Shanghai Light International Development Corporation Ltd. is an investment-based and multi-functional new-type foreign trade enterprise born after the innovative restructuring of a time-honored professional import and export enterprise. A review of the changes of its name in the past 50 years - China Miscellaneous Commodities Export Corporation, Shanghai Office (1954). China Light Industrial Products Import and Export Corporation, Shanghai Branch (1961), Shanghai Light Industrial Products Important and Export Corporations (1987), Shanghai Light International Group Corp. (1995) and Shanghai Light Industrial International Development Corporation Ltd. (present) - reflects its effort at the innovative restructuring of its functions and organization so as to keep abreast with the pace of development.
The present corporation is made up of 6 branch companies and 3 managerial departments. In order to improve the competitiveness of the enterprise as a whole and its products, the corporation has now set up its own center for product research and development.
Specialized in import and export business, staffed by a group of highly qualified foreign trade personnel and rich in management experience, the corporation has all along enjoyed a fine reputation. It deals with thousands of commodities belonging to over 10 big categories. Among these there are over 30 brand-name products, such as 555 stainless steel ware, 4-bright tableware, Daily brand home ware, Seagull razor and razor blade, Butterfly brand cloth ruler, Lighten brand suitcases and traveling bags ad Daily brand stationeries. All of them are known for its excellent quality and artistic design to clients and on the international market. With a sales network spread over 100 countries and linking 3000 whole-sale and retail merchants abroad and having singed agreements for year-round supply with over 2000 manufacturers at home, the corporation is not only excellent in autonomous business but also caters to clients in need of smaller quantity supply or supply with specified brand names.
Outstanding in all-aspect management, the corporation is the first foreign trade enterprise to pass the attestation of CQC and BSI ISO 9000. It is also one of the first corporations to receive, from the Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the title of Enterprise with First-Class Management and from the Shanghai Customs House, the title of enterprises with A-Class Management.
At present, the corporation is determined to adhere to the policy if continuous development and further reform so as to break new ground in its business deals and provide excellent products and satisfactory services to its clients worldwide. It is confident to emerge as an outstanding new-type foreign trade enterprise in the foreign trade circles.