Toys & games · 01
Plastic toys come down to the mould, the resin and the test report.
A friction car or a building block is only as good as the steel tool it comes from and the granules fed into it. We source from moulders in Delhi NCR and the Mumbai belt that have their own tool rooms, use virgin food-grade resins, and test every SKU to the standard of the country it is going to.
ABS · PP · HDPE · LDPE · TPR
Materials
Injection, blow and roto moulding
Processes
EN 71-1/2/3 · ASTM F963 · IEC 62115
Standards
Delhi NCR · Mumbai–Bhiwandi · Koppal
Clusters
Overview
Moulded toys, made to a specification
Plastic and mechanical toys are the biggest part of India's 9503 exports. Most export orders are made to the buyer's design, from tools cut in India and owned by the buyer.
Resin choice decides safety and feel. ABS for building blocks and vehicle bodies that need gloss and precise fit; PP for flexible parts and hinges; HDPE and LDPE for blow-moulded and roto-moulded ride-ons, sand sets and outdoor toys; TPR for soft-touch grips and wheels. All colourants and masterbatches have to pass EN 71-3 and ASTM F963 heavy-metal limits, and any soft PVC is tested for the phthalates banned under REACH and CPSIA.
Tooling is often the biggest single decision. A P20 or H13 steel tool built in India can run hundreds of thousands of shots. The buyer usually pays for it once, owns it, and the factory keeps it for repeat orders. We record tool ownership, cavity count and shot life in the purchase order so there is no argument later.
Mechanical and electric toys need extra tests. Friction and pull-back motors are torque and drop tested. Battery compartments must need a tool to open, and button cells must be secured to the latest EN 71 and ASTM F963 rules. Toys with electronics need IEC 62115 (EU) testing, and RoHS where it applies.
At a glance
- Products
- Vehicles, building sets, ride-ons, pretend play, bath & sand, STEM and battery toys
- MOQ
- 1,000 pcs per design and colour; lower for running stock moulds
- Tooling
- Buyer-owned steel tools, 30–45 days to first shot
- Lead time
- 45–60 days on existing tools; 75–100 days with new tools
How we work
We source from India's established brands — we do not manufacture
Akarta Exports is a sourcing and export house. We do not own factories and we do not claim to. Our value is that we know which well-known Indian brands and manufacturers make what, to what standard, and at what price — and we buy from them to the exact specification you give us.
01 — Your specification, written down
We start from your specification, not from a catalogue. Grade, dimension, tolerance, finish, test standard, pack, artwork and labelling are put in writing and confirmed with you before a single enquiry goes out.
02 — Matched to the right Indian brand
We place that specification with established, well-known Indian brands and manufacturers in the cluster that genuinely makes the product — Morbi for tiles, Rajkot and Ludhiana for machinery, Meerut and Jalandhar for sports goods, Kerala and Gujarat for spices.
03 — Offers compared on merit
Because we own no plant and owe no factory a minimum offtake, we compare offers openly on quality, consistency, capacity and price — and tell you where a lower price will not hold up in your market.
04 — Inspected, consolidated, shipped
Our own inspectors clear the goods at the brand's plant and again before loading. Multiple brands and multiple divisions consolidate into one container, one invoice and one document set.
Brand names are disclosed to you on the offer and named on the inspection report, so you always know whose production you are buying. Where a buyer already has a preferred Indian brand, we are happy to source that brand and handle only the inspection, consolidation, documentation and shipping.
Are you an Indian manufacturer or brand owner in this sector? Register your plant with our export desk.
The range
Plastic and mechanical toy range
- Vehicles
- Friction-powered and pull-back cars, trucks, construction vehicles, buses, trains, aircraft and play sets with tracks.
- Construction & building sets
- Interlocking bricks compatible with major systems, jumbo blocks for toddlers, magnetic tiles and connector sets.
- Ride-ons & push-alongs
- Blow-moulded ride-on cars, rocking animals, push walkers, tricycle bodies and toddler slides.
- Pretend play
- Kitchen sets, tool benches, doctor kits, tea sets, grocery and cash-register sets.
- Bath, sand & outdoor
- Bath squirters and stacking cups, sand-pit sets, buckets and spades, garden and water toys.
