Wholesale Toys from China to Bahrain

Choose children’s toys for a shop, a warehouse or an online store from the catalogue of Chenghai (Shantou) and Yiwu factories. Each product card shows the price per piece and per carton, the pieces per carton and the manufacturer. Build an order from different items from 2,000 CNY in total; each item in full factory cartons. For a large quantity of one model, send the item number and the order quantity — the seller’s team in China confirms the production run, lead time and price.

The 2,000 CNY minimum applies to the value of the goods. Delivery, customs clearance, taxes and the documents required are calculated separately. The quotation shows what the costs consist of and the total for the agreed scope of supply, line by line, so you can see the landed cost per piece before you commit.

A full technical brief is not needed for the first request.

For a first quote send: a link to the catalogue item, a photo, a sketch or a description; the order quantity; the changes you need; the delivery city. Mould data and project files — if you have them.

Indicative quantities start from 1,000 units per model. The minimum order for your product is confirmed after the factory reviews the specifications.

Sample. A paid sample is made within 7 days when the required mould is ready. For a new product or a modified mould, the sample timing is set after the technical review. The production run starts after you approve the sample. Sample production and shipping are quoted separately. Whether a sample qualifies for a customs-duty exemption in Bahrain is checked against the applicable customs requirements before dispatch; it is not automatic. Any applicable clearance charges are confirmed separately.

Timing. Production of a confirmed run — 5–25 days depending on the order quantity. Development of a new model, changes to a model and mould making come before the run and are scheduled after the review.

Documents for a private-label run. A toy produced under your brand is a new product for conformity purposes: the applicable tests, the Gulf conformity marking and any testing your clearance needs are planned together with the run and quoted before the order is confirmed.

Scope of this section: ordinary import of children’s toys for the domestic Bahraini market. Bahrain also has a working customs-bonded area, the Bahrain Logistics Zone next to the container port, regulated by Ports and Maritime Affairs with customs present around the clock; it is meant for storage and distribution for re-export and for value-adding work such as packing, labelling and testing. Goods taken out of a bonded area into the local market pay the tariff in force at that moment, so the zone defers duty and import tax rather than removing them. Temporary admission and re-export follow their own procedures and are quoted separately.

Customs duty. The Gulf customs union applies a common external tariff of 5% of the value of the goods on imports from outside the union. In Bahrain that tariff table was issued by Decision No. 29 of 2025 of the Minister of Interior and published in the supplement to Official Gazette issue 3800 of 13 March 2025, and in it every line of heading 9503 carries 5%: children’s tricycles, children’s pedal cars, dolls, balloons, radio-controlled model aircraft for amusement, puzzles of all kinds, scale models and other toys. Children’s two-wheeled bicycles are not toys for tariff purposes — they sit in heading 8712, where the lines for children’s sizes also carry 5%, and their code is checked separately. Nothing in the toy chapter of that table is zero-rated. Every line of your order is classified at its full code and its rate is shown line by line in the quotation. Under the Gulf customs law the rate that applies is the one in force on the day the customs declaration is registered, and Bahrain Customs publishes a tariff finder where a code, its duty rate and the regulatory authority for it can be checked.

What the duty is charged on. The customs value is worked out under the Gulf customs law on the cost, insurance and freight basis — the loading, unloading, handling and insurance costs of bringing the goods to the port of importation sit inside the value, and costs after arrival do not. Example for illustration only: goods $10,000 plus freight and insurance $2,000 — customs value $12,000, duty 5% = $600. The $600 is the duty in this simplified example; it does not include the import tax below, other fees or services that may apply, and it is not the full cost of clearance.

Value added tax at 10%. Bahrain introduced value added tax on 1 January 2019 at 5%, and the standard rate became 10% with effect from 1 January 2022. Imports cleared through customs are generally taxed at that 10%, and the value taxed is the customs value with the customs duty added to it — so the tax sits on top of the duty, not beside it. Continuing the example above: customs value $12,000 plus duty $600 gives $12,600, and 10% of that is $1,260. The person liable is the importer of record for customs purposes, and customs collects the tax before the goods are released, by the same procedure as the duty. An importer registered for the tax may ask the National Bureau for Revenue for authorisation to defer the payment to its next return, and then quotes its tax account number to customs for release; a registered business can normally recover the import tax as input tax in its return. Registration is mandatory above 37,500 Bahraini dinars of annual supplies. Toys are not in the zero-rated or exempt lists. This is the position as at 22 October 2026, checked against the current version of the Bureau’s general guide.

