HB route
A balanced general-writing option for many school, office, and mass-retail programs, subject to the approved core and writing test.
Product route
Graphite pencils for distributors, school suppliers, and private-label brands.
Specify the graphite grade, wooden barrel, finish, eraser and packaging for your distributor or private-label range. Agree the writing reference and inspection requirements before production.
This page covers finished graphite pencils. If your factory will coat, print or assemble the bodies, choose unfinished graphite pencil bodies.
- Finished pencils: 100 cartons per style; 2,880 pencils per carton
- Mixed orders: more than 300 cartons total, at least 50 cartons per style
- Sample planning: 10–15 days after the specification and required inputs are complete
- Production planning: 25–45 days after approvals and commercial release; exact timing is quoted
Buyer comparison
Writing or drawing pencils: specify the grade and mark.
HB and 2B are common starting points for writing programs. For a drawing range, the catalogue also shows graded graphite and matte drawing references on pages 28–29. Confirm the actual grade list, construction and sample performance for your order.
2B route
A darker and softer writing route for drawing, handwriting, or markets that explicitly request a softer grade.
Drawing & matte graphite briefs
Send the required grades, dark-to-light range, blending and sheen reference. Catalogue grade labels do not establish a complete currently available range or guarantee equivalent performance across suppliers.
Keep core types separate
Graphite, charcoal and pastel are different product requirements. Identify the catalogue reference and ask sales to confirm the construction, supply scope and approved sample; do not substitute one core for another.
Product selection
Built for export buyers who need clear specifications.
For importers, distributors, wholesalers, and private-label brands planning production quantities by style.
Common specifications
- Finished pencils: 100 cartons per style; 2,880 pencils per carton
- Graphite grade: confirmed by writing use and destination market
- Body route: natural or finished wooden barrel
- Options: eraser, dip end, barrel color, logo, and packaging
- Inspection, testing, carton, and delivery requirements confirmed by order
Application routes
- School writing programs
- Office and general stationery
- Retail graphite pencil packs
- Importer and distributor wholesale
Factory proof
- Pencil manufacturing and quality control handled by the Sansi production operation
- Direct factory production for pencil slats, sandwich boards, blank pencils, and OEM/ODM wooden pencils
- Luoyang factory with Yiwu showroom support
- Approximately 500 people across the coordinated production and export operation
- Typical sample planning range of 10–15 days and mass-production planning range of 25–45 days
- Ask us to confirm current FSC certificate details and scope for your quoted order
- Product programs for overseas stationery brands, distributors, and wholesalers
What changes the quotation
- Graphite grade and writing requirement
- Pencil shape, barrel finish, and eraser route
- Logo method and packaging format
- Quantity, inspection standard, and destination market
OEM, ODM & private label
Your specification, from pencil to packaging.
Send an existing specification for OEM production, or discuss an existing construction and packaging format for an ODM brief. Confirm each requirement in one written order record.
Pencil & performance
Choose graphite or color, barrel shape, core requirements and the writing or coloring reference.
Finish & branding
Define barrel color, surface finish, logo position, dipped ends, ferrule and eraser where required.
Set & retail pack
Specify the color assortment, set count, box or tube, artwork, labels, inner packing and carton marks.
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Define the brief
Product or reference, planned quantity and destination. Add packaging, testing and delivery requirements as the specification develops.
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Approve the sample
Confirm the product, artwork and pack. Typical sample planning is 10–15 days after the required inputs are complete; exact terms are quoted.
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Check the production order
Agree material, process, appearance, count and packing checks. Typical production planning is 25–45 days after approvals and commercial release.
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Coordinate the shipment
Yiwu Shanhai handles order documents, customs coordination, shipment follow-up and after-sales communication. Exact responsibilities follow the order terms.
Confirm before production
Finished pencils: 100 cartons per style, with 2,880 pencils per carton (288,000 pencils per style). For mixed orders totaling more than 300 cartons, the minimum is 50 cartons per style (144,000 pencils). An order totaling exactly 300 cartons does not qualify for this exception. Sample terms, testing, certificate scope and the exact schedule are agreed for your order.
Factory, lead times & order documents
Factory and order information
Graphite Pencils: direct factory purchasing facts.
Use this company-provided operating information together with the product-specific specification below. Graphite Pencils pricing, retail packaging, testing, and the exact schedule remain controlled by the approved quotation. Finished pencils: 100 cartons per style, with 2,880 pencils per carton (288,000 pencils per style). For mixed orders totaling more than 300 cartons, the minimum is 50 cartons per style (144,000 pencils). An order totaling exactly 300 cartons does not qualify for this exception.
Factory or trading company?
Factory manufacturer
Shanhai is one family-owned pencil business operated through two registered entities. Yiwu Shanhai Import and Export Co., Ltd. is the exclusive international sales and customer-facing company, handling buyer communication, quotations, contracting, invoicing, customs coordination, shipment follow-up, and after-sales service. Yiyang County Sansi Pencil Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is the dedicated production factory, responsible for pencil manufacturing and quality control only.
