Business & Trade

GBA Products & Industries Guide

Explore the products, industrial clusters and service specialisms of the nine mainland GBA cities, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR. Browse by city or industry to see where activities are concentrated, how the local areas differ and the official and industry sources behind each entry.

A region of specialised places

Guzhen is a lighting centre; Longjiang makes furniture; Baiyun has a cosmetics production cluster; Dalang specialises in knitwear. City names are a useful starting point, but the town or district often explains the industry more precisely.

Manufacturing, product design, wholesale trading and re-export services play different roles. The entries identify those roles and distinguish established industries from projects still being developed.

Shenzhen

Electronics & telecommunications; Trade, logistics & re-exporting; Robotics & automation; Industrial machinery; Batteries & energy

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Guangzhou

Vehicles & automotive parts; Cosmetics; Electronics & telecommunications

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Hong Kong SAR

Trade, logistics & re-exporting; Finance & professional services

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Macao SAR

Tourism, hospitality & events; Trade, logistics & re-exporting; Finance & professional services

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Dongguan

Electronics & telecommunications; Hardware & locks; Industrial machinery; Garments, footwear & knitwear

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Foshan

Home appliances; Furniture; Ceramics & building materials; Industrial machinery

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Zhuhai

Printing supplies; Medical devices; Home appliances; Industrial machinery

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Zhongshan

Lighting; Home appliances; Hardware & locks

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Huizhou

Electronics & telecommunications; Vehicles & automotive parts; Petrochemicals; Batteries & energy

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Jiangmen

Vehicles & automotive parts; Hardware & locks; Ceramics & building materials; Home appliances; Packaging

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Zhaoqing

Vehicles & automotive parts; Hardware & locks; Jade & jewellery

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By product or industry

Electronics & telecommunications · Trade, logistics & re-exporting

Huaqiangbei electronics markets

Huaqiangbei, Futian

Trade or services

SEG and neighbouring specialised markets trade electronic components and consumer devices. Smart headphones, AI glasses, wearable devices and companion robots are among the products displayed. Huaqiangbei is the concentrated electronics trading area in Futian.

Electronics & telecommunications

Communications, smart devices and chip design

Nanshan: Shenzhen High-tech Park, Liuxiandong and Xili

Established industry

Nanshan combines electronic-information businesses such as ZTE and OPPO with an integrated-circuit design cluster. Shenzhen High-tech Park, Liuxiandong and the Xili area bring together electronics companies and research resources; Nanshan Zhiyuan's Chongwen campus has a concentration of businesses designing chips for smart devices.

Robotics & automation

Robotics research and product development

Northern Nanshan, along Liuxian Avenue

Established industry

Nanshan's Robotics Valley runs along Liuxian Avenue between Yangtai and Tanglang mountains. The existing corridor brings robotics firms and supporting businesses together, including DJI and UBTECH, with a focus on research and product development.

Electronics & telecommunications · Industrial machinery · Batteries & energy

Electronics production and battery-making equipment

Bao'an: Fuhai, Shiyan and other industrial areas

Established industry

Bao'an has electronic-circuit manufacturers and consumer-electronics production. Its battery-making equipment cluster is concentrated in Shiyan's Tangtou industrial area and Fuhai's Dejin Industrial Park. Equipment covers cell production, packaging and testing, including laser cutting, winding and stacking technologies.

Vehicles & automotive parts

Vehicle manufacturing and automotive parts

Huadu; Hualong and Shilou, Panyu; Huangge, Nansha

Established industry

Huadu has an automotive and spare-parts base. Panyu's Hualong-Shilou area supports GAC Trumpchi and AION vehicle manufacturing and research. Huangge's cluster is anchored by GAC Toyota. These production locations differ from Panyu Avenue's sales businesses and Nansha's vehicle export and related services.

Cosmetics

Baiyun cosmetics and supporting supply chains

Baiyun District, including Zhongluotan

Established industry

Cosmetics manufacturers and related suppliers cluster around Zhongluotan's Beauty and Health Industrial Park area. Baiyun's published layout places production and new-business support in the north, with headquarters, design, marketing and display functions in the south.

Electronics & telecommunications

Semiconductors and electronic components

Huangpu District / Guangzhou Development District

Established industry

Huangpu reports an initial semiconductor chain spanning design, manufacturing, packaging and testing, with CanSemi among its representative businesses. Its electronic-component businesses also develop and produce electronic materials and devices.

Finance & professional services

Finance and professional business services

Central and Western District; providers across Hong Kong SAR

Trade or services

Finance and professional business support are established Hong Kong service sectors. Central and Western District is a commercial, financial and legal centre, serving office-based activity linked to regional commerce and industry.

