Wholesale Toys from China to Riyadh

Choose children’s toys for a shop in a Riyadh mall, a wholesale business, an online store on a Saudi marketplace, or for distribution across the Kingdom, 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 address in Riyadh. 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. Dispatch and delivery of the sample are counted separately. 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.

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 the SABER registration 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 Saudi market. Free zones, bonded storage, temporary admission and re-export follow different procedures and are quoted separately.

Customs duty. Most catalogue toys sit under heading 9503 of the Integrated Customs Tariff, where the rate depends on the type of toy: 5% for tricycles, scooters, children’s cars, dolls, balloons and radio-controlled model aircraft; 15% for puzzles, scale models and other toys. A mixed order can also hold items outside 9503 — board games, balls and sports toys, party articles, children’s bicycles — and these carry their own rates and sometimes their own requirements. Since 1 January 2025 the GCC integrated tariff is applied at the 12-digit level and its items have been amended since, so every line is classified at the full code and its rate is shown line by line in the quotation.

Customs value and VAT. Both are calculated on the value determined for customs purposes, which includes the cost of the goods, the insurance and the transport. VAT is 15% and, in the words of the ZATCA guideline, applies to the total value of the goods including insurance and transport and any customs duty applied to them. Example for illustration only: goods $10,000 plus freight and insurance $2,000 — customs value $12,000; duty on the 15% line $1,800; VAT 15% on $13,800 = $2,070. The $3,870 is the duty plus the VAT in this simplified example; it does not include other fees or services that may apply and it is not the full cost of clearance. Import VAT can be recovered as input tax, but not automatically: the deduction is available to the person who acts as the importer, it applies where the goods are used for a taxable activity, and it requires the supporting customs and tax documents under the ZATCA rules. The customs duty stays a final cost. This is general information, not tax advice.

Gulf requirements. Saudi Arabia is a member of the GCC Standardization Organization. Toys for children under 14 fall under the Gulf Technical Regulation on Children’s Toys BD-131704-01: the toy must meet the essential safety requirements, carry the Gulf conformity mark with the Gulf Conformity Tracking Symbol, and be covered by a declaration of conformity. Safety warnings and instructions must be in Arabic. Article 6 of the regulation sets the importer’s own obligations: for ten years after the toy is placed on the market the importer keeps a copy of the Gulf declaration of conformity at the disposal of the competent authorities of the member states, ensures that the technical documentation can be made available to them on request, and, when an authority asks, provides the information and documentation needed to demonstrate conformity, in Arabic.

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.

Saudi platform: SABER. The Gulf regulation on children’s toys is on SABER’s published list of technical regulations, so toys go through this route and two certificates are involved. A product certificate of conformity, the PCoC, is registered for each model through a conformity assessment body on the platform. A shipment certificate, the SCoC, is issued for every consignment and is what customs asks for at clearance — so it is arranged before the goods arrive, not after. Both are filed on SABER by your company in the Kingdom under its own commercial registration. The platform fees are published: 500 SAR to register a product conformity certificate and 350 SAR to issue a shipment certificate, both excluding VAT; what the conformity assessment body charges for testing and certification is separate. A shipment certificate is valid for 90 days. Before you confirm the order, the quotation identifies the available certificates and test reports for each selected model, any additional work required, its cost and who arranges it.

Labelling — a change that affects neighbouring product groups. From 1 October 2026 the supplier’s name (importer or local manufacturer) and its commercial registration number must appear on the product itself under ten named technical regulations. Children’s toys are not on that list; electrical self-balancing boards and child restraint systems and strollers are. If your order includes those items, the labelling is planned together with the run.

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. A certificate of origin is issued when your clearance needs one; say so in your request. 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.

Radio-controlled toys and toys with batteries. A toy with a radio transmitter — a remote control, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi — may fall under the technical regulation for communications and information technology devices in addition to the toys regulation, and toys with lithium cells may also meet battery requirements and air-freight restrictions. For every such item the quotation states what applies and who arranges it.

What the importer does. Your company in the Kingdom is the importer and places the goods on the market: the customs declaration is filed under its commercial registration, it holds the SABER registration for the shipment, keeps the declaration of conformity available, and makes sure the safety information on the toys is in Arabic. Unless your quotation says otherwise, the duty, the import VAT, the SABER fees and any port storage or demurrage are on its account. The delivery term — where our costs stop and yours begin — is named in the quotation and in the contract, together with the party that files the declaration on your behalf.

Sources: ZATCA — search the Integrated Customs Tariff · ZATCA — Integrated Tariffs: 12-digit level and amendments · ZATCA — VAT guideline on imports and exports · GSO Technical Regulation on Toys BD-131704-01 · GSO Guidance on Children’s Toys (2022) · SABER platform · SABER — list of technical regulations.

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. Prices in riyals are for reference only; payment in them is not accepted. 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.