Lights & Lighting Manufacturers in Ningbo
Ningbo, Zhejiang accounts for 15 of the 362 lights & lighting manufacturers in our directory — about 4% of the national total, and 2.8% of every factory we list in the city. The work here concentrates on led lighting, then led bulbs. None of them carry a verification mark yet, so document checks matter more than usual.
What they make in Ningbo
Product mix across the 15 listings, by how many factories name each line as their main output:
| Product line | Factories | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LED Lighting | 9 | 60% |
| LED Bulbs | 2 | 13% |
| Auto Lamps | 1 | 7% |
| Solar Lights | 1 | 7% |
| Chandeliers | 1 | 7% |
| Wall Lamps | 1 | 7% |
Where Ningbo sits in lights & lighting
Ningbo is a niche pocket for lights & lighting, holding only 4% of the suppliers of this line in our directory. Fewer options, but also less competition for the same capacity, which sometimes shortens lead times when the big clusters are fully booked.
| City | Factories | Share of industry |
|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 43 | 12% |
| Guangzhou | 41 | 11% |
| Zhongshan | 40 | 11% |
| Foshan | 23 | 6% |
| Dongguan | 16 | 4% |
| Yangzhou | 16 | 4% |
| Ningbo | 15 | 4% |
| Shanghai | 11 | 3% |
Before you request a quote
LED production concentrates in Zhongshan (Guzhen), Shenzhen, Foshan and Ningbo. Export-grade fixtures usually carry CE and RoHS, and North American buyers additionally need UL or ETL.
What to put in the RFQ
Most price gaps between Ningbo suppliers come from the brief, not from the factory. Include these and the comparison gets honest:
- Drawing or spec sheet, with tolerances and the critical dimensions marked.
- Material grade and any substitution you would accept.
- Surface finish, colour reference and packaging method.
- Sample quantity, trial order quantity and expected annual volume.
- Certification the product must carry, and who pays for the testing.
- Trade term and destination port, so freight is priced the same way.
- Required delivery date, plus how much slip you can absorb.
- Inspection method: who inspects, at what stage, and against which standard.
How to check a supplier before you pay a deposit
Company names in a directory tell you who exists; they do not tell you who can actually run your order. In Ningbo the checks that catch most problems are the boring ones: the business licence name matches the factory address on the contract, a live video walk-through shows the machines the process needs rather than a showroom, and the test report is issued for the material you specified rather than a generic certificate. Put the inspection stage, the acceptance standard and the payment split into the contract — a 30/70 split against a pre-shipment inspection is normal, full payment up front is not.
Our own verification steps are documented on how we verify a factory.
Questions buyers ask
How many lights & lighting manufacturers are there in Ningbo?
Our directory lists 15 lights & lighting manufacturers in Ningbo, Zhejiang. That is about 4% of all lights & lighting suppliers we track across China, and 2.8% of every factory we list in the city.
What do factories in Ningbo make?
The main lines are led lighting, led bulbs, auto lamps.
How do I verify a lights & lighting supplier in Ningbo?
Check that the licence name matches the factory address, ask for a live walk-through of the production line, and require a test report for the material you specified. Our verification checklist is published at /en/how-we-verify.
Should I visit Ningbo before ordering?
A visit is the fastest way to judge capacity, but it is not the only way. A video walk-through with the machine list, a sample run and a third-party pre-shipment inspection cover most of the risk on a first order.
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Other manufacturing in Ningbo
- Fasteners 24
- Valves & Fittings 20
- Home Appliances 19
- Cables & Wires 18
- Metals & Alloys 17
- Hydraulic & Pneumatic 17
- Industrial Machinery 16
- Molds 16
Sourcing lights & lighting from Ningbo?
Browse every lights & lighting listing in the directory, or send the specification and we will shortlist factories in this city that can actually make it.