A folding handcart includes: a main body provided with a supporter configured to extend vertically from a lower portion thereof; and a loading plate provided with at least one loading plate wheel unit, connected to the supporter of the main body through a hinge unit, folded while being rotated toward the main body by the hinge unit, and stowing an article or a folding box, wherein, when the loading plate is folded while being rotated toward the main body, a predetermined stowing space is provided between the main body and the loading plate in accordance with an area of the supporter such that the folding box is folded and stowed therein.