Custom Weighted Stuffed Animals — MOQ 250, Full Specs and Pricing
Looking for a factory that can actually make weighted plush to spec? Here is everything you usually have to email three suppliers to find out.We make custom weighted stuffed animals at our factory in Yancheng, Jiangsu. Minimum order is 500 pieces per design, or 250 pieces per design if you are running a set of several designs. A 20 cm weighted plush runs $5–10 per piece at 500 pieces. Samples take 7–15 days and cost $100–200. Bulk production takes 18–25 days after you approve the sample.Most of our customers arrive knowing what character they want and not knowing what weight it should be. That part we can help with.
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Custom Weighted Plush Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Minimum order quantity | 500 pieces per design, or 250 pieces per design when total order reaches 1,000 pieces across multiple designs |
| Unit price (20 cm) | $5–10 at 500 pieces, depending on fabric, weight and embroidery |
| Volume discount | Approximately 15% lower per piece at 2,000 pieces |
| Sample fee | $100–200 per design, creditable against your bulk order |
| Sample lead time | 7–15 days for the first sample; 5–8 days per revision round |
| Production lead time | 18–25 days after sample approval |
| Sewing capacity | 500 pieces per day |
| Weight range | 0.5–2.5 kg; heavier weights on request |
| Weight tolerance | ±5% |
| Weighted filling | Glass beads or non-toxic poly pellets |
| Bead containment | Double-stitched segmented inner pouch; removable or permanently sealed |
| Size range | 20–60 cm |
| Safety standards | Built to EN71-1, EN71-2, EN71-3, ASTM F963 and CPSIA requirements |
| Test reports | SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas, arranged per order |
| Factory | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. Producing plush since 2013 |
How to choose the right weight for your plush
This is the question almost every customer asks, and the honest answer is that the number matters less than where the weight sits.
Start with total weight: Most projects land in these bands:
| Use case | Typical weight | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s comfort and sensory | 0.5–1.2 kg | 25–35 cm |
| Teen and adult anxiety relief | 1.2–2 kg | 30–45 cm |
| Adult sleep and lap use | 2–3 kg | 40–60 cm |
| Desk and novelty | 0.3–0.8 kg | 15–25 cm |
Go too light and the product feels like a normal plush with something odd inside. Go too heavy for the size and it stops being huggable — it becomes something you put down.
Then decide the distribution — this matters moreThree distributions produce three completely different products from the same pattern and the same total weight:
Even distribution
Weight spread through body, limbs and head. This is what people mean when they describe weighted plush as calming — the toy drapes over you and applies pressure across a broad area. Best for anxiety relief, sleep and sensory products.
Base-weighted
Weight concentrated low in the body. The toy sits upright on a shelf and holds its pose. Looks better in retail display and in photography, but the calming effect when held is much weaker.
Limb-weighted
Weight in the arms and lower body, light head. Designed to be draped over shoulders or across a lap. Good for a specific product concept, not a general-purpose choice.
Most customers ask for a total weight and assume the distribution follows. It does not. We ask which of these three you are aiming for before we cut the first pattern, because changing it later means a new inner pouch pattern and another sample round.