Massage chairs are a different animal from the rest of the seating world — they are part furniture, part electronics, part medical device. Sourcing them wholesale from China means vetting things you never think about with an office chair. Here is the short version.

Where they are made

Production concentrates in Anji, Fujian (Fuan and Xiamen) and Shenzhen. The serious OEM/ODM houses make for global brands and hold dozens of patents — that is the tier you want for resale, not a generic assembler.

The mechanism is the product

• 2D rollers move up-down and side-side — entry level, cheapest.
• 3D adds depth, so the rollers push in and out.
• 4D / SL-track follows the full curve of the spine from neck to glutes — flagship territory.

Ask for the core motor brand and the warranty on the mechanism — that is where a cheap unit fails first.

Certs and logistics you cannot skip

A massage chair marketed with health benefits needs the right paperwork: CE-MDR for the EU, FDA registration for the US, plus EMC, LVD and RoHS for the electronics. And they are heavy — 60 to 110 kg — so confirm whether it ships knocked-down or assembled, because that decides container quantity and damage risk. Indicative FOB runs from around US$390 for an air-pressure unit to US$1,500 for a 4D flagship.

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