Gulf requirements. Bahrain is a member of the Gulf standardization organization and is one of the member states where the Gulf Technical Regulation on Children’s Toys BD-131704-01 applies, to toys designed or intended for use in play by children under 14. Toys made available on the market must bear the Gulf conformity mark, and the importer draws up a written declaration of conformity. The tracking symbol carries the notified body code and a QR code: scanning it opens the toy’s certificate in the Gulf tracking system, so a buyer or an inspector can check the document without asking anyone. The harmonised standards behind the tests are the GSO EN 71 set — mechanical and physical properties, flammability and migration of certain elements.

A notified body is part of the route for toys. Toys are not a group a supplier can simply self-declare. In the manufacturer route the manufacturer sends the technical documentation to a GSO notified body of its choice, applies for Gulf type examination, and the notified body issues a Gulf Conformity Certificate and approves the products under the tracking-symbol rules; the manufacturer then affixes the symbol and issues the declaration of conformity. There is also an importer route, used for homogeneous consignments, in which the importer applies to a notified body that samples and tests the consignment itself. Accredited test reports count as evidence when they clearly relate to the product, carry the endorsement of an accreditation body in the ILAC arrangement and are not older than three years. The standards applied are the GSO EN 71 set, with IEC or EN 62115 for electric toys and ISO 8124 or ASTM F963 where additional tests may be required.

One certificate can cover a group — check that yours is inside it. A certificate may be issued for a group of toys with the same tariff code, a similar age range, the same manufacturer, the same country of origin and a similar function and material. That is exactly why a document shown for one item does not automatically cover the next one. Check that each document explicitly covers the selected model and manufacturer; do not assume it covers other catalogue items.

Bahrain’s own route for toys. The Testing and Metrology Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce publishes the list of products it regulates, and children’s toys stand on it at item 11. For them the list asks for two documents: a valid Gulf type examination certificate for each imported type, and the importer’s declaration of conformity. They are submitted with the general requirements that apply to every regulated product — the customs declaration form, the invoices for the shipment and the packing list where there is one. The forms come from Bahrain’s own Ministerial Order No. 1 of 2015 on children’s toys technical requirements, in force since 13 August 2015 and notified to the World Trade Organization: the importer’s certificate of conformity names the importer declaring compliance, identifies in detail all the items it covers and no others, references the Gulf product safety regulations and the standards the conformity is declared against, names the conformity assessment procedure the certificate rests on, and is issued under the importer’s sole responsibility. The manufacturer’s declaration adds the notified body’s name and number and a colour image of the toy clear enough to identify it. There is no single national registration platform for products and no blanket pre-shipment inspection of every consignment: this is a documentary and physical check at import. Which document each item in your order needs is checked before dispatch and stated in the quotation. We do not promise a particular certificate before that check.

Arabic on the product. Under the Gulf toy regulation the safety information and the instructions that come with a toy have to be in Arabic, and that duty falls on the manufacturer, the importer and the distributor alike. The mandatory warnings go with it: a toy not intended for children under 36 months but which could be dangerous for them carries the age warning with the word Warning and a brief statement of the specific hazard, and there are separate warnings for latex balloons, small balls, long cords and electrical toys. Bahrain’s consumer protection law requires the supplier to comply with the technical requirements for the product and to guarantee its safety and suitability for use, and it penalises altering a commodity’s labelling details. Customs may also ask for an Arabic translation of a foreign invoice or document.

What the seller does. For each selected item, the quotation confirms the available conformity documents and the Arabic labelling. Any additional testing, marking or registration, their cost and lead times are agreed before the order is confirmed. Where testing is needed, it can be arranged close to the factory; the notified body decides the required tests.

