New of PVC inflatable toys in China

China Toy Expo 2008 will be a basis for your success

This year's China Toy Expo is shaping up as the biggest and best in the mainland in a long time. It will be held October 9th through 11th in the new International Expo Center (SNIEC) in Shanghai. The more than 500 exhibitors have taken 1200 booths with over 180 of them showing for the first time. The almost 25,000 square meters of exhibition floor space has been sold out half a month ahead of time, and there is a waiting list of companies seeking entry.
The Chinese exhibitors actually represent toy factories, not trading companies. They provide OEM service as well as show their own designs. Thirty percent of them are new, export-ready suppliers.
The China Toy Expo is a great opportunity to meet the actual suppliers. For international exhibitors, in addition to group pavilions from Germany, the United States and Hong Kong, there are also the new individual exhibitors from Switzerland, Italy, Japan, and Korea.

Source: China Toy Association

China Toy Conference 2008 will focus on toy safety

China Toy Association (CTA) will hold the China Toy Conference 2008 on October 8th in Shanghai, which is one of the big events in China every two years. The theme of the conference is Toys and Safety. The attendees are toy management from 400 toy companies. Speakers from Chinese government, ICTI, TIA, and some important international buyers will speak about Chinese new policy on toy safety control and inspection, toy safety control from the point views of buyers, cooperate social responsibility. The speakers will have interactive conversation with all the participants. International visitors are welcome to joint the conference to learn the latest development about the toy safety control. The date of conference is one day before China Toy Expo. It is convenient to joint both events.

Source: China Toy Association

China's toy exports grew by 20.7% in Q1

China experienced a slight slowdown in growth of its toy exports in the first quarter of this year, partly because of expediated appreciation of its currency and mounting production cost.

Between January and March, China exported 4.2 billion U.S. dollars worth of toys, a growth of 20.7% percent on the same period of last year, according to sources with the General Administration of Customs.

The growth rate was about 7 percentage points lower than the year-earlier level, the sources added.

Growing quality concern was another factor behind the slight slowdown.

Quality issues gave China's toy industry some tough times during the second half of 2007. Some export countries raised quality standards and issued several recalls on Chinese toys.

One company affected was giant Mattel, which recalled more than 18 million toys last August, which were later traced to its design flaws.

China conducted special campaigns to improve toy quality and banned many unqualified companies from exporting. Export toys safety has been enhanced greately.

Source: China Toy Association