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Planning to import N95, FFP or other face masks from China but still looking for the right manufacturer? In this guide, we list several Chinese mask suppliers, offering a wide range of products. For each company, we provide a brief introduction, product overview, certification and compliance documents, and their location.
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We have selected the suppliers in this list based on their product scope and claimed certification. We don’t endorse any of the suppliers in this list, nor are we affiliated with them. We provide this supplier list as a free resource.
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Here are our recommendations for importers planning to order medical products.
It’s currently a seller’s market for many medical products, with more demand than supply. Expect higher unit prices for more products.
The Minimum Order Quantities (MOQ) requirements are also higher than normal. Some suppliers don’t accept orders valued less than USD 100,000.
Some suppliers may insist on a 100% pre-payment, before starting production. We still advise that you only pay a 30% deposit and 70% balance after quality inspection and lab testing.
Medical devices and equipment are regulated in the United States and the European Union. Such regulations are there for a reason – to ensure that the product is not worthless (which is a risk) – and will not go away due to the current COVID-19 outbreak. You must request and verify test reports and other compliance documents (e.g. DoC) before placing an order.
Shandong Aida Medical Products was established in 2013 in Weifang, China. Aida has established an area of 32000 square meters’ manufacturer center for research, production and distribution purposes.
Aida also implements a high hygiene standard during the manufacturing processes and has built purification workshops and ethylene oxide sterilization workshops to ensure the quality of all the products.
Currently, the company primarily focuses on the production of three mainstream products namely, medical masks, labor masks, and anti-haze masks. Also, they offer both ODM and OEM products.
Location: Wangliu Industrial Park, Weicheng District, Weifang, Shandong, China
Guangzhou Powecom Safety Goods Manufacturing was established in 2015 in Guangzhou, as a professional masks producer.
The company offers 8 kinds of mask products for medical and daily wear, including dustproof masks, hay fever masks, disposable masks (3-ply, 4-ply), N95, KN90, KN95 masks, children’s masks, and PM2.5 masks. The company also supplies other sanitation medical items such as PU foam earplugs and latex gloves.
Currently, there are more than 260 full-time workers in Powecom and the production capacity is over 10,000 pieces per day.
Location: 43 Tuanjie Road, Tuanjie Industrial Zone, Huadu District, Guangzhou, China
Shanghai Dasheng Health Products Manufacturing is a professional mask maker established in 1997 in Shanghai, China. The company has a manufacturing plant with an area of more than 20000 square meters and 300 sets of automatic mask making machines, which enables the production capacity of over 200 million pieces annually.
Dasheng is ISO 9001 certified and, according to the company profile, their products are manufactured according to the EN Standard 149 for respiratory protective devices, Australian Standard AS/NZS1716 for respiratory protective devices, American standard NlOSH for N95 and N99 masks, Japanese Standard DS-2 for dustproof masks and Chinese national standard LD29-2006, GBT2626-2006, GB2828-87, GB2829-87 for medical masks.
Currently, Dasheng offers a wide range of mask product categories including twin-valve masks, net-masks, camo-war masks, fireproof masks, and germ proof masks.
Dasheng’s mask products are exported to more than 60 international markets like the US, Canada, Russia, Australia, South Africa, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong, and Taiwan.
Location: 228 Shihui Road, Songjiang, Shanghai, China
Xiantao Rayxin Medical Products has focused on manufacturing disposable protective products since 2004. The company currently has more than 600 full-time factory workers and 56 staff for quality and technique control.
The production lines cover disposable surgical plastic and cotton products, such as disposable masks, caps, coveralls, and shoe covers for surgical or sanitary purposes.
Location: 258, Pengchang Road Middle Street, Xiantao, Hubei, China
Hubei Fullcare Protective Products was established in 2000 in Hubei, China. The manufacturing center of the company covers an area of 8000 square meters with more than 400 full-time workers, including 10 professional QC members.
Hubei Fullcare offers a wide range of non-woven sanitation products, such as masks, gowns, caps, body covers, surgical packs, and beddings.
As for mask products, Hubei Fullcare offers more than 100 models for customers to choose from, such as 3-ply, 4-ply non-woven face masks, antifogging masks with eyeshield, dustproof masks and N95 respirators.
Over 90% of the company’s products are exported to the EU, the US, Canada, Southeast Asian countries and the Middle Eastern countries.
Location: 135 Xinyi St. Houhu Avenue, Jiang’An District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Yangzhou Vench Medical Products was established in 2012, as a manufacturer and exporter of a wide range of disposable medical products such as non-woven disposable masks, N95 surgical cone masks, disposable mask with transparent visors, surgical drapes, overalls, capes, tapes, bandages, and medical cotton.
Yangzhou Vench’s products are suitable to be used in hospitals, factories, laboratories, food processing, fields, restaurants, butchery, beauty industry, and other public venues.