MOQ and customization
Finished pencils: 100 cartons per style; 2,880 pencils per carton · OEM and ODM
Finished pencils: 100 cartons per style, with 2,880 pencils per carton (288,000 pencils per style). For mixed orders totaling more than 300 cartons, the minimum is 50 cartons per style (144,000 pencils). An order totaling exactly 300 cartons does not qualify for this exception.
OEM follows the buyer-approved product, artwork, and packaging specification. ODM adapts existing constructions, finishes, set formats, and packaging routes to the buyer's market brief.
Sample planning
10–15 days
The 10–15 day sample range starts after the product style, specification, artwork, packaging requirement, quantity, and target market are clear. The exact sample type, cost, freight, approval points, and start date are confirmed in the quotation.
Mass-production planning
25–45 days
The 25–45 day production range is planned after the order-specific specification, sample or reference, artwork, packaging, quantity, inspection requirements, and commercial release trigger are approved. The formal quotation controls the exact schedule.
FSC and testing route
FSC documentation on request · EN 71-3 and REACH
Ask us to identify the certificate holder, current validity, product scope and the permitted claim for the quoted order before approval. EN 71-3 and REACH are handled as product, intended-user, destination, and order-specific testing or compliance requirements. They are not presented as standalone company certifications.
Quality control
QC-controlled production
The order record defines relevant material, dimensions, treatment, core placement, bonding, shaping, sharpening, finish, logo, components, count, packaging, carton marks, inspection evidence, and release authority.
Operating scale
Approximately 500 people · Approximately RMB 70 million average annual export sales
Company-provided operating-scale figure. It is disclosed as a business scale indicator, not as an individual buyer case, audited revenue statement, order guarantee, or future-performance promise.
Details that help us quote
- Product style, model, or reference
- Order quantity
- Target country or destination market
Check our public supplier profiles
Public marketplace citations
Match this supply route to live Yiwu Shanhai marketplace records.
These public third-party listings corroborate the product range and supplier identity. They are marketplace citations, not independent endorsements or fixed commercial offers.
Black Wooden HB Pencils with Red Eraser OEMTradeWheel · Reviewed 2026-08-24 · Public marketplace listing for Yiwu Shanhai covering black-barrel HB graphite pencils with erasers. Current order quantities follow Shanhai’s product-stage and per-style MOQ policy; the listing is product evidence, not confirmation of current commercial terms.
Pastel Barrel Wooden Graphite Pencils with EraserTradeWheel · Reviewed 2026-08-24 · Public marketplace listing for Yiwu Shanhai covering pastel-finish graphite pencils with erasers. Current order quantities follow Shanhai’s product-stage and per-style MOQ policy; the listing is product evidence, not confirmation of current commercial terms.
OEM HB Wooden Graphite Pencil with EraserGlobal Sources · Reviewed 2026-08-24 · Public marketplace listing for Yiwu Shanhai, model SH-REF-13, covering a poplar-wood HB graphite pencil with an eraser for school, office, wholesale, and private-label programs. Current order quantities follow Shanhai’s product-stage and per-style MOQ policy; the listing is product evidence, not confirmation of current commercial terms.
OEM Yellow 2B Wooden Graphite Pencil with EraserGlobal Sources · Reviewed 2026-08-24 · Public marketplace listing for Yiwu Shanhai, model SH-REF-14, covering a yellow poplar-wood 2B graphite pencil with an eraser for school, office, wholesale, and private-label programs. Current order quantities follow Shanhai’s product-stage and per-style MOQ policy; the listing is product evidence, not confirmation of current commercial terms.
Product and catalog references
Review the available range before approving the order-specific sample.
These product, catalog and exhibition records provide additional context. The final construction, finish, artwork, packaging, testing and inspection requirements are confirmed in the approved sample and written order specification.
Classic school and office route
A classic ferrule-and-eraser presentation for school, office, wholesale, or private-label specification discussions.
Natural-finish graphite route
Natural-finish graphite bodies can be discussed by grade, shape, sharpening, printing, packing, and downstream finishing requirements.
Graphite program comparison
Use the range reference to separate graphite, color, blank-body, and finished-program requirements before requesting a quote.
Graphite formats in the company catalog
Retained catalog formats support the first sourcing conversation; grade, construction, finish, sample, and inspection remain order-specific.
Connected sourcing routes
Continue with the product or market decision that matches the RFQ.
Choose the supply stage or application that matches your project to compare the relevant specifications and order requirements.
Private-label pencil manufacturerComplete OEM and ODM control for pencil construction, identity, packaging, samples, and inspection.
Unfinished graphite pencil bodiesChoose the semi-finished route when the buyer controls coating, printing, eraser assembly, sharpening, or packing.
Graphite pencils for United States buyersSchool, office, retail, and wholesale routes with order-specific testing and document review.
