North America

Bathroom Manufacturer for North American Importers

North America is the most demanding market we ship to, and the demands are documentary as much as technical: third-party plumbing listing for fixtures, formaldehyde certification for panel products, timber legality evidence, and a supplier who can say plainly what they hold. This page sets out what we make ourselves, what comes from partner factories, and where we stand on each of those.

The short answer

Quick Reference

We make solid wood vanities, shower enclosures and solid surface bathware at our own Foshan base.
Faucets, toilets, drains and niches are coordinated through established local production resources.
We do not hold third-party plumbing listings for our bathtubs, and we say so.
Panel emission class and timber legality evidence are provided at order stage, where held.
Antidumping and countervailing orders cover wooden vanities; your broker confirms other lines.

Green and yellow steel assembly racks in a bright shower enclosure production hall

Start here

What This Page Is For

Most supplier pages tell you what a factory can do. This one is written to answer the questions a North American importer actually has to answer to their own compliance team and their own customs broker.

Those questions are narrow and specific: who made it, what is it made of, what certifications does it carry, what duty applies, and can the supplier produce evidence that names the right legal entity. We would rather answer them here, including where the answer is no, than have them surface after an order.

Which product lines we manufacture ourselves
Which categories come from partner factories, and how they are controlled
What documentation we can provide, and when
What we do not hold
Which duty regimes apply to which product

What We Make and What We Coordinate

A worker machining a solid wood vanity rail on the workshop floor

We operate our own 30,000 m2 production base in Foshan, Guangdong. Three lines are made there: solid wood bathroom vanities in frame-and-panel construction, shower enclosures, and solid surface bathware including bathtubs, integrated basin tops and basins.

Coordinated categories, which are faucets, toilets, floor drains, bathroom niches and shower systems, come from a small group of Foshan partner factories we have worked with over time. That is normal industrial specialization, and we state it rather than implying everything comes from one floor.

The practical consequence for an importer is responsibility. For our own lines we control the material, the process and the schedule, and we answer for the result directly. For coordinated items we control the selection, the specification and the order, and we tell you which factory made it if you ask.

Own production: solid wood vanities, shower enclosures, solid surface bathware
Partner factories: faucets, toilets, floor drains, niches, shower systems
We will name the producing factory for coordinated items on request
One export contact for both, with one set of order documents
You always know which category you are buying from

North American Compliance, Stated Plainly

A worker handling a large sheet panel at a cutting machine

This is where we would rather lose an order than misrepresent a document.

Plumbing fixtures. United States and Canadian plumbing codes generally require third-party listing for fixtures, referencing the CSA B45 and IAPMO Z124 families. We do not currently hold cUPC or equivalent third-party listing for our bathtubs. If your market requires it, we can support a certification route for specific models, which takes time and money and should be planned before an order rather than after.

Composite wood panels. TSCA Title VI governs the panel products inside bathroom furniture. WNS Global does not itself hold a TSCA Title VI certification. Where the panel mill holds one, we can pass on its panel certificate and third-party certifier number for the material used in your production run, and a component list showing which parts are panel and which are solid wood. Ask at order stage, when it still relates to the material actually used.

Timber legality. Any Lacey Act declaration is filed by the importer of record or their agent, so that obligation is yours. We provide species by botanical name, country of harvest and supplier declarations before shipment.

California. Proposition 65 is a warning and disclosure regime assessed independently of any plumbing listing, and it can apply to goods sold in California regardless of what else is held.

No third-party plumbing listing held for bathtubs; we will say so
Panel mill certificates and certification numbers, where held, at order stage
Component list separating panel from solid wood
Species, harvest country and supplier declarations for timber
Certification support available for specific models, planned in advance

Duty and Classification

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Duty treatment differs sharply by product category, and it is worth establishing before a range is selected rather than after.

Wooden bathroom vanities imported into the United States fall under the wooden cabinets and vanities classification and are subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders on goods of Chinese origin. Those rates are substantial and they are the reason many importers reconsider the vanity line specifically.

Solid surface bathware is a different classification and, as we read it, appears to sit outside that order; your broker should confirm. This is why our bathtub, basin and integrated top lines are where we suggest starting the conversation.

