Hardware industry is an important part of China's light industry, is a full market competition and closely related to people's life sunrise industry. More than 99% of the enterprises in the industry are private small and medium-sized enterprises, mainly distributed in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Fujian, Shandong, Hebei and other provinces and cities. Traditional hardware products, also known as "hardware.". It refers to all kinds of metal devices made of iron, steel, aluminum and other metals through forging, calendering, cutting, and other physical processing. 

For example, hardware tools, hardware parts, daily hardware, construction hardware and security supplies. Most hardware products are not end consumer goods. It is used as supporting products, semi-finished products and tools used in the production process of industrial manufacturing. Only a small part of daily hardware products are necessary tools for people's life. In the national economic industry classification of the National Bureau of statistics, manufacturing industry is the third largest industry. These include: the production and manufacture of means of living, such as agricultural and sideline products, food and beverage, tobacco, textile, clothing, leather, wood furniture, printing and sporting goods, and pharmaceutical manufacturing; Manufacturing of means of production, such as: petrochemical, chemical fiber, rubber and plastic, non-metallic products manufacturing, metal smelting and processing, metal products manufacturing, general equipment manufacturing, industry-specific equipment manufacturing, transportation equipment manufacturing, electrical equipment, communication electronics, etc. Since the reform and opening up, with the great development of consumer goods industry, China's hardware industry is also moving forward at a high speed, and all categories of international hardware industry are basically available in China. With the development of science and technology, the introduction of foreign advanced equipment, completely changed the domestic hardware products for decades has not changed the old face hole and a single variety of phenomenon. The variety of products has developed from dozens to thousands, basically meeting the market demand of different grades. There are about 30000 large and small hardware enterprises in China, accounting for only 2.2% of the total. Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have become the processing centers of hardware products. At present, the total production has accounted for more than 85% of the country. In the above areas, Daxin Town in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, Yuyao, Jinhua, Yongkang and other hardware industrial bases have successively emerged. According to the statistics of China Hardware Association, about 60% of China's hardware products are exported and 40% are sold in China. The general export accounts for 80% of the total export of hardware products, and the import processing trade accounts for 14% of the total export. During the "Ninth Five Year Plan" period, China's hardware industry exports to European and American markets have a greater growth, maintaining an export growth of 11.4%. Hardware industry is a completely competitive industry. The national development and Reform Commission is in charge of the hardware industry, which is mainly responsible for the formulation of industrial policies and the research and formulation of industry development plans. The industry management organization of the hardware industry is the China Hardware Association under the China Light Industry Federation, which is mainly committed to promoting the development of the industry, carrying out self-discipline management of the industry, carrying out cooperation and consultation in technology, products, market, information, training, domestic and foreign trade, and putting forward industrial development suggestions to government departments on behalf of the members of the industry.