The short version: Dongguan Jinlai Corporation Ltd. has made decorative lighting under the Jlighting brand in Changping Town, Dongguan, since 2007. Its 68 designs span nine collections, from fabric shades and ceramic table lamps to rotomolded outdoor lights and LED frames. On OEM and ODM terms, the MOQ is 100-500 units for standard products, existing designs are sampled in 7-14 days and production takes 30-45 days after sample approval and deposit. It lists CE, UL, ETL, RoHS, FSC and BSCI.
Who is Jinlai, and where does it make its lamps?
Jinlai is a decorative lighting factory registered as 东莞市金莱实业有限公司 (Dongguan Jinlai Corporation Ltd.), a limited liability company founded in 2007. Its address is No.112 Sanlian Road, Luwu Village, Changping Town, Dongguan, in Guangdong's manufacturing corridor. Its products are sold under the Jlighting brand to retail brands and buyers in more than 30 countries.
The company describes a 10,000 m² main plant plus a 7,800 m² secondary factory for large promotional orders, which it says adds more than USD 6 million of annual capacity. It employs over 150 people, including a 10-person R&D team, makes more than 100,000 units a month and runs a 2,000 m² showroom with every collection on display.
What are the nine Jlighting collections?
Jinlai groups its 68 designs into nine collections, each with its own page on the site. The last column of the table shows where products like these typically sell; it reflects general market practice, not a list of Jinlai's customers.
Fabric Shade: Designs - 6; What it covers - Linen clusters, knitted cloud forms, velvet ruffles, scalloped discs, drum pendants; Typical fit - Home décor chains, furniture retail, private-label ranges
Ceramic Table Lamps: Designs - 9; What it covers - Blue-and-white ginger jar, celadon and crackle glazes, stoneware, marble-swirl bottles; Typical fit - Premium home retail, department stores
LED Functional: Designs - 6; What it covers - Cordless lantern, gooseneck and clamp desk lamps, touch night light; Typical fit - Homeware, office supplies, online retail
Rotomolded: Designs - 7; What it covers - Pebble forms, candle flames, glow tables, PE cone lanterns; IP-rated, indoor and outdoor; Typical fit - Garden and outdoor ranges, seasonal retail, hospitality terraces
Natural Material: Designs - 8; What it covers - Rattan with concrete, jute, raffia, wood bead, cardboard, papier-mâché; Typical fit - Design-led interiors, lifestyle stores
Metal & Iron: Designs - 8; What it covers - Laser-cut pierced domes, hammered petals, brass arc on marble, sconces; Typical fit - Furniture retail, restaurants and hospitality
Glass & Metal Modern: Designs - 8; What it covers - Mushroom domes, ribbed amber and smoke globes, stacked spheres; Typical fit - Contemporary furniture and lighting stores
Luxury Table Lamps: Designs - 8; What it covers - Marble with brass inlay, crystal columns, ivory ceramic, Art Deco cages; Typical fit - High-end retail, hotel rooms and lobbies
LED Illuminated Frames: Designs - 8; What it covers - Backlit wood frames, 3D scene light boxes, fairy lights; USB, custom printing; Typical fit - Gift retail, personalised and seasonal gifts
Table lamps: ceramic and luxury
The ceramic collection is the most traditional part of the range. A featured piece is a hand-painted blue-and-white ginger jar under a pleated ikat shade, which the company positions for premium retailers, alongside celadon, stoneware, crackle-glaze and marble-swirl bases.
Reactive and crackle glazes deserve a specific line in any order. As general practice, these glazes vary with kiln position and temperature, so no two bases come out identical. Agree an approved sample plus a light and a dark limit sample before production, so that inspection on the line has something concrete to compare against.
The luxury collection uses heavier materials: marble with brass inlay, crystal columns, ivory ceramic, Art Deco cages and obsidian accents. These lamps weigh more and break more easily than average, which affects packing, drop testing and freight per unit, so ask for packed weight and carton size early when you work out landed cost.
Pendants and shades: fabric, natural material, metal and glass
Four collections cover most pendant and shade work. Fabric Shade includes a cream linen drum pendant with a block-pattern wrap and optional gold trim. Natural Material includes a cone with a cement crown and woven rattan body. In Metal & Iron, the pierced Moroccan dome comes in matte black, antique brass and aged copper, while Glass & Metal Modern is the most contemporary group, built around domes and smoked or amber globes.
For natural fibres and paper, plan for humidity and variation: as a general rule, rattan, jute and raffia move with moisture, and handwork means small differences between pieces. If your market asks for FSC, ask which wood or paper items can carry an FSC claim, because the claim must appear on the invoice for that product, not only on the company certificate.
LED, rotomolded and frames
Three collections use an integrated light source instead of a bulb socket. LED Functional covers a rechargeable cordless lantern, gooseneck and dual-arm clamp desk lamps and a touch-control night light. LED Illuminated Frames covers backlit oak and beech frames, fairy lights and paper-cut 3D scene light boxes lit by edge-lit LEDs, USB powered, which the company positions for gift retail.
