Halloween plush — stuffed ghosts, pumpkins, bats, black cats, spiders, and skeleton characters — is a Q4 category that wholesale buyers must order in August to receive before the selling window opens in late September. LeTin Toys in Shantou supplies Halloween plush toys at roughly $0.80-$4.00 per piece FOB Shantou, with minimums of 1-5 cartons per design and quotes returned in 1 business day.
East Coast US buyers need to confirm orders by mid-August, and West Coast buyers by the end of August, to have stock selling by early October. The math: seasonal production runs 25-40 days in peak months, plus sea freight of 15-20 days to the US West Coast or 30-35 days to the East Coast. An order confirmed August 15 arrives at a West Coast warehouse roughly September 24 to October 14 — and at an East Coast warehouse October 9 to 29, which already misses part of the season. Every week of delay in August costs a week of October sell-through.
Ghosts, pumpkins with faces, bats, and black cats are the four core movers, followed by spiders, witch hats on animals, and candy-corn characters. FBA sellers list them individually at $12.99-$19.99 or in trick-or-treat multipacks; retailers and party stores stock mini sizes (15-20 cm) as basket fillers and standard sizes (25-40 cm) as shelf items. Bulk Halloween toys beyond plush — squishies, light-up wands, stretchy spiders — combine into the same mixed container of dozens of SKUs.
Halloween order timeline and specs (from Shantou)
| Stage | Duration / detail |
|---|---|
| Quote | 1 business day |
| Peak-season production | 25-40 days |
| Sea freight, US West Coast | 15-20 days |
| Sea freight, US East Coast | 30-35 days |
| Total, order to West Coast port | 40-60 days |
| Total, order to East Coast port | 55-75 days |
| MOQ | 1-5 cartons per SKU; about 40 SKUs per mixed 20ft, about 100 per 40HQ |
| Testing | ASTM F963 + CPC (US), EN71 (EU), INMETRO, NOM |
The August window is open now. Get a wholesale quote in 1 business day and lock your production slot — WhatsApp +86 137 2926 5640.
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Yes — the 1-5 carton MOQ per design means an FBA seller can bring in 3-5 Halloween SKUs for a few hundred dollars in goods rather than committing to factory minimums of 1,000+ pieces per item. Mini ghost and pumpkin plush at $0.80-$1.50 FOB support $9.99-$14.99 retail price points. Unsold stock carries over: ghosts and black cats resell every October with no design obsolescence.
Yes — identical standards apply: ASTM F963 with a CPC for the US, EN71 for the EU, INMETRO for Brazil, NOM for Mexico. Test reports are requested from the partner factory once the order is confirmed. LeTin Toys is a BSCI member and has shipped seasonal programs since 2018.
No — August is the deadline month. West Coast-bound orders confirmed by late August still land by early-to-mid October; East Coast buyers should confirm immediately.
Core designs (ghosts, pumpkins, bats) are non-dated and store flat for next season; many buyers intentionally carry stock over.
Yes — a single about 40 SKUs per mixed 20ft, about 100 per 40HQ can cover your entire Q4 program in one shipment.
1-5 cartons per design, typically 30-100 pieces per carton depending on size.
Yes — light-up wands, stretchy spiders, squishy pumpkins, and novelty items from the 900+ SKU catalogue.
Confirm before the freight math turns against you. Get a wholesale quote in 1 business day from LeTin Toys, Shantou — WhatsApp +86 137 2926 5640.
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