Quanzhou toy exports , out of a U -shaped curve : the first half of last year, exports fell 19.54 percent ; exports of $ 41,059,900 in the third quarter , an increase of 5.86% ; fourth quarter, exports $ 24,055,800 , an increase of 7.8% ; this year – February , continue to maintain good posture.
Experts said Quanzhou Inspection and Quarantine Bureau , in 2012 , affected by the debt crisis, the world’s leading toy buyers in a wait state , has been reluctant to place orders directly led to the first half of 2013 , Quanzhou toy exports decline . Began to rise from the second half of last year , on the one hand due to the global economic situation has improved, on the other hand the transition from toy companies to explore Quanzhou show results.
It is reported that a total of 49 Fujian Inspection and Quarantine area toy export enterprises, including 39 located in Quanzhou . For a long time , Quanzhou toy export enterprises stays in OEM ( OEM ) mode. There are companies had an account balance , exports of a toy, 60 percent of the profits go vendors, 30% owned brands , manufacturers can only acquire the remaining 10 %.
How to break through ? Spring rate gradually break two -way
The first way , and the depth of the original cartoon brand butt
” Get well-known brand licensing , stimulate and promote the role of a very big toy sales .” Karrie Children’s Products Co., Ltd. General Manager Chen Yi Juan said .
The company has 20 years of history, is a veteran of Quanzhou toy companies . After the company got the Mercedes, Land Rover and other international luxury car brand licensing , the development of “Happy Love” series stroller brand , the original export a stroller toys, the price is only a couple of hundred dollars to get the authorization to sell four or five hundred dollars.
Li Li toy company , has tasted the sweetness . Back in 2009 , the force to 700,000 yuan scored facilitate domestic animation ” fantasy Dragon King ‘ toy car production license last year, the company produced” fantasy Long Bao “car exports amounted to $ 8,073,400 , an increase of 29%.
” In January, we reached a preliminary cooperation intention with Ali , Hello Kitty two international animation brand .” Xu Bin-Bin , general manager of the company said, ” These are two popular girls like cartoon image , in line with our market positioning. ”
The second way to create their own brands
Glorious company , was first established just one designed for foreign brands OEM toy factory , the absence of self-developed products , increasing competition in the market no advantage .
In 2010 , the company registered ” Sir Rabbit ” trademark, and invested nearly 52 million yuan to build a large set of 3D cartoon ” Sir Rabbit fantasy trip” , in production, animation playback , the derivatives market has quietly occupied .
” Late last year , we work with companies from Hong Kong and Brazil , signed $ 8.5 million and $ 100,000 of export items , of which a large part of the jazz rabbit cartoon derivatives .” The company official said the company will also take cartoon characters in the manner authorized output brands.
Currently , Quanzhou toy companies, has independently developed products accounted for more than 95% , with its own brand of output accounted for more than 40%.