Rotomolding, as general practice, heats polyethylene powder in a mould rotating on two axes to form a seamless hollow shell that is light, impact-resistant and suited to outdoor use. Jinlai's rotomolded pieces are IP-rated for indoor and outdoor use; the Pebble Glow Light in sand finish, for example, is listed as IP44, rechargeable and dimmable.
Rechargeable products need extra paperwork: Cordless lanterns and rechargeable pebble lights contain a battery. If it is lithium-ion, as is common in rechargeable lamps, general practice is that shipping needs a UN38.3 test summary and the correct dangerous-goods declaration, and some retailers run their own battery and charger tests. Raise this in the brief rather than after the sample, because it can change the battery chosen.
OEM or ODM: which way should you work with Jinlai?
The two terms are used loosely, so it helps to be precise. In general usage, ODM means you start from the factory's existing designs and adapt them: colour, finish, shade fabric, size, packaging and your brand. OEM means the factory builds to your design, from your drawings, sketches or concept. Jinlai offers both across its nine collections.
ODM is faster: an existing design already has a proven sample, a costed bill of materials and a production method, and samples take 7-14 days. OEM takes longer because the design comes first: Jinlai prepares 3D renders and material options for approval, and custom-design samples take 20-30 days after design approval.
Jinlai also co-develops pieces with a buyer's other suppliers, combining their materials with its lighting work. One long-term client described it like this:
They worked alongside our other craft suppliers to co-develop lighting pieces that simply could not have existed without their expertise.
If design ownership matters to you, settle it in writing at the start. Jinlai holds a Chinese design patent for a Natural Series pendant lamp (ZL 2017 3 0189607.3), which shows that it registers its own designs. For an OEM project, agree who owns the drawings and any tooling, and whether the design is exclusive to you and in which markets.
How does a project run from brief to shipment?
Jinlai publishes a five-step process. The times below are the company's own figures; freight time depends on your destination port and is not included.
• Inquiry: send your concept, sketch, reference image or CAD file. The company says it replies within 24 hours.
• Design: for new designs, the team prepares 3D renders and material options for your approval. For an existing design, use this step to confirm finishes, sizes and packaging.
• Sample: a physical sample is made for quality review and approval before production. Existing designs take 7-14 days; custom designs take 20-30 days after design approval.
• Production: the full run starts after sample approval and receipt of the deposit, and standard production takes 30-45 days. The company states that QC inspections run inline at every stage and that every product is checked before shipment.
• Delivery: goods are packed to your specification and shipped FOB Yantian, or on CNF/CIF terms to ports worldwide.
Work backwards from your in-store date: Start from the date the product must be on shelf or on site. Subtract freight and customs time for your port, then the 30-45 days of production, then the sample time and your own approval time. If the start date is already in the past, adapt an existing design rather than developing a new one.
What are the order terms: MOQ, samples, lead time and shipping?
Minimum order: What Jinlai states - 100-500 units for standard products; What to confirm in your quote - MOQ per item and per colour, and whether colours can be mixed
Sample, existing design: What Jinlai states - 7-14 days; What to confirm in your quote - Sample cost, whether it is credited against the order, courier
Sample, custom design: What Jinlai states - 20-30 days after design approval; What to confirm in your quote - Revision rounds included, tooling cost and ownership
Production: What Jinlai states - 30-45 days after sample approval and deposit; What to confirm in your quote - Deposit and balance terms, production slot
Shipping terms: What Jinlai states - FOB Yantian, or CNF/CIF worldwide; What to confirm in your quote - Destination port, carton and pallet specification
Capacity: What Jinlai states - 100,000+ units a month; 7,800 m² secondary factory for large promotional orders; What to confirm in your quote - Capacity reserved for your programme in peak season
Response time: What Jinlai states - Reply within 24 hours; What to confirm in your quote - A named contact for your project
The MOQ range is the first thing to discuss. A range of 100-500 units usually reflects the difference between a simple design in a standard finish and one that needs special materials, custom colours or printed packaging. Ask where your item sits in that range and which changes would move it.
Which certifications does your market need, and which does Jinlai list?
Compliance marks depend on the market and the product, not only on the factory. As general practice, lamps sold in the EU carry the CE mark, covering electrical safety and, where there are LED drivers or other electronics, electromagnetic compatibility, together with RoHS limits on hazardous substances. In the United States and Canada, retailers usually require a safety listing from a recognised laboratory, most often UL or ETL.