Documents that travel with the goods. You receive a commercial invoice for the amount you actually paid, a packing list with weights and carton dimensions, the bill of lading or the air waybill, and the conformity documents for each model. Bahrain requires proof of origin under the rules of origin of the agreements in force, so the certificate of origin travels with every shipment. We do not issue an invoice for a value other than the amount paid: an understated invoice is a risk carried by the importer, because the authority can revalue the shipment and act against the company that declared it.

What the importer does. Your company in Bahrain is the importer and places the goods on the market. It needs a commercial registration whose activity covers the import, and an account in the customs single window Ofoq, which brings the regulatory bodies together in one trade window; customs asks for evidence of the importer’s activity. The declaration is completed electronically by the importer, its representative or a licensed customs broker; the invoices and the original bill of lading are attached to the unified customs declaration, and the approvals of the competent authorities are added for regulated goods. Customs documents must be originals, though a copy of an invoice may be accepted against an undertaking to produce the original within 90 days or against a guarantee. Proof of origin is required under the rules of origin of the agreements in force. Goods are inspected on risk criteria, then the exit order is issued and the goods are released, and the importer keeps the records for five calendar years. Unless your quotation says otherwise, the duty, the import tax, any certification fees and any port storage are on the importer’s account, and the delivery term is named in the quotation and in the contract.

Radio-controlled toys and toys with batteries. A toy with a radio transmitter — a remote control, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi — may need a separate telecom approval in addition to the toy rules, and toys with lithium cells may meet battery requirements and air-freight restrictions. For every such item the quotation states what applies and who arranges it.

Sources: Integrated Customs Tariff table, Official Gazette issue 3800 · Bahrain Customs — tariff finder · Bahrain Customs — commercial import · Common Customs Law of the GCC, on the Bahrain Customs site · Bahrain Customs — the Ofoq single window · National Bureau for Revenue — VAT General Guide · Ministry of Industry and Commerce — list of regulated products · Ministerial Order No. 1 of 2015 on children’s toys technical requirements · Standards and Metrology Directorate — Bahraini notified bodies · GSO Technical Regulation on Toys BD-131704-01 · GSO guidance on children’s toys (2022) · Ministry of Transportation — Khalifa Bin Salman Port · Ministry of Transportation — Bahrain Logistics Zone · Bahrain Airport Company — cargo facilities.

Who is who. OPTTOYSCHINA is the online storefront of Yifeng Group (艺丰集团) and Chinese toy factories. The seller’s team in China confirms product specifications, prepares the quotation and agrees the supply terms with you; the contract and the invoice carry its full legal details. The logistics partner YT carries out the agreed shipment from Guangzhou. Claims and refunds are handled by the seller.

Payment in two stages. A 30–50% advance after the order is confirmed; the balance before dispatch from the warehouse named in your quotation, which for most orders is the Guangzhou warehouse, once you have received the photo and video report on your cargo. Payment is made in USD directly to the seller, Yifeng Group, in China. For visitors in Bahrain the site shows prices in Bahraini dinars, and the display can be switched to yuan, dollars or euros; payment to the seller is in US dollars. The seller’s full details are given in the invoice and the contract, together with the governing law and the procedure for disputes; the contract is provided before you pay the advance.

Inspection before dispatch. Each order is inspected before it is shipped: quantity, item numbers, packaging, appearance and random functional checks; you get the photos and video before dispatch. The balance is paid only after you confirm the report. If the report shows a discrepancy for an item and you do not accept it, the item is replaced or the advance for that item is refunded. The place of inspection and consolidation depends on the factories in your order and is confirmed in the quotation.

Claims after receipt. Photograph or film the goods and the packaging and send the claim through the contacts on this page within 2 days of receipt. The seller replies within 3 business days. The acceptable defect rate is 2% of the batch — counted against the whole batch, not against each item number separately — and defects above it are compensated as agreed by both parties: replacement, refund or a discount on the next order. Refunds are paid within 14 days of the claim decision. Replacement shipping is at the seller’s expense. The three business days are working days in China, where the seller’s office is closed for Chinese New Year and for 1–7 October. Safety of the goods is a separate matter: it is covered by the conformity documents, not by this tolerance.