- STEM & battery-operated
- Robotics and circuit kits, solar models, musical toys, light-and-sound vehicles to IEC 62115.
Technical data
Technical data
Indicative figures for the grades we ship most often. Exact values are confirmed per factory and per production batch on your quotation.
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| Toy type | Typical material | Key tests | Age grade | Carton pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friction / pull-back vehicles | ABS / PP, steel axles | EN 71-1 drop & torque, small parts | 3+ years | 24–72 pcs |
| Building blocks | ABS | EN 71-1/3, ASTM F963 small parts | 3+ (standard) / 18m+ (jumbo) | 12–48 sets |
| Ride-ons | HDPE / LDPE blow-moulded | EN 71-1 stability & strength | 12m–3 years | 1–4 pcs |
| Pretend-play sets | PP / ABS | EN 71-1/2/3, food-contact where applicable | 3+ years | 6–24 sets |
| Bath & sand toys | LDPE / PP | EN 71-1/3, phthalate test | 12m+ / 18m+ | 24–48 sets |
| Battery & STEM toys | ABS + PCB | IEC 62115, EN 71, RoHS, battery access | 3+ / 8+ years | 12–36 pcs |
Customs classification
HS codes for this range
Harmonized System codes most commonly used when clearing these goods. The final 8-digit tariff line is confirmed on your commercial invoice according to the destination country's tariff schedule.
| HS code | Classification |
|---|---|
| 9503.00 | Plastic, mechanical and battery-operated toys, ride-ons and construction sets |
Quality assurance
Nothing leaves India until our own inspectors clear it
Akarta runs an in-house quality department with inspectors assigned to each division. Goods are checked at the factory during production and again before loading, against the written specification agreed on your purchase order — not against the factory's own grading.
- Pre-production sample approved by the buyer before bulk manufacture begins
- In-line checks during production against the written specification on your order
- Pre-shipment inspection with photographic report before container sealing
- Third-party inspection (SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek) arranged where required
ISO 9001:2015
Certified quality management system
Govt. approved
Registered Indian merchant exporter
In-house docs
Export paperwork prepared by our team
Packing & shipping
Packed the way your market receives it
Tell us the pack, carton print and shipping marks you need and we will quote against them. Loading plans are prepared before dispatch so the container arrives the way your warehouse expects it.
- Window boxes, blister cards or colour boxes printed to your artwork
- Inner poly bags with suffocation warnings in the destination language
- Batteries supplied separately or as approved, with transport documents for lithium cells
- Five-ply master cartons sized to the pallet and container
Global reach
Quoted in your currency, shipped from your nearest Indian port
Enquiries reach us from importers, distributors, contractors and retail chains across five continents — Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. We quote FOB, CFR or CIF, load from Mundra, Kandla, Nhava Sheva or Pipavav depending on your routing, and keep one commercial contact accountable for the consignment from purchase order to bill of lading.
Africa
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Sudan, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa
Middle East
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq
Europe
Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom
Americas
United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile
Asia-Pacific
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan
Load ports
Mundra · Kandla · Pipavav · Nhava Sheva
Incoterms
FOB · CFR · CIF · EXW on request
Correspondence
English, with documentation to buyer-country requirements
Buyer questions
What importers usually ask us first
Who owns the mould?
Normally you do, once the tooling cost is paid. Ownership, cavity count and expected shot life are written into the purchase order, and the factory holds the tool only for your orders.
Can you match colours to our Pantone?
Yes. Masterbatch is matched to your Pantone references and approved on moulded colour plaques before bulk production, then checked on the pre-shipment inspection.
Do battery toys need special shipping?
Lithium cells packed with or inside equipment ship under UN 3481 rules with the right marks and documents. Most of our buyers ship toys with alkaline cells supplied separately to keep it simple.
Common enquiries
Specifications buyers most often ask us to quote
These are the enquiries that reach this desk most weeks. If yours is on the list, we already have the grades, packing and loadability worked out — send the quantity and destination port and we will price it.
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Request a quotation
Send your product type, grade, quantity and destination port. Our export desk replies with available grades, packing options, loadability and indicative pricing — usually within one working day.