We are not customs advisers and we will not tell you a classification is correct. What we can do is describe the product and its construction accurately so that your broker can classify it properly, and provide the material breakdown a classification decision needs.

Wooden vanities: subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders
Solid surface bathware: appears to sit outside that order; broker confirms
Shower enclosures: aluminum and glass, classified separately again
We describe construction accurately; your broker classifies
Establish duty treatment before selecting a range, not after

How an Order Actually Runs

A worker stretch-wrapping a large white panel on a pallet

Inquiry to shipment follows the same sequence whether the order is one container or a hotel package.

You send product references, dimensions, quantities, destination and any drawings you hold. We return an itemized component list defining exactly what is included, dimensioned drawings for anything made to size, and a note of what compliance documentation can be provided for that specification.

Samples are confirmed before production for color, finish and construction, and the approved sample is retained as the reference. Through production we can provide dated photographs at agreed stages rather than a single image before shipping.

Packing is specified rather than assumed, with carton dimensions and units per container stated so you can calculate landed cost before committing. Pre-shipment inspection at the factory, before loading, is where problems can still be reworked, and we would rather you inspect there than at destination.

For commercial terms, quantities, lead time and payment arrangements, those are quoted per project rather than published, and we will put them in writing before you commit to anything.

Itemized component list defining the supply scope
Dimensioned drawings for made-to-size items, approved before production
Physical sample approved and retained as the reference
Dated production photographs at agreed stages
Carton dimensions and units per container, for landed cost

Common questions

North American Buyer Questions

Do you hold cUPC listing for your bathtubs?

No. We do not currently hold third-party plumbing listing for our bathtubs and we say so rather than sending a general factory document. If your market requires it, we can support a certification route for specific models, planned before an order.

Can you provide TSCA Title VI documentation?

Only what the panel mill holds; WNS Global itself holds no TSCA Title VI certification. Where available, we can pass on the panel mill's certificate and third-party certification number for your run at order stage, with a component list showing which parts are composite panel and which are solid wood.

Are your bathtubs affected by the duties on Chinese vanities?

Not by those orders, as we read them. The antidumping and countervailing duty orders apply to wooden cabinets and vanities. Solid surface bathware is a different product and appears to sit outside that scope; your broker should confirm the classification before you order.

Do you make everything yourselves?

No. Solid wood vanities, shower enclosures and solid surface bathware are made at our own Foshan base. Faucets, toilets, floor drains, niches and shower systems are coordinated through established local production resources matched to the approved product and specification, with WNS Global remaining the single accountable contact for quality and export.

Who is responsible for the Lacey Act declaration?

You are, as the importer. We supply the evidence: species by botanical name, country of harvest and supplier declarations, provided before shipment rather than after.

When should a North American buyer agree on the pre-shipment inspection plan?

Set the inspection scope and acceptance criteria before the purchase order is finalized, so the supplier knows which product details and documents must be shown before loading. Confirm the sampling and reporting route for the actual order rather than leaving the decision to destination arrival.

Several solid surface bathtubs shown together in a project setting

In short

Start With What We Actually Hold

We manufacture solid wood vanities, shower enclosures and solid surface bathware at our own base in Foshan, and coordinate faucets, toilets, drains and niches through partner factories. We do not hold third-party plumbing listing for bathtubs, and we would rather tell you that here than after an order.

For duty treatment, solid surface bathware appears to sit outside the antidumping orders that affect wooden vanities, though your broker should confirm the classification, so that is where we suggest a North American buyer start. Tell us the market and the models and we will state what documentation is available for that exact specification.

Own lines: solid wood vanities, shower enclosures, solid surface bathware
Partner factories for coordinated categories, named on request
No plumbing listing held for bathtubs; certification route available
Panel documents, where held, and timber documents at order stage
Solid surface bathware appears outside the vanity duty orders; broker confirms

Importing into the United States or Canada?

Talk to WNS Global

Tell us the product lines, quantities and destination state or province. We will return an itemized component list, dimensioned drawings, and a plain statement of which compliance documents can be provided for that specification, including where the answer is that we hold nothing.