Buying from a usine chinoise de terrains de padel in 2026 comes down to twelve questions. Get clear written answers to all twelve before you pay a deposit, and the project is straightforward. Skip any of them and you inherit the risk — the wrong incoterm, an undersized container booking, or a bill of materials that quietly changes after the contract is signed.
This guide is written from the enquiries we actually receive at our china padel court factory in Hebei. A typical RFQ asks for two outdoor panoramic courts, 20 m × 10 m, 12 mm tempered glass, hot-dip galvanized steel, professional turf and LED lighting — plus EXW/FOB and CIF pricing, shipping weight, lead time, warranty, BOM, certifications and payment terms.
Every heading below answers one of those points, using the same technical data any serious china padel court factory or fabricant de terrains de padel should be willing to put in writing.
What Does This China Padel Court Factory Guide Cover?
It covers the twelve commercial and technical questions that decide whether a china padel court factory purchase succeeds: supplier type, package scope, incoterms, container loading, lead time, installation, warranty, bill of materials, certifications, project verification, payment terms and manufacturing process. Use the list below to jump to the section you need.
- Why buy directly from a china padel court factory
- What a complete 2-court package includes
- EXW, FOB or CIF — which price to ask for
- Shipping dimensions, weight and container loading
- Production time and delivery schedule
- Installation and foundation requirements
- Warranty periods and what they really cover
- Technical specification and bill of materials
- Certifications and export documents
- How to verify completed commercial projects
- Standard payment terms
- PanoCourt’s manufacturing process
Why Buy Padel Courts Directly from a China Padel Court Factory?
Buying direct from a china padel court factory removes one or two trading layers from the supply chain and puts you in contact with the people who control the steel, the coating line and the QC. A terrain de padel en Chine package bought from a genuine factory is typically 30–45% below a Western European brand price at comparable specification — and the specification itself becomes negotiable.
The catch is that most exporters presenting themselves as a china padel court factory are not one. China’s padel supply chain has three tiers, and telling them apart is the single most valuable thing a buyer can do before requesting a prix d'un terrain de padel.
- Sociétés commerciales — no production assets; they buy from whichever workshop is cheapest that month, so consistency between orders is not guaranteed.
- Integrators — they own assembly and packing but subcontract steel fabrication and coating, which is exactly where corrosion failures originate.
- Source factories — laser cutting, welding, shot blasting and powder coating happen under one roof, under one QC system.
Analyse approfondie : the technical gap between tiers rarely shows up in year one. It shows up in year three, at the weld seams and base plates, when a subcontracted coating job with 30 μm of powder over untreated steel starts blooming rust. Structural steel is a 10–15 year asset; the coating system decides whether it lasts that long.
Perspective tirée de la réalité : ask for a short unedited video walking from the laser cutter to the powder coating line in one continuous shot. Traders cannot produce it. Integrators produce it from someone else’s plant and the logos do not match. It takes five minutes to request and it filters out most of the market. We break the three tiers down further in our guide to China padel court supplier types.
What Should a Complete 2-Court Outdoor Panoramic Package Include?
A complete two-court outdoor panoramic package from a china padel court factory should cover the steel structure, glass enclosure, weldmesh, net system, artificial turf, lighting, all fixings and the documentation set — with nothing described as “standard accessories” without a quantity beside it.
For a 20 m × 10 m panoramic court, the reference configuration a china padel court factory should quote looks like this, per court.