CE: What it covers (general) - Conformity with EU product rules, including electrical safety; Main market - European Union; What Jinlai lists - Certificate BSTXD191012294301SC
RoHS: What it covers (general) - Limits on lead, mercury, cadmium and other hazardous substances; Main market - European Union, also requested elsewhere; What Jinlai lists - Certificate BST191012294801CC
UL: What it covers (general) - Safety listing by a recognised North American laboratory; Main market - United States and Canada; What Jinlai lists - Portable luminaires, E362995
ETL: What it covers (general) - Safety listing by Intertek, generally accepted as an alternative to UL; Main market - United States and Canada; What Jinlai lists - Fixed luminaires, on request
3C: What it covers (general) - China Compulsory Certification; Main market - China; What Jinlai lists - Certificate 2016171001000567
FSC: What it covers (general) - Chain of custody for wood and paper materials; Main market - Worldwide, often asked for by European retailers; What Jinlai lists - CN20/30679, valid to 2030
BSCI: What it covers (general) - Social compliance audit of working conditions; Main market - Mainly European retail; What Jinlai lists - Audited by SGS, 2026
Two details in that list deserve attention. The first is scope. Jinlai's UL listing is for portable luminaires, the category that covers plug-in table and floor lamps, while its ETL listing covers fixed luminaires, such as hardwired ceiling and wall fittings. Match the mark to the type of product you are buying.
The second is model coverage. As general practice, a UL or ETL listing and a CE test report apply to the specific models that were tested, so a new OEM design may need to be added to a listing or tested before it can carry the mark. Ask whether your item is already covered, and if it is not, who arranges and pays for testing and how much time it adds to the schedule.
Ask for the document, not the logo: A row of logos shows what a factory holds. What your importer of record needs are the documents that name your product: the test report or listing for that model, the RoHS report and, where relevant, an FSC claim on the invoice. Request them with the sample, not at shipment.
What should you put in a brief to Jinlai?
A good brief gets a faster, more accurate quote and fewer sample rounds. The company says it can start from a full CAD file or just an idea, but the more of these points you cover, the closer the first sample will be.
• Product and starting point: the collection or existing design you want to adapt, or your own drawing, sketch or mood images.
• Target market and marks: where the product will be sold, and whether you need CE, UL or ETL, RoHS, FSC or a BSCI audit report.
• Dimensions and materials: overall size, base and shade materials, and finish colours, with Pantone references or physical swatches where possible.
• Light source: bulb socket type and maximum wattage, or integrated LED; mains cable, USB or rechargeable; dimming or touch control.
• Quantities: units per item and per colour for the first order, and the expected repeat volume.
• Target price: your target FOB price or retail price point, so that materials can be chosen to fit.
• Packaging: brown carton, printed retail box or gift box, e-commerce requirements, labels, barcodes and instruction leaflets.
• Timeline and terms: the in-store or on-site date, your preferred Incoterm (FOB Yantian, CNF or CIF) and the destination port.
For hotel projects, add the mounting type, voltage and whether items are guest-room table lamps or fixed fittings, since that decides whether the UL or the ETL scope applies. The company says its engineering team works to hotel construction schedules, so give it the real deadline.
How do you check Jinlai before placing an order?
Checking a lighting supplier comes down to a few documents and, ideally, one visit. Jinlai publishes its business registration, including its registered Chinese name, Grade A taxpayer status and Changping address, and offers certificate copies on request.
• Check that the company name on certificates and test reports matches the registered name, 东莞市金莱实业有限公司.
• If your retailer requires social compliance, ask for the full BSCI audit report from SGS, not only the summary.
• Visit the 2,000 m² showroom to see all nine collections, then walk the production lines for the products you plan to order.
• Ask how inline QC is recorded, and agree the inspection standard (for example an AQL level) for your pre-shipment inspection.
• Ask for references in your market; the company states that its longest client relationship has lasted 19 years.
Send your brief to Jinlai
Send a sketch, reference or CAD file with your target market, quantities and dates. The Jlighting team replies within 24 hours by email, WhatsApp or through the enquiry form.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum order quantity at Jinlai? For standard products, Jinlai states an MOQ of 100-500 units. Where an item falls in that range depends on the design, materials, colours and packaging, so confirm the MOQ per item and per colour in the quotation.
How long do samples and production take? Existing-design samples take 7-14 days; custom-design samples take 20-30 days after design approval. Standard production takes 30-45 days after sample approval and deposit. Goods ship FOB Yantian or CNF/CIF, and freight time is extra.
Does Jinlai have UL certification for table lamps? Jinlai lists a UL certification for portable luminaires, E362995, the category that covers plug-in table and floor lamps. It also lists ETL for fixed luminaires, available on request. Confirm that your specific model is covered before you order.
Which certifications does Jinlai list for Europe? CE (certificate BSTXD191012294301SC) and RoHS (BST191012294801CC), plus FSC chain of custody CN20/30679, valid to 2030, and a BSCI audit by SGS in 2026. Ask for the test reports that cover the exact models you order.
Can Jinlai develop a lamp from my sketch? Yes. The team develops 3D renders and material options from a sketch, reference or concept, then makes a physical sample for approval. It also co-develops pieces with a buyer's other suppliers. Agree design ownership and exclusivity in writing at the start.