Location: 14th Floor, Changjiang Plaza, Jing Hua Cheng Road, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Changshu Yinuo Medical Articles was established in 1999 in Changshu, China. The company specializes in the production of medical items such as medical masks, dustproof masks with filtering valves, respirators, latex examination gloves, personal protective equipment and some other products applicable for medical, surgical and sanitary uses.
Yinuo values the compliance of its products and, according to the information disposed on its website, the company conforms to GMP during the manufacturing processes. In the present, Yinuo’s medical items are exported to Japan, South Korea, France, Finland, Russia, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Location: No. 7 Zhibei Road, Zhitang Town, Changshu, Jiangsu, China
Face masks can often be classified as personal protective equipment (PPE) when designed to protect the wearer and are often called respirators. Masks used to protect the patient, on the other hand, are often classified as medical masks. Notice that this definition may differ depending on the country.
Further, the EU, the United States, and China also have classifications for certain types of masks, depending on their filtration capability.
The EN Standard 149, which is harmonized under the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (EU), established requirements and standards for respiratory protective devices and classified them based on the filtering efficiency of the masks, i.e. FFP1, FFP2, FFP3.
The letters “FFP” stand for “Filtering Face Piece” and the number indicates the level of protection. It can also be shortened as P1, P2, P3. The higher the number is, the more protective a mask can be to the users in terms of its filtration efficiency.
In particular, FFP1 has the least filtering ability among these three types of respirators. FFP1 filters low levels of dust, solid and liquid aerosols. This kind of mask is suitable to be used during home renovations and daily chores such as cleaning, drilling and cutting and effective against particles like brick dust, cement, coal dust, gypsum, limestone, pollen, sugar, and other larger particles.
The filtration efficiency of particles of FFP1 shall be at least 80% and the inward leakage inside the mask shall be at a maximum of 22%.
FFP2 masks are among the medium of these three types of masks in terms of filtration ability. FFP2 masks shall have a minimum of 94% filtration percentage and a maximum of 8% leakage to the inside.
These masks are suitable to be used for the purpose of construction, agriculture, and healthcare. They are effective against particles like cotton dust, granite dust, hay, lead dust, and fume.
Note that, other than being used as personal protective equipment, some surgical masks are also classified as FFP2 masks.
Also, note that some models of respirators include one or more valves. A valve is able to reduce overheating of the filter element and, in some cases, have been proven to slightly enhance the filtering performance of the respirator.
However, respirators that feature valves can only protect the wearer, as some of the moisture might filter out via the valve. Therefore, respirators with valves are not suitable as surgical masks.
FFP3 masks provide the highest particle filtration ability among the FFP masks. The minimum filtration rate of FFP3 masks shall be 99% and the maximum inward leakage shall be 2%. FFP3 masks are able to block very fine particles such as asbestos. This kind of mask is suitable to be used for medical, pharmaceutical and chemical purposes.
In conclusion, the filtration efficiency of these three masks are:
FFP3 (99%) > FFP2 (94% )> FFP1 (80%).
The inward leakage of them are:
FFP1 (22% maximum) > FFP2 (8% maximum) > FFP3 (2% maximum).
Note that, when it comes to manufacturing, in general, the higher the level of protection, the more complex the manufacturing process becomes and the longer the lead time could be, unless the supplier has off-the shelves products.
The American National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has established a rating system for respirators. The regulations for these kinds of respirators are codified in 42 CFR Part 84, which divided them into three kinds: N-Series, R-Series, and P-Series.
The degree of filtration efficiency is indicated by the numbers 95, 99 and 100. The bigger the number, the higher the filtration efficacy. Other than Class N masks, Class R and P are oil-resistant and oil-proof, respectively.
According to the NIOSH Standards for Particle Filter Classifications, N95 has the least filtering ability among these three types of respirators. The filtration efficiency of N95 is slightly higher than FFP2 masks, with a minimum of 95% filtration rate of particles larger than 0.3 microns in diameter.
N95 masks are effective in the prevention of inhaling particles like coal, iron ore, flour, metal, wood and pollen, and other non-oil based liquids.
Among these three kinds, the N95 mask is the most common and popular one and is suggested by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for being effective against flu, swine flu, and avian flu transmission.
N99 masks have the medium filtration ability among the N-series masks. Compared to the N95 masks, N99 masks are able to trap more particles. N99 can filter up to 99% of the particles that are larger than 0.3 microns in diameter, such as asbestos, bacteria, copier toner, and lead.
However, this means that the materials used to manufacture N99 masks are denser than that of N95 masks, which makes the N99 more expensive and harder for the users to breathe when wearing it.
Therefore, N99 users need to be cautious if they bear cardiac or respiratory issues such as emphysema, asthmas, cardiopulmonary problems, and others.
