FAQ · buying and specification
Trade Questions, Answered
The questions below are the ones that come up before a first order and again before a reorder: what doll fits, what the minimum is, how a house ships, what a carton weighs and what documentation exists. Each answer is written to be used - quoted in an email, put in a listing or checked against a supplier's claim - so it states the number and says where the number comes from. Where the catalogue cannot answer for a model, the answer says confirmed per model rather than generalising.
Most models fit dolls of 8-12 cm, MOQ ranges from 1 pcs to 1,000 pcs per model, most houses ship flat-pack in a single carton of 0.01-0.25 m3, and production runs 25-45 days after sign-off. Reports are released per model and per market where they exist, and no model is claimed as cleared for a market.
Sizing and doll fit
- Floor heights run from about 10 cm on a tabletop house to about 16 cm on a large three-storey, which is the number that decides whether a doll stands up inside.
- Most of the catalogue is built for dolls of 8-12 cm; the large band takes figures up to about 15 cm. The figure is confirmed per model rather than assumed from the band.
- The size bands on this site are measured on assembled height: under 40 cm (47 models), 40-80 cm (26 models) and 80 cm and above (eight models). 49 models have no height on record and are not banded.
- Storeys are counted from the model data: 15 models are three storeys or taller and four are two storeys. A low three-storey house is not automatically better than a tall two-storey one.
MOQ, samples and lead time
- MOQ is per model and per finish, from 1 pcs to 1,000 pcs. 52 models quote at 10 pcs or fewer, 17 at 11-100, 44 at 101-500 and 17 above 500.
- Sampling is 7-15 days for a stocked model and 20-30 days for a new colour, printed carton or changed structure.
- Production is 25-45 days after sign-off and deposit, then four to six weeks of sea freight from Ningbo or Shanghai.
- The 2027 Chinese New Year falls on 6 February and closes the workshops for two to three weeks; January orders run into it rather than through it.
Packing, cartons and loading
- Cartons run from about 0.01 m3 for a tabletop house to 0.25 m3 for a large three-storey, with a median of about 0.048 m3 across the models that record one.
- At 88 per cent fill of a 68 m3 40HQ: about 2,300 tabletop units, 790 standard and 240-400 large.
- Fittings, stickers and loose furniture travel in a bag inside the carton; a bag divided by step number is the cheapest way to cut assembly claims.
- Carton data exists for 61 per cent of the catalogue at launch; the rest is confirmed per model on quotation.
Reports and materials
- The paint system is water-based and specified against EN71-3; natural finishes are oiled or sealed rather than painted.
- Test reports are released per model and per market where the workshop holds them, and the status is stated before quotation.
- Nothing on this site is a claim that a model has been cleared for a particular market. The import declaration is the buyer's.
- Materials are pine, birch, rubberwood or MDF-faced board, with printed or stickered interiors on some models; the material is stated per model.
FAQ
What doll size fits a wooden dollhouse?
Most models in this catalogue fit dolls of about 8-12 cm, with floors between roughly 10 cm and 16 cm apart. A tabletop house under 40 cm may have 10-11 cm floors and will not take a 12 cm doll standing, while a large three-storey house with 16 cm floors takes figures up to about 15 cm. The exact floor height is confirmed per model on the product page or on quotation. If a buyer is pairing a house with a doll family from somewhere else, send the figure height with the model list and we will check the floor height against it.
What is the minimum order quantity?
From 1 pcs to 1,000 pcs per model, confirmed per model and per finish. The distribution across the 130 published models is 52 at 10 pcs or fewer, 17 at 11-100 pcs, 44 at 101-500 pcs and 17 above 500 pcs. The minimum applies per model, not per order, so a mixed container lets a buyer meet several model minimums in one booking. A new colour, a private-label carton or a structural change moves the minimum up, because the line has to be set up for the change.
How many dollhouses fit in a 40HQ?
About 2,300 tabletop houses, 790 standard houses or 240-400 large houses, depending on the carton cube of the band, at 88 per cent fill of a 68 m3 container. A mixed load sits between those figures and is calculated carton by carton, because large cartons leave gaps that flat cartons fill. The useful working volume is about 60 m3 after pallets and door clearance. We produce the loading plan for the actual model list rather than quoting a generic container count.
Are the dollhouses flat-pack or assembled?
Both, confirmed per model. Most of the catalogue ships flat-pack in a single carton with a fittings bag and an instruction sheet, and assembly takes about 20 minutes for a tabletop cottage to 60-90 minutes for a three-storey house. A minority of models can be quoted assembled, which is worth it for a retail display unit or a setting that will not do joinery, and costs two to three times the carton cube. Ask which parts arrive pre-fitted, because pre-fitted hinges and glued stairs cut the build time substantially.
Do you publish prices?
No. Prices are quoted per model, finish, quantity and destination market, and quotations are valid for 30 days unless stated otherwise. The catalogue publishes the facts that let a buyer plan without a price: size, storeys, floor height, doll fit, material, finish, carton cube, MOQ and lead time. A published price in this category would be wrong for most of the buyers reading it and stale within a season, and it would not survive the differences between a stocked finish and a new colour. The quotation carries the number and the terms that go with it.
What documentation comes with an order?
A commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading, plus origin paperwork and a product data sheet per model covering material, assembled size, age grade and carton data. Test reports are released per model and per market where they exist, and where they do not exist we say so before the order rather than after. Private-label and marketplace buyers also need carton and product labels returned for sign-off before production. The import declaration and the destination market's conformity documents remain the buyer's responsibility as importer of record.
Ask the question directly
If the answer is not here, send it with the model list and the market; we reply within two business days.