Miami International Merchandise Mart

The Miami International Merchandise Mart is a large wholesale and showroom building near Miami International Airport. According to the operator it houses more than four hundred wholesale showrooms and shops, though the exact number has yet to be confirmed. It offers men's, women's and children's apparel, swimwear, footwear, bags, accessories, gifts and home goods. Serving the southeastern United States and re-export traders, it is an important stop for buyers from the Caribbean, Central and South America sourcing Chinese-made consumer goods.

The mart focuses on apparel, accessories, footwear, bags and daily-use general merchandise, with customers mainly being South Florida retailers, Latin American importers and re-export traders. For Chinese export manufacturers, Miami's gateway position to Latin America makes it a useful place to meet Spanish-speaking importers and wholesalers. Many buyers combine container imports with small-showroom purchasing, so suppliers can test styles in the Caribbean and Central American markets without building a separate sales office, and can gauge demand for bilingual English-Spanish packaging and labeling.