N100 masks rank the highest in terms of particle filtration efficacy among the N-series masks. N100 can filter up to 99.97% of the particles that are larger than 0.3 microns in diameter.
N100 masks are suitable to be worn when grinding, sanding, mineral processing and other activities on construction sites and the factories. N100 masks are able to block off substances like lead, cadmium, arsenic and methylenedianiline and a majority of airborne hazards like viruses and bacterias.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) proved the efficiency of N100 masks for fighting against avian flu, swine flu and other contagious diseases and found them to provide superior protection.
In conclusion, the filtration efficiency of these three masks are:
N100 (99.97%) > N99 (99% ) > N95 (95%).
GB2626 is a regulation established by the State Administration of Quality Supervision of China, which specifies the requirements for material, structure, appearance, performance, filtration efficiency and labeling for respirators.
Similar to NIOSH standards for respirators, there are two systems and 3 classifications differentiating the filtration efficiency of the masks and they are KN-series and KP-series.
In this case, the filtration efficacy is indicated by number 90, 95 and 100. KN-series masks are able to prevent non-oil particles and KP-series are for preventing both non-oil and oil particles.
KN-series masks are proven to be effective in blocking particles of which the diameter is less than 5 microns. The filtration rate of KN90 shall be of at least 90%
KN95 masks or respirators shall have a filtration ability for at least 95%, and, similar to the American class N95, are among the most popular when the user is concerned with protecting himself against bacteria, viruses, or pollution.
KN100 masks or respirators shall have a filtration ability for at least 99.97%. Similar to N99 and N100 respirators, these masks are proven to offer a higher level of protection but come with the downside that breathing through these high-performance filters is more difficult.
In conclusion, the filtration efficiency of these three masks are:
N100 (99.97%) > N95 (95% ) > N90 (90%).
Surgical masks are mainly designed to protect patients against bacteria and viruses that might be transmitted via droplets and fluids during surgery, medical checks and more.
The most common surgical masks are the so-called 3-ply, 4-ply, and 5-ply. Generally speaking, a 3-ply mask features three layers:
4-ply and 5-ply masks also contain an activated carbon filter and/or an additional filtering layer. Thus, they offer extra protection.
In the US, surgical masks are classified as Class II medical devices by the FDA and are regulated under 21 CFR Section 878.4040. There exist several ASTM standards that define fluid resistance and filtration efficacy, and that can be used to comply with the FDA requirements.
For instance, ASTM F2100 provides tests to evaluate the BFE (Bacterial Filtration Efficiency), and ASTM F1215 provides tests to evaluate the PFE (Particle Filtration Efficiency), according to three levels of performance.
The higher the level is, the more effective the masks in filtering bacterias and sub-micron particles that move at a certain velocity: Level 3 (at least 98%) > Level 2 (at least 98%) > Level 1 (at least 95%).
In the EU, surgical masks fall under the scope of the Medical Devices Directive. The harmonized standard EN 14683 adopts standards that are similar to ASTM standards. In this case, performances are evaluated according to Type I, Type II, and Type IIR.
As for ASTM, the higher the number, the more effective the masks in filtering bacterias and sub-micron particles: Type IIR (at least 98%) > Type II (at least 98%) > Type I (at least 95%).
China also provides a similar standard, called YY0469, which shall filter at least 95% of particles.
Mo Chuiyan has an MA in Islamic Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has previously worked as a marketing developer for Middle Eastern countries in an E-commerce company. She has also worked as a merchandiser in the garment industry, where she gained expertise in material sourcing and production management. She currently works as a content editor for Chinaimportal.com
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Dear Fredrik,
I want to order 100.000 pcs oh children’s mask, but nobody from your lits produce them even if they have this product on ther sites. i call each of them.
can you offer me support regarding this topic?
thank you
Cosmin
Hi Cosmin,
We are supplier from one of the biggest mask manufacturers in China.
Try a Chinese manufacturer of children face mask named esendart.com
i have personally tried them and they are offering good quality at good rates.
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Please send us quotation for production line of N95 Masks of Fully automatic and semi-automatic machine
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2. Availability of consumable
3. Dimension of production Line
4. Please attach and send all certifications specially regarding quality of produced product
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Hello I am a Italian distributor. I want to buy mask ffp2 to Cina. You can Help me?
Hi Cosimo,
Please use the medical supplies form and we’ll get back to you.
dear Mo very useful your top 7 mask manufacturers but I think all of them are very busy so they are complety booked. Can you list the next 14 professional manufacturers maybe with some free production capacity to deliver masks soonest. regards
I am needing KN 95 mask. We want to purchase 2 million for the protection of the Corvid 19 virus. What is my cost, insurance and freight.
Regards,
Craig
Hi Craig,
Please use this form: https://www.chinaimportal.com/medical-supplies-inquiry/
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