Carnivals get their stuffed animals from wholesale suppliers in Shantou, one of China’s main sources of low-cost plush and novelty toys. LeTin Toys supplies carnival plush prizes at $0.50-$3.50 per piece FOB Shantou, with minimums of just 1-5 cartons per design and mixed containers holding dozens of SKUs. Amusement operators, midway concessionaires, and prize distributors order direct instead of paying US importer markups of 100-300%.
Most carnival stuffed animals originate in Shantou, and reach operators either through domestic prize distributors or by importing directly from a supplier like LeTin Toys. A midway operator buying through a US distributor typically pays $2-$6 per mid-size plush; the same item runs $0.80-$2.50 FOB Shantou. Direct importing makes sense once you need a few hundred cartons per season — one mixed 20ft container covers a full route of games with dozens of different prize SKUs in graduated sizes.
Carnival plush is ordered in tiered sizes — small (15-20 cm), medium (25-35 cm), large (40-60 cm), and jumbo (80 cm+) — matched to game difficulty. A standard prize wall mix runs roughly 60% small, 25% medium, 10% large, and 5% jumbo by piece count. LeTin Toys stocks 900+ SKUs across these tiers, including perennial winners: dragons, bananas with faces, farm animals, sharks, and licensed-style generics.
Carnival prize order reference
| Prize tier | Size | Typical FOB price | Pieces per carton (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small / consolation | 15-20 cm | $0.50-$1.00 | 80-100 |
| Medium | 25-35 cm | $1.00-$2.00 | 40-60 |
| Large | 40-60 cm | $2.00-$3.50 | 15-30 |
| Jumbo / top shelf | 80 cm+ | Quoted per item | 4-10 |
| MOQ | 1-5 cartons per SKU; about 40 SKUs per mixed 20ft, about 100 per 40HQ | ||
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Prize plush must meet the standard your market requires: ASTM F963 and CPC for the US, EN71 for Europe, INMETRO for Brazil, NOM for Mexico. Test reports are requested from the partner factory once the order is confirmed. This matters for carnival operators because state fair and amusement park vendor agreements increasingly require documented compliance. LeTin Toys is a BSCI member and has supplied prize buyers since 2018.
Order 2-3 months before your season opens: production takes 10-40 days, plus sea freight of roughly 15-20 days to the US West Coast or 30-35 days to the East Coast. A February order comfortably lands prize stock before a May fair season. Quotes arrive within 1 business day, so pricing a full prize list takes less than a week.
Yes. MOQ is 1-5 cartons per SKU, and a single container can mix dozens of SKUs — small consolation plush through jumbo top-shelf prizes in one shipment.
Yes, jumbo plush from 80 cm up, including giant dragons, bears, and novelty characters, quoted individually because of cube volume.
Roughly $0.50-$1.00 for small, $1.00-$2.00 for medium, and $2.00-$3.50 for large plush FOB Shantou, before freight and duty.
Yes — the 1-5 carton MOQ exists specifically so single-route operators and family entertainment centers can buy direct.
Yes. The 900+ SKU range includes squishies, light-up toys, fidget toys, and inflatables commonly used as redemption and midway prizes.
Stock your prize wall direct from the source. Get a wholesale quote in 1 business day — LeTin Toys, Shantou. WhatsApp +86 137 2926 5640.
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