Christmas is the single biggest seasonal programme in home décor, and it is decided months before it is sold. A typical retail set-up date in Europe or North America falls in late September or October, which means production has to clear between June and August.
We supply wholesale Christmas decorations from China across ornaments, tree décor, tabletop and gifting lines — glass balls, plastic ornaments, fabric and resin figures, garlands and small furnishing pieces. Colour direction is usually agreed from a trend board or an existing retail programme, then matched on a pre-production sample.
Because Christmas ranges are wide and shallow, they are almost always consolidated into a mixed container together with everyday décor lines — that is how a first seasonal order stays economically viable.
Christmas ranges are wide and shallow: a typical programme covers ornaments, tree décor, garlands, stockings, tabletop figures and small textiles, each in a limited number of designs. We consolidate the whole mix into one container, which is what makes a first seasonal order economically sensible — one freight cost and one set of documents across several sub-categories. Glass and plastic ornaments are the volume core, tree décor, garlands and tabletop pieces add the visual story, and small textiles, napkins and giftable pieces lift the average order value without changing the container plan.
Seasonal products are the most heavily regulated lines we handle, because they are decorative, often giftable and sometimes handled by children. For the United States we test to CPSIA and Prop 65; for the European Union, EN 71 and REACH. Testing is carried out on the finished product against the approved sample, not on a generic item, so the report matches what actually ships. Colourways and finishes are confirmed with a pre-production sample, and that approved sample is retained as the reference for inspection. Where a design is a look-alike of a licensed character or of copyrighted artwork, we flag it before sampling rather than ship into a claim.
Christmas programmes are decided in colour stories rather than in individual SKUs. A workable plan is usually two or three themes — for example a traditional red-and-green story, a neutral or frost story and a contemporary metallic story — each carried across ornaments, tree décor and tabletop pieces so the shelf reads as a coherent set. Deciding the stories early matters because the best designs are allocated first: once a factory's moulds and capacity are committed for the season, the designs you wanted are gone, and the substitutes rarely match the range you planned around.
Seasonal goods are bulky relative to their value, so the packing plan drives the landed cost. We design the carton before production and offer compression packing to cut cube where the product allows it, together with retail-ready packaging, hangtags and barcodes for supermarket and chain-store buyers. Ornaments ship with individual protection so they survive the container, and each master carton is confirmed against the loading plan. E-commerce buyers can specify drop-test packing and print-ready outer labels.
Christmas is the most schedule-sensitive programme we run, and the calendar is the plan:
A late order does not move the season; it simply means the goods arrive after the shelf space has gone. If you are planning a first Christmas programme, decide the stories and place the order in the spring, and start smaller rather than later.
When should I place my Christmas order? If you need delivery before an October set-up, confirm by April — and set aside the mix by February, because the best designs are allocated first.
Can you match a colour from our trend board? Yes; we confirm with a pre-production sample and keep the approved sample as the reference for inspection.
Can I start small? Yes — a mixed container lets you test a Christmas programme alongside your everyday lines.
What is your MOQ for Christmas items? From 500 pcs for stock designs; 1,000-3,000 pcs for custom colourways or new moulds.
What are your lead times? Sampling that depends on the item - about a week for a repeat order, several weeks for a new design, production thirty to forty-five days after deposit, plus twenty-five to thirty-five days sea freight. In seasonal windows the binding constraint is factory capacity, not the quoted lead time.
What testing do you carry out? CPSIA and Prop 65 for the United States, EN 71 and REACH for the European Union, carried out on the finished product against the approved sample.
Can you add our branding or a licensed design? Our own labels, hangtags and retail cartons are straightforward. Licensed or character designs depend on the IP owner approval and are flagged before sampling.
How do you control the landed cost on bulky goods? Carton design before production, compression packing where the product allows it, and consolidation of the whole seasonal mix into one container.
How do you pack for e-commerce and supermarket shelves? Drop-test packing with print-ready labels for e-commerce; retail-ready cartons, barcodes and hangtags for retail.
Can I split a Christmas programme across several shipments? Yes, but each split costs another freight and another set of documents, so most buyers consolidate into one container with their everyday lines.