If you already source toys from China, you don’t need another explainer on what an Incoterm is. What you usually can’t get from a supplier website is the operational data you need before you ask for a quote: realistic MOQ bands per category, how each category eats container volume, and where lead times actually sit once the factory is loaded.
This page is the internal reference we use when quoting buyers from Chenghai. Figures are from our own live catalogue and get confirmed line-by-line on every quote.
| Category | Typical MOQ per SKU | Notes that matter |
|---|---|---|
| Battery operated / R–C | 120–360 pcs | Motor and PCB tooling sits in the factory, so low runs are viable. Battery configuration must be fixed at quote stage. |
| Educational / STEM / DIY | 120–500 pcs | Band widens with item size. Printed components (cards, boards, manuals) push the floor up. |
| Dolls & plush | Vinyl 180–500 · Plush 300–600 | Plush MOQ is driven by fabric roll minimums, not assembly. Fabric colour changes reset the count. |
| Summer inflatables | 500–1000 pcs per design | Highest MOQ of any category — PVC welding setup dominates cost. |
| Water blasters (electric) | 120–360 pcs | Behaves like B/O, not like inflatables. Often mistakenly grouped with summer. |
The number that actually moves: in a mixed container these floors drop. Factories care about total run value across your order, not per-SKU heroics. Buyers who commit to a full 40HQ across four or five categories routinely get quoted below the bands above.
A 40HQ gives you roughly 68 CBM of usable space. For toys, sea freight is volumetric — you will hit the volume ceiling long before the weight limit. Which means the real cost driver is not the unit price, it’s how efficiently each carton packs.
| Category | Volume behaviour | How experienced buyers use it |
|---|---|---|
| Inflatables (deflated) | Compresses hard | Classic filler — rides along with dense cartons at near-zero marginal freight |
| Micro building blocks | Very dense | Anchor cargo. Pairs well with bulky play sets |
| Diecast / friction vehicles | Dense | Same role as blocks |
| Large play sets, ride-ons | Volume-hungry | Cap these or they consume the container |
| Plush | Bulky, light | Compressed packing available — ask before assuming the carton spec |
Two orders with identical unit prices can land 15–20% apart purely on packing efficiency. That is why every line we quote carries carton dimensions, CBM, gross/net weight and units per carton — the fields your forwarder and your 3PL will ask for anyway.
| Category | Production lead time |
|---|---|
| Battery operated / R–C | 25–40 days after confirmation, size-dependent |
| Educational / STEM | 25–40 days after order confirmation |
| Summer / inflatables | 25–35 days production, plus sea transit |
| Ex-stock samples | 3–7 days |
Those are clean-run numbers. In practice the delays cluster in three places, none of which are the production line itself:
You already know the pitch from both sides. The operational reality:
| Single factory | Chenghai trading company | |
|---|---|---|
| Range | Its own moulds only | Cross-factory, whole cluster |
| Mixed container | Rarely possible | Standard |
| Unit price on a single deep SKU | Usually lower | Slightly higher |
| Consolidation, QC, one invoice | You coordinate | Handled |
If you’re running 50,000 pcs of one item, go direct to the factory — you’ll win on price and you don’t need us. If you’re building an assortment across categories in one shipment, the coordination cost of managing six factories usually exceeds the margin you’d save.
We’re a trading company in Chenghai (Shantou, Guangdong), established 2018, amfori BSCI member. We’re not a factory and don’t claim to be.
| Market | Required |
|---|---|
| USA | ASTM F963 + CPSIA (lead, phthalates), CPC issued by importer |
| EU | EN 71 parts 1–3 + CE marking, EU Declaration of Conformity |
| Great Britain | UKCA, BS EN 71 |
| Brazil | INMETRO, ABNT NBR NM 300 |
| Mexico | NOM-015-SCFI, Spanish labelling |
Testing is per SKU per market and reusable on repeat orders. Detail by country in our buyer guides.
Turnaround is one business day. Send a product list, competitor links, or photos — whatever you have. Request a quote, or WhatsApp +86 137 2926 5640 if it’s faster.
A 20′ container works as an entry point across three or four categories. Below that, per-SKU MOQ floors start dominating and the freight cost per unit rises sharply. Most first orders we handle are one 40HQ across four to six categories.
Yes, and it’s the fastest way to get a comparable number. Send the image or listing link; we identify the equivalent item in the cluster and quote it with full carton data. If the spec differs (material, weight, motor, packaging) we say so rather than quoting a cheaper item as a match.
Orders confirmed by late June ship comfortably. July to August confirmations are still workable but lead times stretch. From September, you’re competing with everyone else for the same lines.
Yes — window boxes, hang tags, multilingual packaging, custom sound chips on most B/O lines. Artwork sign-off is the usual bottleneck; lock it before production starts.