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Eyewear on the fourth hook: frames, shades and the codes that sell them

Eyewear listings sell by chart: one photo of many frames, each tagged with a code. The eight picks here are frames and sunglasses we could describe from their photos, priced as the catalogue showed them on 20 October 2026. Lenses for a prescription are a job for an optician, not for this rack.

Frames and shades picked for the rack, by tier

Most eyewear on this hook sits between ¥50 and ¥119; two pairs climb into the highest tier, one of them a listing with a wide price range.

¥50 to ¥119 6 picks

¥120 and up 2 picks

Square, round and rectangular frames on this hook

The square frames here come in thick black acetate and in clear plastic; square shapes suit rounder faces and read heavier the thicker the rim. The rounded sunglasses soften the line, and the chunky rectangles sit closer to the brow. Metal-frame sunglasses, including the aviator in one chart, are lighter and show more of the face.

Acetate is a plastic cut from sheet, and in photos it shows depth and sometimes a pattern such as tortoise. Moulded plastic is lighter and often shinier. Listings often say acetate whatever the frame is, so judge by the edges: cut acetate has crisp, polished edges, moulded frames have a faint seam.

Width is the measurement that matters most and the one least often given: a frame that is too narrow pinches at the temples, one too wide slides down the nose. If a listing gives three numbers such as 52, 18 and 145, they are usually lens width, bridge and arm length in millimetres.

Black square glasses frame with tinted lenses on a white background beside a printed pouch
The thick square frame with blue-tinted display lenses. Catalogue photo, read 20 October 2026.Select the image to open the original size.

Colour codes and lens claims on eyewear listings

Charts carry codes such as C1, C2 or C4, each pairing a frame colour with a lens colour; the code is the option to pick, and the option name in the listing should repeat it. When a chart shows nine pairs and the option list names six, ask before buying.

In Chinese, 墨镜 (mòjìng, ink glasses) and 太阳镜 both mean sunglasses; 眼镜框 or 镜框 is a frame; 平光 means plain, non-prescription lenses; 偏光 means polarised; 防蓝光 is a blue-light filter claim; 渐变 is a gradient lens. 板材 is the seller's word for acetate. These are claims the listing makes, and the photos can only show colour, not filtering.

Polarised lenses cut glare off water and roads, and a polarised label is easy to test once the glasses arrive: look at a phone screen and tilt your head. UV protection cannot be judged by eye, so a label is all you have.

Tortoise-shell sunglasses with green lenses beside a case, labelled C5 Leopard/G15
A coded option photo: C5 pairs a tortoise frame with a green lens. Catalogue photo, read 20 October 2026.Select the image to open the original size.

What eyewear photos should show, and what QC can catch

The photos worth having are a front view on a plain background, a side view of the arm and hinge, and a top view that shows the frame curve. Many eyewear listings show the case and cloth more prominently than the glasses; the case is a pleasant extra, not the product.

After purchase, warehouse photos can catch scratches on a lens, a crooked arm or a hinge that does not close evenly. Ask for a photo with the glasses folded, and one with them open on a table: if one arm lifts off the table, the frame is twisted. A slight tilt can be adjusted by any optician; a cracked hinge cannot.

Clear frames show glue marks and inner flaws that tinted frames hide. That is no reason to avoid them, only a reason to look harder at the close-up.

See-through glasses frame resting on a black case with a small code card
The clear acetate frame on its case. Clear frames show every inner mark. Catalogue photo, read 20 October 2026.Select the image to open the original size.

Cases, cloths and getting frames home in one piece

Glasses travel best in a hard case, which is why many sellers include one; ask the agent to keep the case even when removing other packaging. A pair of sunglasses without a case is the item most likely to arrive bent in a soft parcel.

AllChinaBuy's archived user guide listed package reinforcement among the extra services a buyer could ask for at the parcel stage, and most agents taking orders now sell something similar. For one pair of glasses in a hard case it is rarely needed; for three pairs in thin pouches it is.

Eyewear is light, so it adds almost nothing to a parcel's weight. That makes it one of the better small additions to an order that is shipping anyway.

Black rectangular sunglasses in front of a black hard case
The rectangular sunglasses with their case, the part worth keeping in a parcel. Catalogue photo, read 20 October 2026.Select the image to open the original size.