| Composant | Reference specification (per court) |
|---|---|
| Intermediate posts | 50 × 100 × 3 mm rectangular steel tube, H3000 mm, 12 pcs |
| Upper crossbeams | 50 × 100 × 3 mm tube — 4 × 4,000 mm long-side, 4 × 5,000 mm short-side |
| Lower crossbeams | 50 × 100 × 3 mm tube — 4 × 4,000 mm long-side, 4 × 5,000 mm short-side |
| Poteaux d'éclairage | 50 × 100 × 3 mm steel tube, H3000 mm, 4 pcs |
| Verre trempé | 12 mm toughened, 19 panels, 1,995 × 2,995 mm, 108 m² total |
| Weldmesh panels | 20 × 40 × 2 mm frame, 4 mm wire, 50 × 50 mm aperture, 2,000 × 1,000 mm, 46 panels |
| Net system | 80 × 160 × 2.75 mm posts, pure-copper cable tensioner, cast aluminium cap, crank handle; PE braided net with PVC-coated steel wire rope |
| Gazon synthétique | 12 mm pile, 3/16″ gauge, 52,500 stitches/m², 9,000 dtex, 210 m² with white line marking |
| Éclairage | 4 × 400 W or 8 × 200 W LED sports floodlights, IP66, >500 lux |
| Matériel | Hot-dip galvanized studs and pipe clamps, 304/316 stainless bolts and nuts, expansion bolts, PE gaskets, steel-plate glass connectors |
Perspective tirée de la réalité : the two line items most often missing from a cheap quotation are the glass connectors and the gasket set. They are small money, and they are what stops glass-to-steel contact. If a quotation does not itemise them, the supplier is either economising there or has not built the court themselves. A real china padel court factory itemises both without being asked. Our Guide d'achat pour les fournisseurs de terrains de padel compares two real quotations line by line.
EXW, FOB or CIF — Which Price Should You Ask a China Padel Court Factory For?
Ask your china padel court factory for FOB China as the baseline and CIF to your destination port as the comparison. EXW looks cheapest on paper but transfers export clearance, inland trucking to port and container loading to you — costs first-time importers underestimate and cannot easily control from abroad.
| Incoterm | What the price covers | Idéal pour |
|---|---|---|
| EXW | Goods at the factory gate only | Buyers with an established China forwarder and consolidation needs |
| FOB China (Tianjin Port) | Export packing, inland trucking, customs clearance, loading on board | Most buyers — the cleanest basis for comparing two factories |
| CIF destination | FOB plus sea freight and marine insurance to the discharge port | Buyers who want one number and a single point of responsibility to port |
Ask every china padel court factory on your shortlist to quote FOB Tianjin and CIF your port against the same bill of materials — otherwise you are comparing scopes, not prices.
Analyse approfondie : CIF is not “landed”. It stops at the discharge port. Destination terminal handling, customs duty, VAT or GST, clearance fees and inland delivery are still yours. For a destination such as Umm Qasr in Iraq, Jebel Ali, Durban or Santos, those port-side charges add meaningfully to the FOB figure.
Ask your local broker for a duty and clearance estimate against HS 9506 before you fix a budget. We publish a full worked example in our breakdown of china padel court factory landed cost.
Perspective tirée de la réalité : when you compare two coût d'un terrain de padel quotations, normalise them to the same incoterm and the same court count first. A supplier quoting CIF against a competitor’s FOB always looks more expensive, and one quoting FOB against a competitor’s CIF always looks cheaper. Neither comparison means anything.
What Are the Shipping Dimensions and Total Weight of a Padel Court?
A complete panoramic padel court weighs approximately 6 tonnes packed. Two courts fit in one 20GP container; four courts fit in one 40GP. Two outdoor courts therefore ship as a single 20GP at roughly 12 tonnes gross, from Tianjin Port, with a China certificate of origin. Any china padel court factory should confirm the loading plan in writing before booking.
- HS code: 9506 (sports goods) — covering steel structure, tempered glass, artificial turf, lighting and net accessories as one shipment
- Weight: ≈ 6 tonnes per complete court set
- Container loading: 20GP = 2 courts · 40GP = 4 courts
- Port of departure: Tianjin Port, North China
- Packing: export wooden crates, steel-banded and sea-freight rated; every glass panel individually sleeved
Analyse approfondie : padel courts are a weight-limited cargo, not a volume-limited one. Glass and galvanized steel fill a container’s payload long before they fill its cubic capacity. Splitting an order across two 20GP containers is sometimes cheaper than forcing it into one 40GP that exceeds the road weight limit at destination — check your local axle-load rules before booking. Our padel court import process guide covers freight and customs in detail.
Perspective tirée de la réalité : glass breakage in transit is almost always a packing failure, not a handling failure. Ask for photographs of the actual loading of your container before it seals. A china padel court factory that loads courts weekly will send them without hesitation.
How Long Is Production Time at a China Padel Court Factory?
Standard production time at a china padel court factory is 25–30 days from the date the deposit clears the factory’s account — not the date you send the transfer. Add 3–5 days for booking and port formalities, then sea transit, which runs roughly 18–25 days to the Middle East and 30–40 days to Northern Europe or the US East Coast.
