Wholesale & Bulk Orders

Buy Vietnamese Lanterns Wholesale: A Factory-Direct Guide for International Buyers

Updated June 2026 · By the LongDenViet workshop, Ho Chi Minh City

Most wholesale lanterns that reach international buyers have passed through two or three hands — a local market seller, a trading company, an importer. Each adds a margin. By the time the lanterns reach you the price has little relationship to what the workshop actually charges.

Buying direct means you pay the workshop price. It also means you choose the shape, colour and size at source — not from a pre-made catalogue someone else compiled. If you want the round garlic lantern in dusty rose with a 40 cm diameter and your hotel logo on the fabric, that conversation happens with the people who actually make it, not someone relaying messages across a supply chain.

• Better price at every tier. Wholesale tiers apply to the workshop price, not the inflated trading-company price.
• Real customisation. Shape, colour, size, fabric type and logo are all configurable because we control every step of production.
• Consistent quality. You deal directly with the makers, which means quality issues are resolved in hours, not weeks of back-and-forth.
• Faster lead times. No intermediate order-processing stage. Small orders ship in 5–7 days; popular sizes often ship from stock.

You can see the full range on our English-language catalogue page, or send us your spec list via WhatsApp and we will put a quote together the same day.

Our core range is bamboo-frame lanterns made with aged bamboo — three to five years old, salt-water soaked, dried and heat-treated to resist insects. The frame folds flat like an umbrella, opens in under a minute, and is light enough that international freight stays affordable even at scale.

For large outdoor installations — hotel courtyards, restaurant terraces, event structures — we also make lanterns with powder-coated iron frames. The frame itself is near-permanent; the fabric covering is replaceable when it fades.

Fabric options

We carry eight shapes in the standard range: garlic-bulb, round, diamond, pyramid, ribbed, umbrella, flying-saucer and hexagonal wood. All eight are available in fourteen colours and most common sizes can be mixed within a single order.

We do not publish a universal price list because the right price depends on four variables: shape, size, fabric type and quantity. What we can tell you is how the tiers work.

• Bamboo-frame lanterns: wholesale tiers unlock at 20, 50 and 100 pieces. Each tier brings the per-unit price down meaningfully.
• Hexagonal wood-frame lanterns: smaller frames, so the first tier starts at 10 pieces, with a second tier at 20.
• Custom fabric or logo orders: minimum 20 pieces per design. Below that the setup cost per piece makes it impractical for both sides.

Lead times follow the same logic: orders under 100 pieces take roughly 5–7 days. Larger or export-focused orders run 15–20 days. If your sizes and colours are among our most popular, we often have stock and can ship faster — worth mentioning when you send your list.

Hotels, restaurant groups and event companies regularly order lanterns with their logo or a bespoke pattern printed directly onto the silk or glossy fabric. The process is straightforward.

1. Send us your artwork file — vector formats (AI, SVG, EPS) are ideal; a high-resolution PNG works too. Tell us the size and placement you want.
2. We produce a digital proof showing how the logo will look on the fabric and the lantern shape you chose. You review and approve it before anything is printed.
3. Once approved, we can also produce a physical sample and send it to you before committing to the full run. Most buyers skip this step on repeat orders, but it is available.
4. After approval, production proceeds. Custom fabric orders have a minimum of 20 pieces.

Logo lanterns are used most often at hotel entrances, restaurant ambient lighting, corporate events and branded weddings. They also make unusually distinctive packaging for premium products — a lantern with your label is a gift people keep.

We do not fabricate client stories, so we will not drop brand names here. What we will say is that the same bamboo-and-silk construction we sell to individual buyers is what goes into custom orders — the quality does not change because the quantity went up.

We ship wholesale orders via DHL and FedEx from Ho Chi Minh City. Courier costs are paid separately from the lantern price; we will include the estimated freight in your quote once we know the destination country and total weight.

The fold-flat design is the reason international shipping is practical at all. Each lantern collapses to a flat disc a few centimetres thick. A box that holds fifty 30 cm lanterns is not large, and the total weight is a fraction of what a rigid craft item the same size would be.

Approximate folded weights

Payment is by bank wire transfer (TT) or PayPal. We take a deposit before production and the balance before shipment. The exact split is stated in the quote.

1. Send your spec list. Tell us shapes, sizes, colours, fabric type (silk / brocade / glossy), quantity and delivery country. The more detail the better — if you are unsure about any of it, we can advise. Use the contact form on our English page or message us directly on WhatsApp at +84 905 151 701.
2. Receive a quote and digital proof. We return a price breakdown, lead time and estimated freight. If your order includes logo printing, a digital proof of the design on the lantern fabric is included for approval.
3. Confirm and pay the deposit. Once you are happy with the quote (and the proof, if applicable), we issue an invoice. Production starts on receipt of the deposit.
4. Production. Standard orders under 100 pieces: 5–7 days. Larger or export orders: 15–20 days. We send photos of the finished batch before shipping if requested.
5. Ship via DHL or FedEx. We pack the folded lanterns carefully, generate the shipping documents and send you the tracking number. Typical transit to Europe, the US or Australia is usually within about a week with DHL Express.

Ready to start? Visit our English catalogue to see the full range, or message us on WhatsApp with your requirements and we will get back to you the same day.

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