Tourism, hospitality & events

Hotels and visitor services

Macao peninsula, Taipa and Cotai

Trade or services

Macao's visitor economy includes hotels, accommodation and hospitality services across the peninsula, Taipa and Cotai. Cotai combines large resort hotels with exhibition venues. The tourism office's accommodation directory lists properties by geographic area, including Coloane.

Trade, logistics & re-exporting · Finance & professional services · Tourism, hospitality & events

Trade connections and exhibitions

IPIM's service complex on the peninsula; exhibition venues in Cotai

Trade or services

IPIM connects China and Portuguese-speaking countries through trade services, business matching and exhibitions. Its service complex is on the peninsula. PLPEX is an exhibition programme to investigate for overseas products and services, including food, agriculture, e-commerce and professional services. Use the organiser's programme for dates, venue and participation details.

Electronics & telecommunications · Hardware & locks · Industrial machinery

Smartphones, hardware and moulds

Chang'an

Established industry

Chang'an has smartphone production anchored by OPPO and vivo, with supporting manufacturers and a substantial hardware and mould-making cluster. Its optical businesses include security-camera lenses, while machine-vision companies add another local electronics specialism.

Electronics & telecommunications · Hardware & locks

Transmission cables, connectors and wire-harness equipment

Humen

Established industry

Information-transmission cables are an established Humen manufacturing specialism. The town also hosts a cable-industry exhibition: its 2025 edition presented cables, connectors and equipment for making wire harnesses (connected wiring assemblies). The exhibition connects the production industry with its wider equipment and trading network.

Garments, footwear & knitwear · Industrial machinery

Knitwear, yarns and knitting machinery

Dalang

Established industry

Dalang's longstanding knitwear cluster connects knitted garments, yarn trading and knitting machinery. Yarn businesses develop new yarn types, while garment design and production form part of the town's textile network.

Ceramics & building materials

Architectural ceramics, brands and industry services

Nanzhuang and Shiwan, Chancheng District

Established industry

Nanzhuang and Shiwan are key locations in Chancheng's ceramics cluster. Ceramic tiles and slabs sit alongside brand headquarters, research, display activities and services for the wider industry.

Industrial machinery

Woodworking and glass machinery

Lunjiao, Shunde District

Established industry

Lunjiao is a specialised location for woodworking and glass machinery. Huanan Machinery City adds a machinery-parts service platform with physical shops, research, industrial design and precision-processing facilities. Machinery trade and support services sit alongside the local equipment industry.

Medical devices

Medical-device research and production

Tangjiawan, Zhuhai high-tech zone

Established industry

Tangjiawan has medical-device research and production, including assembly and testing of blood-dialysis equipment. The high-tech zone's specialisms include blood purification, patient monitoring, medical imaging, diagnostic reagents and implant or interventional devices.

Home appliances · Industrial machinery

Home appliances and precision equipment

Zhuhai; precision-equipment businesses in the high-tech zone

Established industry

Home appliances and precision machinery are established Zhuhai sectors. The high-tech zone's Greater Bay Area Smart Manufacturing Industrial Park produces computer-controlled (CNC) drilling and tapping machines used to process aerospace parts, communications equipment, battery components and aluminium profiles.

Hardware & locks

Hardware, locks and industrial castors

Xiaolan Town

Established industry

Xiaolan has an established hardware-and-lock cluster. Local businesses presented smart locks and industrial castors in Zhongshan's 2026 promotion. The city's current plan identifies hardware and locks among the northwest area's established advantages, alongside upgrading and digitalisation work.

Electronics & telecommunications · Vehicles & automotive parts

Mobile communications and automotive electronics

Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone

Established industry

Zhongkai has established mobile-communications and automotive-electronics production chains. These sit alongside the development zone's flat-panel display, LED and new-energy battery industries.

Batteries & energy

Lithium batteries and energy-storage applications

Zhongkai and the wider Huizhou battery industry

Established industry

Huizhou has lithium-ion battery manufacturing and energy-storage applications. Alongside EVE Energy's battery production, a 2023 local example is its demonstration station using retired vehicle batteries.

Home appliances · Packaging

Appliances and supporting components

Pengjiang, including Tangxia and Pengjiang Industrial Park

Established industry

Pengjiang's appliance production includes televisions, air conditioners, fans, rice cookers, coffee machines and bread makers. Motors, metal parts and packaging are part of the supply network. Production locations include Tangxia and Pengjiang Industrial Park; Jiangmen also has a smart-appliance base in Jianghai.

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