- Production : 25–30 days from confirmed deposit receipt (finance-team confirmation, not remittance date)
- Booking and loading: 3–5 working days after production completion
- Peak-season caution: add buffer before Chinese New Year and Golden Week, when the whole industry queues for coating capacity
- Verre : tempering is the longest single sub-process; custom drilling patterns extend it
Perspective tirée de la réalité : the most common cause of a late shipment is not the china padel court factory — it is a customer who changes the RAL colour, the turf colour or the lighting configuration after production has started. Freeze the specification at contract signature and the 25–30 day window holds.
What Are the Installation Requirements for an Outdoor Padel Court?
The court structure is bolted to an engineered foundation, and that foundation must be designed locally. A china padel court factory can supply base-plate layouts, anchor positions, structure weights and the maximum design windspeed of the enclosure — it cannot design your foundation, because that depends on your ground conditions and your local wind, snow and seismic loading.
- Foundation options: perimeter reinforced concrete ring beam (most common), concrete pad footings, or a full reinforced slab with integral ring beam, minimum 21 m × 11 m
- Outdoor build-up: geotextile over compacted formation, ≈250 mm free-draining aggregate sub-base, porous asphalt in two courses (≈65 mm total), then sand-dressed padel turf
- Régularité de la surface : maximum ±6 mm undulation under a 3 m straightedge
- Hauteur libre : minimum 6.0 m unobstructed above the playing area, including light fittings
- Installation crew: 2 courts typically take a 4–6 person team 6–10 days once the foundation has cured
Analyse approfondie : a padel enclosure presents a large glazed surface to the wind. Lateral wind forces on the walls can reach the order of 20–25 kN with significant overturning moments, which is precisely why generic or copied foundation drawings are not acceptable. Your structural engineer needs the enclosure’s design windspeed from the china padel court factory as an input, and must carry professional indemnity insurance for the output.
Court geometry, enclosure heights and lighting positions are set by the Rules of Padel published by the International Padel Federation. Our full Guide des exigences relatives à la construction d'un terrain de padel et Guide d'installation d'un terrain de padel cover the civil scope in depth.
Perspective tirée de la réalité : the ring beam’s top surface should finish level with the internal surface so the glass sits flush with no step. Getting this wrong is the most expensive and most common civil error on a first padel project — it cannot be corrected after the steel is up.
What Warranty Should a China Padel Court Factory Offer?
Expect a china padel court factory to warrant five years on the steel structure, powder coating and tempered glass, and three years on artificial turf and LED lighting. Anything shorter on the structural enclosure signals a supplier who does not trust their own coating; anything dramatically longer without a written claims procedure is marketing rather than commitment.
| Composant | Reference warranty period |
|---|---|
| Structure métallique | 5 ans |
| Peinture en poudre | 5 ans |
| Verre trempé | 5 ans |
| Gazon synthétique | 3 years |
| Éclairage LED | 3 years |
Analyse approfondie : the period matters less than the four clauses underneath it — what counts as a defect, who pays freight on replacement parts, what documentation you must supply, and what voids the cover. Lapsed maintenance voids most warranties in practice. Ask for the maintenance schedule at quotation stage and budget for it.
Perspective tirée de la réalité : for coastal and high-humidity sites, ask whether the warranty is modified for corrosion category C5-M. An honest china padel court factory will say yes and propose a heavier coating system; a dishonest one will claim the standard warranty applies everywhere. See our Guide de construction d'un terrain de padel en bord de mer for the two proven coastal specifications.
What Technical Specifications and Bill of Materials Should You Demand?
Demand from every china padel court factory a line-by-line bill of materials with dimensions, wall thickness, quantity and material grade for every component — not a package description. If a quotation says “steel structure” without a profile size, you cannot compare it with anything, and neither can your engineer.
The specification points that actually differentiate one china padel court factory from another:
- Steel grade and wall thickness — Q235 or better; 3 mm minimum wall on structural profiles
- Zinc layer thickness — stated in microns, applied after fabrication, holing and welding, per ISO 1461
- Powder coating DFT — stated in microns, with the powder brand and a salt-spray test result
- Glass thickness, panel count and panel size — 12 mm toughened for all outdoor courts; 10 mm is only acceptable fully indoors
- Turf construction — pile height, gauge, stitch rate, dtex and total m²
- Fastener material — 304 stainless as the minimum, 316 for coastal projects
Coating thickness is governed by section size as well as process, which the Galvanizers Association guidance on EN ISO 1461 explains clearly. Ask for the measured value on your profile size, not a generic marketing figure.
