Drinkware sells on how it feels in the hand and on whether it keeps its promise: a travel mug that leaks or a glass that breaks in the dishwasher sends the whole range back. We supply wholesale drinkware and barware from China across soda-lime and borosilicate glassware, ceramic mugs, double-wall and vacuum insulated stainless bottles, tumblers and straws, bar tools and the accessories that build a drinks shelf.
Glass covers the volume end and the premium end at the same time: soda-lime tumblers, hi-ball and rocks ' 'glasses, and borosilicate for heat-resistant carafes and tea glasses. The quality signals are a straight ' 'wall with no visible seam, a rim that is fire-polished rather than chipped, and a base that is level; where ' 'glass is texturised or blown in colour, the finish is graded on evenness of the pattern and on the absence ' 'of striae. Borosilicate is specified where a piece has to take boiling liquid or a dishwasher cycle at high ' 'heat, and the two glasses are never interchangeable on a specification sheet.
Vacuum insulated stainless steel is the technology line: bottles, travel mugs and tumblers in 304 or, where ' 'corrosion resistance is specified, 316 grade, with double-wall vacuum construction. The claims that matter ' 'are specific - how many hours hot and how many hours cold at a stated starting temperature - and they are ' 'verified on the finished unit rather than assumed from the design. Lid and seal performance is the second ' 'claim: a silicone gasket, a threaded or a flip lid, and a leak test that is run on production units, because ' 'one leaking lid is what turns a bottle into a return.
Ceramic mugs cover the everyday and the gift end - glazed stoneware and porcelain, with printed, embossed ' 'or reactive decoration - and the decoration has to match the dishwasher and microwave claims. PP, Tritan and ' 'stainless handle the value lines, kids' drinkware, straws and infusers, while bamboo lids and silicone ' 'sleeves add the design layer that lifts a plain bottle. Barware runs across stainless jiggers, shakers, ' 'strainers, muddlers and pourers, plus glass decanters and ice buckets for the gifting end.
Send the shelf plan or the set you are building and we will propose a mix at defined price points rather than a list of unrelated pieces.
Drinkware touches food and drink on every use, and the insulated lines carry performance claims, so both routes have to be confirmed before production:
Shihm is a trading company rather than a testing laboratory, so we do not issue certificates: we confirm the test route with our partner factories against your destination and your customer's specification sheet, and the reports are issued under the laboratory's name.
Every lot is inspected against the approved pre-production sample before loading, and the inspection report travels with the shipping documents.
Because a drinks range mixes glass, ceramic and insulated metal, it is usually consolidated with the wider kitchen order, which spreads the freight across several lines instead of carrying it on one.
What is your MOQ for drinkware? From 500-1,000 pcs per design on stock shapes; custom moulds or a bespoke print carry a higher minimum, quoted per project.
What are your lead times? Seven to ten days for counter samples, thirty to forty-five days for production after deposit, plus twenty-five to thirty-five days sea freight to Europe or the US East Coast.
Are your insulated bottles leak-proof? Lid and gasket assemblies are leak-tested on production units, not just on the sample - a leaking lid is the most common return on this line.
How do you verify the hot and cold retention claims? The hours hot and hours cold are measured on the finished unit at a stated starting temperature, so the number on the label matches what the bottle does.
Is your glassware borosilicate or soda-lime? Both are available and they are not interchangeable: borosilicate is specified where a piece takes boiling liquid or high-heat washing, soda-lime for everyday tumblers and stemware.
Is your decorated glassware and ceramic food-contact safe? Yes - decorated glass and ceramic are tested for lead and cadmium release on the finished piece, and the decoration method is matched to the care claim you intend to print.
Can you print our logo on the bottle or the packaging? Yes - printed and embossed decoration, powder-coat and moulded colour, branded labels, sleeves and gift boxes, worked to your own artwork.
How do you pack glassware for export? Individual wrapping, interleaving, corner protection and a master carton designed against a defined drop test, with print-ready packing for e-commerce sellers.
How do we start? Send reference images, your target retail price points and the set you are building; we come back with factory options, a sample timetable and a landed cost estimate.