Graphite pencil sample and QC guideCompare writing, sharpening, core centering, breakage, finish, and packing against one approved sample.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask before quoting.
What is the minimum order for finished pencils?
Finished pencils: 100 cartons per style, with 2,880 pencils per carton (288,000 pencils per style). For mixed orders totaling more than 300 cartons, the minimum is 50 cartons per style (144,000 pencils). An order totaling exactly 300 cartons does not qualify for this exception.
Can graphite pencils be customized for different writing grades?
Yes. The graphite grade and pencil construction can be confirmed against the intended school, office, retail, or promotional use before quotation.
Can graphite pencils include erasers and private-label packaging?
Yes. Erasers, barrel finishes, logos, boxes, tubes, cartons, and retail pack formats can be quoted as part of the finished program.
Should wholesale buyers choose HB or 2B pencils?
Choose HB for a balanced general-writing route and 2B when a darker, softer mark is required. Final selection should follow the intended user, destination market, and an approved writing, sharpening, erasing, and breakage sample.
Can graphite pencils be supplied sharpened or unsharpened?
Yes. Sharpening status is one of the order specifications and should be confirmed together with graphite grade, body shape, finish, eraser, logo, packaging, inspection, and destination.
Can I mix styles in a production order?
For mixed orders totaling more than 300 cartons, the minimum is 50 cartons per style (144,000 pencils). An order totaling exactly 300 cartons does not qualify for this exception. Send the carton quantity for each style and the total order quantity. Mixing styles in an order does not automatically mean mixing styles inside each carton; packing is agreed separately.
Procurement guides & quality-control templates
Buyer tools
Prepare the specification before comparing quotations.
Use these practical guides to define quality, packaging, timing, and acceptance requirements for your order.
Free slat, blank-body, RFQ, artwork, evidence and QC templatesDownload editable pencil-slat RFQ/QC, blank graphite and colored pencil body RFQ/incoming-QC, wooden pencil RFQ, custom pencil artwork and sample approval, sustainability-claim evidence, supplier evaluation, and quality-control workbooks from one buyer-tools center.
Graphite Pencil Grades & Specifications | Buyer GuideBuild a comparable graphite pencil RFQ covering HB or 2B grade, body dimensions, shape, sharpening, eraser, finish, logo, packaging, sample approval, and inspection.
Sharpened vs Unsharpened Pencils | Bulk Buyer GuideCompare sharpened and unsharpened bulk pencils by user, point protection, sharpening quality, packaging, inspection, freight, and private-label use.
Eraser-Tip vs Non-Eraser Pencils | OEM SpecificationCompare wooden pencils with or without erasers by use, ferrule construction, eraser dimensions, attachment, finish, testing requests, packaging, and cost.
Hexagonal vs Round vs Triangular Pencils | Buyer GuideCompare hexagonal, round, and triangular wooden pencils for school, office, art, retail, and promotional programs with measurable OEM specification inputs.
Pencil Sample Approval to Mass Production | Control PlanLink pencil samples to measurable specifications, artwork revisions, golden references, first articles, inspection, change control, packing, and shipment evidence.
Wooden Pencil Defect Root-Cause Guide | Buyer & FactoryInvestigate pencil core, breakage, split, sharpening, coating, print, eraser, color, packing, and transit defects with containment and verified corrective action.
Pencil Pre-Shipment Inspection & AQL GuidePlan wooden pencil pre-shipment inspection by lot definition, sampling level, defect classes, measurements, functional checks, packing, evidence, and disposition.
Related routes
Other supply routes from the same factory.
Blank Graphite PencilsSource unpainted or buyer-prepared wooden graphite pencil blanks for downstream coating, printing, eraser assembly, sharpening, and packing.
School PencilsPlan graphite pencils for school supply and distributor programs. Specify the grade, barrel, eraser, pack count, destination requirements and required delivery window.
OEM Wooden PencilsBuild a graphite or colored-pencil range with your approved finish, logo and packaging. Share the specification, planned cartons by style and destination.
Custom Promotional PencilsCustom pencils for promotional distributors and bulk corporate orders. Specify the barrel finish, printed logo and packaging, then send artwork, cartons by style, destination and the required arrival date.
Product-specific inquiry
Quote Graphite Pencils without leaving this page.
Provide your product, destination, company, planned quantity and unit, and email or WhatsApp. For finished pencils, enter the cartons for each style. Materials and unfinished pencil quantities are reviewed separately. Artwork, packaging details and files can be added now or discussed with sales.
Finished pencils: 100 cartons per style, with 2,880 pencils per carton (288,000 pencils per style). For mixed orders totaling more than 300 cartons, the minimum is 50 cartons per style (144,000 pencils). An order totaling exactly 300 cartons does not qualify for this exception. Order quantities and packing for pencil slats, boards, and unfinished pencil bodies are agreed separately by specification.
Price: confirmed by quotation for the approved specification and destination.
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