# 'Home delivery': Why are Chinese modular homes going global?

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- Published: 2026-09-09T20:00:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn on Chinese
modular homes:

‘Home delivery’: Why are Chinese modular homes going global?

What’s the craziest thing you can order from China when you’re abroad?

The answer is a house.

Click "order." It gets built, and shipped. Then simply unbox and move in. China’s
modular homes are now making their way to more than 160 countries and regions.

In the first half of 2026, China’s modular building exports hit $2.79 billion, up
45% year on year. At Shenzhen ports alone, modular homes worth around $360 million
were shipped overseas. These giant "packages" from China are crossing oceans and
heading around the world.

So, how are these houses made?

At an intelligent construction industrial park in Longgang district, Shenzhen, more
than 80 smart machines work together. A complete building module rolls off the production
line every 20 minutes. Once it arrives at the construction site, it can be installed
in just 30 minutes. This is MiC — modular integrated construction. Simply put, the
building modules are made in a factory, shipped to site, and then assembled like
Lego.

This Chinese smart-building solution is already going global.

In Australia, builder Tony ran the numbers. For camps in remote mining areas, Chinese
modular homes cost around 30% less than building locally.

In the Philippines, Chinese modular solutions helped local developer RGJ Realty 
Corporation build a 12-story, fully furnished apartment building in just nine days.

Even Mohamed Alabbar, the developer behind the world’s tallest building, the Burj
Khalifa, has taken notice of China’s modular solution. He invited a Chinese firm
to construct a 50-meter-tall residential building in the UAE, a deal valued at 125
million yuan.

Earlier this year, an American couple posted their unboxing video of a modular house
on YouTube. It racked up 3.6 million views and sent China’s modular homes viral 
overseas. Their 72-square-meter unit, ordered from China, shipped from a factory
in Hebei province, transported across the ocean and installed on-site, all for under
$30,000. It came with a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. Just connect the utilities
and it’s ready to move in.

Behind it all is a fundamental shift: from selling products to selling full-system
solutions. China isn’t just exporting steel frames and wall panels, but rather an
integrated solution that covers design, manufacturing, supply chains and project
delivery. And what makes that possible? The world’s most complete industrial ecosystem.
That same ecosystem is now propelling "Made in China" into "Smart Manufacturing 
in China" in the age of AI, and giving the Chinese economy the resilience and vitality
to weather any storm.

Inside a package from China, you might find furniture, appliances, or even an entire
home. So which corner of the world will "express deliveries from China" transform
next?

**_China Mosaic _**

_[http://www.china.org.cn/video/node\_7230027.htm](http://www.china.org.cn/video/node_7230027.htm)_

**_‘Home delivery’: Why are Chinese modular homes going global?_**

_[http://www.china.org.cn/video/2026-09/09/content\_118686768.shtml](http://www.china.org.cn/video/2026-09/09/content_118686768.shtml)_

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