a buzzbait - five different products under one type name. Two listings are sold by the pack or bag rather than the piece, so the unit on the row decides whether two prices are comparable at all. What moves the unit price Hooks are small and cheap per piece, so the order-level numbers are decided by three things. Cost driver Why it moves the price How to control it in the order Wire gauge More steel and a slower forming cycle. It is the first line to move on a hook quotation. Order by gauge and gap, never by product name. Ask for two gauges at the same gap to see the slope. Coating Plating choice drives the unit price and the corrosion claim at the same time. Name the standard and the salt-spray hours, or the claim cannot be enforced. MOQ against unit price The cheapest listings in our sample also carry the largest MOQ. The saving is bought with cash and shelf space. Compute the first-order cash value, not just the unit price, before choosing. Weight attached to the hook A jig head adds lead or tungsten, which is a separate commodity price. Quote the hook and the head as separate lines so a metal price move is visible. Assembly and rigging Assist hooks are cord, hook and a knot; that is labour at a per-piece price point. Quote loose and pre-rigged separately and decide which you are actually selling. What the nine sampled hooks actually cost Reference bands per printed unit. Rows sold by the pack are marked, because a per-pack price and a per-piece price are not comparable without converting the count. Sampled form Reference price MOQ Mustad flat reinforced double hook US$0.07-0.10 / piece 2,000 pieces Jig-head ball hook, 1-7g US$0.11-1.45 / bag 200 bags High carbon jig-head hook for soft worms US$0.25 / piece 2,000 pieces Iron double hook, corrosion resistant US$0.35-0.54 / piece 300 pieces High carbon worm hook, Texas rig US$0.65 / pack 300 packs Double assist jigging hook, luminous US$1.26 / pack 100 packs Lead jig-head hook, 14-56g US$1.44 / piece 100 pieces Super strong stainless jigging assist hook US$2.40 / piece 100 pieces Why the cheapest hook is not the cheapest order The three rows below are all in one sample. Read together they say the obvious thing that quotations hide. Listing Unit price Cash on a first order Mustad double hook US$0.07-0.10 / piece 2,000 pieces = roughly US$140-200 Jig-head hook for soft worms US$0.25 / piece 2,000 pieces = roughly US$500 Stainless jigging assist hook US$2.40 / piece 100 pieces = roughly US$240 Questions buyers ask about buying fish hooks from china: the moq spread nobody warns you about Each question has its own page, so it can be found and cited on its own. How much do fish hooks cost from a Chinese factory? In our sample of 9 hook listings, US$0.07 to US$2.40 per piece. What is the MOQ for hooks from China? 100 to 2,000 pieces in our sample. Why is the MOQ for hooks higher than for lures? Because the unit value is low and the setup is fixed. Are cheap Chinese hooks strong enough? Gauge and point form decide that, and both are specifiable. How do I compare two hook quotations? Put them on the same unit. Can I get hooks under my own brand? Usually yes via the packaging rather than the hook itself: a printed card, a sticker or a branded bag. Do hooks need saltwater testing? If you are going to claim saltwater use, yes - and the claim is only enforceable if the order names a standard and the hours. What goes wrong most often on a repeat hook order? Two things: gap drift and coating change. What to send for a comparable quote Fields a factory needs before the answer is a quotation rather than a guess. Field Why it changes the price Hook pattern and name Worm, jig head, assist, double, treble - different tooling and different wire Wire gauge in mm The single field that decides strength; never state it as 'heavy duty' Gap in mm Decides hook-up on the target species and whether the bait fits Point form Straight, offset or barbless - three different tools, not a preference Coating or plating Drives the saltwater claim and the unit price together Whether a weight is attached A jig head is a hook plus a casting; the two are priced differently Assist cord specification Length, material and breaking strain where the hook is sold rigged Sold by piece, pack or bag State the unit and the count per pack, or the quotation cannot be compared Pieces per pack The retail count, which is rarely the bulk count Private label or stock Tooling cost and first-order lead time What to agree in writing, and the tolerance to name A hook fails quietly. These are the five fields that decide whether a repeat order behaves like the first one. Field What the order has to state Tolerance or standard to name Wire gauge The gauge in mm, or in the factory's standard wire gauge Name the gauge. 'Heavy duty' is not a specification Gap The gap in mm, and where it is measured Name the band; a gap that drifts changes hook-up on the target species Point form Straight, offset or barbless State which, and state it again on the repeat order Salt-spray hours The corrosion standard the coating has to meet Name the standard and the hours; without them the saltwater claim is unenforceable Count per pack The pieces in each retail pack Name the count with zero tolerance on shortages - count errors are the most common retail complaint What we have not verified Hook strength and breaking-load figures: we hold no measured data for any hook in the sample. Unit volumes by market: none published. We have not physically tested these hooks; prices and MOQ are from our sampled listings, and material statements are general. Buy by product type The same decision written for each type in the catalogue. This page is Fishhook . 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Where this record leads Sampled hooks listings - reference prices and MOQ per listing. Specification builder - turn these fields into a spec sheet you can send. Reference price bands - the band this record sits in, with its unit stated. The sourcing playbook - the process these questions sit inside. US and EU compliance - what has to be true before the shipment clears. Send a specification All briefs Sources 5 cited Our sampled hook listings with unit price, MOQ and printed unit per listing - aggregated at build time internal record Hook anatomy: the fields a quotation needs - our own terminal tackle brief, which sets out gauge, gap and point internal record The best urchin terminal tackle, Bassmaster - an example of how US anglers evaluate hook and rig specifications UN Comtrade — China export statistics under HS 9507, 2023-2024 (retrieved from the official API) Harmonized System heading 9507 (rods, hooks, reels, lures) — US HTS lookup Every figure on this page traces to one of these. The same list is declared in the page structured data (schema.org citation) and in the Markdown twin. Updated 2026-09-21 Scope Fishing tackle sourcing Sources 5 cited Was this page useful? Yes, useful Not really Opportunities · Hooks All briefs (31) →
