What can we help you with?

It varies by product and by manufacturer. A custom plush toy needs its own pattern, its own fabric sourcing and its own testing. Those costs are the same whatever the quantity, which is why a single piece is disproportionately expensive.

The smallest run we can usually arrange is 500 pieces, for a toy of roughly 15 to 25 cm. The larger the run, the lower the unit price.

There is no fixed price, because every toy is made to order. The unit price depends on size, design complexity, materials, any clothing or accessories, and above all the quantity: the higher the run, the lower the unit price. The sampling stage is a separate one-off cost.

Send us your design with the size and quantity you have in mind. Within 48 hours you get a no-obligation indication based on your project rather than on an average.

We charge a contribution of €225 towards developing a sample. Depending on the size of the order, we can deduct that amount when you decide to go into production.

Production only starts once you are completely satisfied with the sample.

Because a custom plush toy is exactly that, specific requirements can change the technique, the materials and therefore the price. The indication is based on the information you supply.

We only issue a final price once the prototype has been developed and it is clear how the toy will actually be made.

Yes. Part of the cost is one-off: the pattern, machine set-up, testing and certification. We spread those costs across the whole run, so the larger the quantity, the smaller that share per toy.

If you are weighing up two quantities, give us both in your request. We will price them both so you can see the difference.

Mainly clothing and accessories, embroidered or printed details, specific brand colours, unusual materials, a non-standard pose, and packaging requirements such as a polybag with a hangtag.

Raise those at the request stage rather than later. Requirements that surface after the price indication can change the price, the feasibility and the lead time.

Yes. The approved sample remains the production reference, so a repeat order does not go through the whole sampling stage again.

For smaller repeat orders, bear in mind that a slight colour difference between batches is possible, because production works with the fabrics available at that moment.

A repeat order is also tested again as soon as anything changes, such as the supplier, a material or a detail in the design. In practice that means we test almost every time.

On smaller runs a slight difference is possible. The manufacturer works with the plush available on the market at that moment and selects the material closest to your colour.

Above larger quantities that is solved: the plush is dyed to specification, including your own PMS colours. The colour is then fixed for every following batch.

You can supply a mascot, logo, illustration or sketch as JPG, PNG, PDF, AI, EPS or SVG.

No perfect file to hand? That is not a problem, we are happy to work it out with you. A clear photograph of a drawing is often enough to get started.

It helps, but it is not required. One clear front view is enough to begin.

If you also have a side or back view, there is less left to interpretation and the first sample usually lands closer to what you pictured. Anything missing we fill in together with you.

As closely as possible, but not guaranteed to be exact. Plush is a dyed textile rather than ink on paper: the colour you see on screen reads differently in a soft, high-pile fabric.

We find the material that comes closest to your brand colour. On smaller runs that depends on what the market offers at the time. Above larger quantities the plush can be dyed to specification, including your own PMS colours.

You do. The character you supply stays yours, and the plush toy that comes out of it is your product. We use your design to develop and manufacture the toy.

Would you rather we did not show the result as a reference? Just let us know and we will not.

A sheet showing your character as a plush toy in four views, with general product specifications and our step-by-step process from request to delivery.

You upload your mascot, logo or drawing and receive the sheet by email within minutes. It is meant as inspiration and as something to share internally. It is explicitly not a final production design.

Yes. A logo can be embroidered, printed or worked into a label or another part of the plush toy.

Tell us where the logo should go when you send your request and we will factor it into the design and the price indication.

As standard we make toys from 15 cm up to 50 cm and beyond. The most popular sizes are 20 and 25 cm: substantial enough to feel like a real product, small enough to ship and display affordably.

Other sizes are possible on request. The size is only fixed at the sample stage, so a rough estimate in your request is fine.

Yes, and we do not leave that to the factory. A plush toy ends up in a child's hands, and then you want to be certain.

That is why we keep control of the testing process ourselves and work directly with an independent testing institute. It tests two or three plush toys from the production batch, real production pieces, to NEN-EN 71-1, -2 and -3 and the CE requirements, and documents the results in full. You receive the test report, issued in the name of Plutoys.

An independent testing institute, under our own control. In the market, testing often runs entirely through the factory, or only certain parts or materials are tested. As a supplier you then have little grip on what was actually tested and whether everything is fully documented.

At Plutoys we work directly with the testing institute. It determines and checks which tests the product needs and carries them out on plush toys from the production batch, so what is tested is what you actually receive. That makes safety a fixed, controlled part of the process rather than a formality.

Yes. Because we handle the contact with the testing institute ourselves, the report is issued in the name of Plutoys rather than the factory. You receive it from us.

That lets you show for yourself that your plush toy has been fully tested, for instance to your own customers or during an inspection.

Yes, they are suitable from birth. That does place demands on the design: eyes and nose are embroidered rather than attached as separate parts, and loose accessories are ruled out.

Tell us at the request stage that the toy is intended for the youngest age group, and we will design for that from the outset.

We work with high-quality, soft plush fabrics and use 100% recycled polyester as standard filling.

Details such as eyes and mouth can be embroidered or printed, depending on the design and the age group the toy is meant for.

The materials and filling are suitable for gentle cleaning.

The care advice depends on the final design, because embroidered details, clothing and accessories all behave differently. We therefore set the definitive advice at the sample stage, so it matches the product you are actually having made.

Yes. Think of a shirt in your brand colours, a scarf, a cap or an embroidered logo on the chest.

Removable clothing makes the toy more versatile, but it raises production costs and sometimes the minimum order. For toys aimed at the youngest age group, extra safety requirements apply to loose parts.

Yes. Individual packaging, a hangtag, a label with your brand or a barcode for the till: all of it is possible.

Raise these requirements when you request a price. Packaging and labelling affect both cost and lead time, and they are awkward to add afterwards.

That depends on the quantity, the complexity of the design and how many revision rounds the sample needs. The lead time has three parts: sampling, production after your approval, and transport to the Netherlands.

With the price indication we give a realistic estimate for your project. Throughout, we keep you informed about the schedule without you having to ask.

Give us the delivery date you need when you request a price, and we will tell you whether it is achievable before any costs are incurred.

If you are working towards an event, a season opening or a campaign, we plan backwards from that date. To be straight with you: the shorter the runway, the less room there is for revision rounds on the sample.

After production the toys are shipped to the Netherlands and received at Plutoys.

We carry out a final quality check here: a spot check on finish, seams and colour, and a count against the order. Only then does the shipment go on to your organisation, to the address you specify.

Yes, we deliver throughout Europe. Production takes place with selected partners to European standards. The shipment comes to the Netherlands first for the final check and then goes on to the location you specify.

Delivery to multiple addresses is possible. Let us know when you request a price.