Packaging & Printing Manufacturers in Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Guangdong accounts for 22 of the 323 packaging & printing manufacturers in our directory — about 7% of the national total, and 3.1% of every factory we list in the city. The work here concentrates on plastic packaging, then adhesive label materials. Only 5 (23%) are marked verified, so ask for business licence and test reports before you compare prices.
What they make in Guangzhou
Product mix across the 22 listings, by how many factories name each line as their main output:
| Product line | Factories | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic Packaging | 8 | 36% |
| Adhesive Label Materials | 5 | 23% |
| Paper Bag | 1 | 5% |
| Packaging Material | 1 | 5% |
| Shipping Mailer Boxes | 1 | 5% |
Where Guangzhou sits in packaging & printing
Guangzhou is a secondary cluster rather than the biggest one. It holds 7% of the packaging & printing suppliers in our directory, so buyers normally price this city against two or three larger clusters before committing — the quotes are often keener for that reason.
| City | Factories | Share of industry |
|---|---|---|
| Wenzhou | 31 | 10% |
| Guangzhou | 22 | 7% |
| Dongguan | 20 | 6% |
| Shenzhen | 14 | 4% |
| Qingdao | 12 | 4% |
| Shanghai | 10 | 3% |
| Hangzhou | 9 | 3% |
| Suzhou | 9 | 3% |
Before you request a quote
Packaging suppliers are spread across Guangdong and Zhejiang. For export orders, confirm FSC or food-contact certification early — retrofitting compliance mid-project is expensive.
What to put in the RFQ
Most price gaps between Guangzhou 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 Guangzhou 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 packaging & printing manufacturers are there in Guangzhou?
Our directory lists 22 packaging & printing manufacturers in Guangzhou, Guangdong. That is about 7% of all packaging & printing suppliers we track across China, and 3.1% of every factory we list in the city.
What do factories in Guangzhou make?
The main lines are plastic packaging, adhesive label materials, paper bag.
How do I verify a packaging & printing supplier in Guangzhou?
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 Guangzhou 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.
Packaging & Printing in other cities
Other manufacturing in Guangzhou
- Sports & Entertainment 51
- Lights & Lighting 41
- Beauty & Personal Care 36
- Toys 30
- Home Appliances 22
- Bags, Cases & Boxes 22
- Industrial Machinery 19
- Watches, Jewelry & Eyewear 19
Sourcing packaging & printing from Guangzhou?
Browse every packaging & printing listing in the directory, or send the specification and we will shortlist factories in this city that can actually make it.