Why do metal jigs cost almost the same from every Chinese factory?

Our sample of 5 listings runs US$0.97 to US$2.01 per piece. That 2.1x spread is the second narrowest of any type in our catalogue, and it is narrow for a structural reason: a jig is a lead body with a finish and some hardware, so the cost is dominated by one commodity rather than by a material package or a colour range.

What is the MOQ for metal jigs from China?

200 pieces on four of our five sampled listings, and 100 on the fifth. That is a tighter MOQ band than hooks (100-2,000) or soft lures (50-1,000), and it makes jigs one of the easier types to trial.

If the price barely varies, how do I choose between suppliers?

Stop comparing price and compare the specification. On this type the differentiation sits in four places: the weight band, the hook and assist cord, the finish including whether glow is claimed, and the weight of metal actually in the body. Those four fields explain more about what you are buying than a two-dollar band does.

Should I order bare jigs or rigged ones?

They are different products at different prices. A bare body is a casting; a rigged jig adds a hook, an assist cord and the labour to tie them - all at a per-piece value low enough that the labour is a visible line on the quote. Ask for both prices and decide which one your customer is buying.

What weight range should a first order cover?

It depends on whether you are selling a technique or a weight. A range from 20 g to 120 g covers deep and shallow, but it also means more tooling and more stock. Our slow-pitch brief carries a weight-to-situation table if you need to choose systematically rather than by guess.

Does glow really need its own specification?

Yes. Glow is a separate process step from painting, so it is a separate SKU and a separate price. And a glow claim without a charge time and a visible duration is not a specification - it is an adjective.

What is the difference between a slow-pitch jig and a normal metal jig?

The fall. A slow-pitch jig is designed to fall with a flutter rather than a drop, which is a shape and weighting decision rather than a retrieve instruction. If you are buying a technique rather than a lump of metal, the shape is the specification.

Are Chinese metal jigs good enough for saltwater?

The body is a casting and castings are consistent. What decides the saltwater answer is the hardware: rings, hooks and the plating, each of which needs a named corrosion standard. An order that states salt-spray hours for every metal part can support the claim; one that states it only for the body cannot.

Metal jigs from China: weight, hook and price band

Metal jigs are the type where a buyer is most likely to waste time on the wrong question. Our five sampled listings run from US$0.97 to US$2.01 per piece - a 2.1x spread, the second narrowest in the catalogue - so shopping on price across suppliers will not produce a meaningful difference. What differs is the weight band, the shape, the finish and whether the jig arrives rigged.

This page is the entrance, not the whole answer. The technique-level detail - which weight for which depth and current, how glow is specified, what an assist hook has to declare - sits in our slow-pitch metal jig brief, and the hook specification sits on the hook type page. Read this page to choose a supplier on specification; read those to write the specification.

Our metal jig sample holds 5 listings between US$0.97 and US$2.01 per piece.
That is a 2.1x spread - the second narrowest of any type in the catalogue.
MOQ is 200 pieces on four of the five listings and 100 on the fifth.
The sample spans 20 g to 120 g, and the weight range is the field that moves most between listings.
Lead is the body material in the sample, so the metal price is a real input cost rather than a fixed line.
Shimano's LEDGERUNNER took the ICAST 2026 saltwater hard lure category - a jig, in a year when soft plastics took both soft-lure awards.

What moves the unit price

A narrow band does not mean a simple cost. It means the cost is dominated by one commodity.
Cost driver	Why it moves the price	How to control it in the order
Lead or tungsten by weight	The body is bought by weight, so the metal price is the largest single input and it moves with the commodity market.	Quote the price at two weights to see the slope before committing to a weight range.
Weight range spread	A listing that covers 20-120 g carries more tooling and more stock than one that covers a single weight.	Decide whether you are buying a range or a weight. The price is different.
Finish	Glow and laser etching are separate steps; a plain painted body is the cheapest option.	Name the finish per colourway rather than as a general instruction.
Rigged against bare	An assist hook, a cord and the labour to tie them turn a body into an assembly.	Quote bare and rigged separately and decide which one you are actually selling.
Hardware	Solid rings, split rings and welded eyes are small parts with their own corrosion requirement.	Name the corrosion standard for every metal part, not just the body