Perspective tirée de la réalité : put the BOM into the contract as an annex and add one sentence — substitutions require written buyer approval. That single line has resolved more disputes than any inspection clause we have seen.
Which Certifications Should a China Padel Court Manufacturer Provide?
Une source crédible fabricant chinois de terrains de padel should supply CE documentation for the enclosure system, mill and material certificates for the steel, tempered glass certification, a salt-spray test report on the coating system, and a China certificate of origin for customs clearance at destination.
- CE documentation for the court system, issued in the name of the china padel court factory itself, with the issuing body identifiable
- Material certificates for structural steel and galvanizing
- Tempered glass certification to the relevant standard (EN 12150 family / EN 12600 impact classification)
- Salt-spray test report — 1,000 hours per ISO 9227 on the applied coating system
- Certificate of origin and a commercial invoice and packing list matching HS 9506
Analyse approfondie : certificates are transferable documents, and a trading company can forward a factory’s certificate as if it were their own. Cross-check the company name on the certificate against the company name on your proforma invoice and your bank transfer beneficiary. If the three do not match, you are not buying from the china padel court factory that holds the certification.
Regional note: some destinations add a pre-shipment conformity step. Iraq, for example, operates a Certificate of Conformity programme through COSQC-appointed bodies, and several Gulf and African markets run similar schemes. Confirm the requirement with your customs broker before production finishes — a CoC obtained after loading is far more expensive than one arranged before.
How Do You Verify a China Padel Court Factory’s Completed Projects?
Ask the china padel court factory for project photos and video that include something verifiable — a dated container loading, a site with an identifiable location, or a client you may contact. Generic renders and stock photography prove nothing, and they are the most common padding in a supplier presentation.
- Request installed courts, not factory close-ups — anyone can photograph a glass panel
- Ask for two references in your region and actually contact one
- Ask the china padel court factory for its annual production volume and cross-check it against factory footprint and staffing
- Request a live video call from the production floor rather than a recorded file
Perspective tirée de la réalité : OEM work is a stronger signal than a portfolio. A china padel court factory that manufactures under a European brand’s name has already passed that brand’s audit — a far harder test than any photo gallery.
What Payment Terms Are Standard When Buying Padel Courts from China?
The market standard at a china padel court factory is 30% T/T deposit on order confirmation and 70% T/T balance before shipment. Deposit-only or 100% advance terms are a warning sign; conversely, a factory offering long open-account credit on a first order is usually a trader with no capital at risk.
- 30% / 70% T/T — the standard structure, balance released against the bill of lading copy
- Irrevocable L/C at sight — available for larger multi-court orders; adds bank cost but protects both sides
- Pre-shipment inspection — nominate a third-party inspector and tie the balance payment to their report
- Beneficiary check — the receiving account must be the contracting company, not a personal account or a Hong Kong intermediary
Analyse approfondie : the deposit is not just cash flow — it is when the china padel court factory buys your steel and books your coating slot. Delaying it while asking the factory to “start anyway” is why lead times slip. The 25–30 day clock starts when funds land, and no reputable fournisseur de terrains de padel starts before that.
What Makes PanoCourt’s Manufacturing Process Different?
PanoCourt is a source china padel court factory in Hebei — the country’s largest steel structure production base — with more than ten years specialising in sports court fencing and court steel structures. We produced 600 padel court sets in 2025 and have manufactured padel systems on an OEM basis for European brands for several years. Every court is custom designed and custom produced.