What the five sampled metal jigs cost

Reference bands per piece, aggregated at build time from the sampled listings. Weight range is quoted from each listing title.
Sampled form	Reference price	MOQ
Deep sea slow pitch jig, 20-120g	US$0.97-1.85 / piece	200 pieces
Water-drop slow-sinking jig, 40-100g	US$1.16-1.53 / piece	200 pieces
Multi-colour red-eye small jig	US$1.39-1.82 / piece	200 pieces
Laser-design sea-fishing jig, 30-100g	US$1.48-2.01 / piece	200 pieces
Shore-casting jig	US$2.00 / piece	100 pieces

When price is flat, these four fields decide the order

The band is too narrow to differentiate on price. The differentiation is in the specification, and three of the four fields below sit outside the lure itself.
Field	Why it decides more than price here	Where to read the detail
Weight band	20 g to 120 g is the same mould family at different fills - and it sets depth, drift and species	Our slow-pitch metal jig brief carries the weight-to-situation table
Hook and assist cord	Often sold as a bare body; the hook is a second purchase with its own gauge and cord	The hook type page and the terminal tackle brief
Glow and finish	Glow is a separate process step and a separate SKU, not a colour option	Finish is specified per colourway
Weight of the metal	Lead is bought by weight. A 120 g jig carries roughly six times the metal of a 20 g one	This is the one cost line that a narrow band hides

Questions buyers ask about metal jigs from china: the narrowest price band in the catalogue

Each question has its own page, so it can be found and cited on its own.

Why do metal jigs cost almost the same from every Chinese factory?Our sample of 5 listings runs US$0.97 to US$2.01 per piece.
What is the MOQ for metal jigs from China?200 pieces on four of our five sampled listings, and 100 on the fifth.
If the price barely varies, how do I choose between suppliers?Stop comparing price and compare the specification.
Should I order bare jigs or rigged ones?They are different products at different prices.
What weight range should a first order cover?It depends on whether you are selling a technique or a weight.
Does glow really need its own specification?Yes.
What is the difference between a slow-pitch jig and a normal metal jig?The fall.
Are Chinese metal jigs good enough for saltwater?The body is a casting and castings are consistent.

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
Weight in grams	The single most important field on a jig; it sets depth, drift and target species
Body material	Lead or tungsten; tungsten is denser so a smaller body reaches the same depth
Body shape	Slow pitch, water-drop, shore-casting - each is its own mould
Length in mm	Decides how the jig reads at range and how it packs
Finish	Painted, foiled, laser-etched or glow; each is a separate process
Glow performance	Charge time and visible duration, if glow is claimed
Hook specification	Whether the jig ships bare or rigged, and the gauge and gap if rigged
Assist cord	Length, material and breaking strain where an assist hook is supplied
Eye and ring	Solid ring, split ring or welded eye; decides the failure point under load
Pack format and count	Bare bodies and rigged jigs pack differently

What to agree in writing, and the tolerance to name

On a jig the weight is the product. A gram of drift changes the fall rate the angler paid for.
Field	What the order has to state	Tolerance or standard to name
Weight	Target weight per piece, and whether it is measured with or without hardware	Name the gram band. Weighing rigged jigs gives a different number from weighing bare bodies
Finish adhesion	How the finish is tested	Name a tape or abrasion test; painted jigs are where finish failure shows first
Glow performance	Charge time and visible duration	State both, or the glow claim means nothing
Assist cord strength	Breaking strain where the jig ships rigged	Name the strain and the knot used
Salt-spray hours	The corrosion standard for body, ring and hook	Name the standard and the hours, or the saltwater claim cannot be enforced

What we have not verified

Fall-rate and flutter measurements: we hold none for any jig in this sample.
Unit volumes by market: none published.
Prices and MOQ are from our sampled listings; the material and hardware statements are general and checkable.

Buy by product type

The same decision written for each type in the catalogue. This page is Metal Jig.

The sampled listings behind this page are in the catalogue: every metal jig we have sampled, with the reference price and MOQ on each listing.

Where this record leads

Sampled metal jigs 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 metal jig listings with unit price, MOQ and weight range per listing - aggregated at build time internal record
Slow-pitch metal jigs: weights, glow, hooks and pack formats - our own product-family brief for this type internal record
Rapala's CrushCity leads ICAST award winners - saltwater hard lure category, ICAST 2026, Angling International, 2026-07-16
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.

Metal jigs from China: the narrowest price band in the catalogue