Structure métallique
- Q235-grade hot-dip galvanized steel tube, zinc layer not less than 60 μm
- Laser cutting, welding, shot blasting and spraying all performed in-house, under our own QC — nothing is subcontracted
- Fully automatic powder coating line running a 3-layer anti-corrosion system, total coating thickness 180–200 μm
- Custom steel thickness and profile shapes; in-house R&D and design for new products
Verre
- Custom tempered glass thickness — 10 mm and 12 mm
- Custom drilling patterns available in 2-hole, 4-hole or 8-hole configurations
Gazon synthétique
- Turf is quoted separately so it can be matched to each project — pile height, stitch density, weight and colour are all specified per order
- Two yarn options: a premium KDK-type monofilament comparable to high-end European systems, and a standard curly (texturised) yarn
- A standard court package with turf included is also available for buyers who prefer a single line item
Éclairage
- Standard 8 × 200 W configuration
- Standard 4 × 400 W configuration
- Halo lighting configuration — the current premium-club preference, using 55 fixtures per court
Matériel
- All fittings in 304 or 316 stainless steel, with 316 specified as standard for coastal and marine environments
Why it matters: controlling laser cutting through to coating inside one china padel court factory is what makes a coating warranty meaningful. When the galvanizing, the shot blasting and the powder line all belong to the same QC system, there is no subcontractor to blame if a salt-spray result comes back short — and no incentive to cut microns to protect someone else’s margin.
Foire aux questions
How many padel courts fit in a container?
One 20GP container holds two complete padel courts; one 40GP holds four. Each complete court set weighs approximately six tonnes, so container selection is usually governed by weight rather than volume. Shipments depart from Tianjin Port with a China certificate of origin under HS code 9506.
What is the HS code for a padel court?
Padel courts are classified under HS 9506 as sports goods. The classification covers the complete package — steel structure, tempered glass, artificial turf, lighting system, nets and accessories — shipped as one consignment. Confirm the applicable duty rate with a customs broker in your destination country before finalising your budget.
How long does a china padel court factory take to manufacture two courts?
Production takes 25–30 days from the date the deposit is confirmed received by the factory’s finance team. Add 3–5 working days for booking and container loading, then sea transit — roughly 18–25 days to Middle East ports and 30–40 days to Northern Europe or the US East Coast.
Is 12 mm tempered glass necessary for outdoor padel courts?
Yes. Twelve millimetre toughened glass is the standard for all outdoor courts and courts under canopies. Ten millimetre may be considered only for fully indoor installations. Every panel should be individually certified to the relevant standard, with countersunk fixings so no fixing head affects ball rebound.
What does CIF include and what does it not include?
CIF covers the goods, sea freight and marine insurance to your named discharge port. It does not include destination terminal handling, import duty, VAT or GST, customs clearance fees, or inland delivery to site. Budget for these separately — they are frequently 15–25% of the CIF value.
Who designs the foundation for a padel court?
A locally licensed structural engineer, using local ground investigation data and local wind, snow and seismic loadings. The china padel court factory supplies base-plate layouts, anchor positions, structure weights and the enclosure’s maximum design windspeed as inputs. Generic or copied foundation drawings are not acceptable for a permanent outdoor court.
What warranty is standard for a padel court from China?
Five years on the steel structure, powder coating and tempered glass; three years on artificial turf and LED lighting. Confirm in writing what counts as a defect, who pays freight on replacement parts, what documentation a claim requires, and whether the terms change for coastal corrosion category C5-M sites.
How do I know I am dealing with a real china padel court factory?
Match three names: the company on the certifications, the company on the proforma invoice, and the beneficiary on the bank transfer. Then request an unedited walkthrough video from the laser cutter to the coating line. Traders and integrators cannot produce all three consistently.
Can padel courts be customised in colour and specification?
Yes. A source china padel court factory will quote custom RAL powder coating, custom steel thickness and profile shapes, glass drilling patterns, turf pile height, stitch density and colour, and three lighting configurations are all specified per project. Freeze the specification at contract signature — mid-production changes are the most common cause of delayed shipment.
What payment terms should I expect?
Thirty percent T/T deposit on order confirmation and seventy percent T/T balance before shipment is the market standard. For larger multi-court orders an irrevocable L/C at sight is available. Consider tying the balance payment to a third-party pre-shipment inspection report.
What Should Your Next Step Be?
If you are pricing two or more courts, send every china padel court factory on your shortlist your destination port, indoor or outdoor exposure, preferred glass and lighting configuration, and expected order timing. That is enough for any competent fabricant de terrains de padel to return a firm FOB and CIF figure, a packing plan and a container booking estimate — and for you to compare quotations on identical terms.
As a source china padel court factory, PanoCourt supplies the full documentation set with every order: installation manual, technical drawings, base-plate and anchor layouts, material certificates, CE documentation and the salt-spray test report. Send us your project details and we will return a complete technical configuration and bill of materials you can hand straight to your structural engineer.