Toy manufacturing costs in Japan • SEIBERTRON • The Energon Pub

>

Buy on eBay Contact Us Sign in Join Convert

SEIBERTRON™ - Your Planet For Everything Transformers

This page runs on affiliate links — your clicks may earn us a few Shanix. Want the full transmission? Roll out to our Affiliate Disclosure.

Toy manufacturing costs in Japan

1 post • Page 1 of 1

Toy manufacturing costs in Japan

by fenrir72 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:34 am

Motto: "Power to the strong and the right!"

Weapon: Plasma Cannon

from poster "arbit" of http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/4 ... facturing/

Finally some figures to grab on in the JP setting so food for thought nice to know.

According to arbit:

"I thought that we could share our real data here to get to the bottom of it.

I will start with these responses I received from a premium toy manufacturer that is often discussed on this board. I wont name them for confidential reasons, but suffice it to say they are a medium level premium brand, not the best, not the worst:"

"What is the licensing fee: For the licensing cost, it will be ~4-6% of selling price in Japan.

What is the manufacturing cost: Depends on item, but ~55% of selling price will be the production fee (including prototype charge)

How many units have you manufactured of different items? MOQ 3,000-5,000 pcs. If too cheap item, 10,000 pcs is necessary.

How many units do you need to sell to be profitable? if over 3,000 pcs, nearly all items we can start to get profit"

Obviously nowhere near Hb and Takara levels.............

fenrir72: God Of Transformers; Posts: 10540; News Credits: 60; Joined: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:37 am; Location: SEA; Buy from fenrir72 on eBay; Alt Mode: Mobile Ground Fortress; Strength: 9; Intelligence: 9; Speed: 6; Endurance: 10+; Rank: 9; Courage: 10; Firepower: 8; Skill: 9

1 post • Page 1 of 1

Return to Transformers Toys Discussion

Jump to:

Registered users: Apple [Bot], Bing [Bot], ChatGPT [Bot], FireRoad, Google [Bot], Google Adsense [Bot], Google Feedfetcher, molleking, MSN [Bot], OpenAI [Bot], Yandex [Bot]

[ Incoming message. Source unknown. ] No Signal - Please Stand By

No Signal - Please Stand By

[ Click to attempt signal recovery... ]

		> COMM LINK: ONLINE
		> SIGNAL SOURCE: MOON BASE ONE (DARK SIDE)
		> ENCRYPTION: AUTOBOT CYBER-LEVEL 4
		> TRANSMISSION TYPE: AUDIO-VISUAL
		> STATUS: STABLE ☑

		> PLAYBACK BEGINNING...

		> DECRYPTION KEY: 5 ROBOT POINTS
		> MESSAGE: "IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT..."
		> RESPONSE: "...AND I FEEL FINE."

Become a Member

Transformers and More @ The Seibertron Store

Visit our store on eBay

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "FUNKO Bitty POP! Retro Toys Transformers 4-Pack Vinyl 2025 New"

FUNKO Bitty POP! R ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "JAZZ Transformers Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Series 2 2019 Hasbro New"

JAZZ Transformers ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Series 4 DROPKICK Transformers Tiny Turbo Changers Movie Edition 2018 Hasbro New"

Series 4 DROPKICK ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "BLUDGEON Transformers Super7 Ultimates 7" action master figure WV2 2023 New"

BLUDGEON Transform ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Series 4 SHATTER Transformers Tiny Turbo Changers Movie Edition 2018 Hasbro New"

Series 4 SHATTER T ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "BUMBLEBEE Transformers Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Series 2 Hasbro 2019 New"

BUMBLEBEE Transfor ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "SHARKTICON (Gnaw) Transformers Super7 Reaction Retro Wave 6 2023 New"

SHARKTICON (Gnaw) ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "STARSCREAM Transformers Super7 Ultimates 7" G1 action figure WV4 2024 New"

STARSCREAM Transfo ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "BANZAI-TRON Transformers Super7 Ultimates 7" action master figure WV1 2022 New"

BANZAI-TRON Transf ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "ULTRA MAGNUS Transformers Super7 Reaction Retro Figure White Optimus Prime 2024"

ULTRA MAGNUS Trans ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Transformers Super7 Ultimates Ghost of Starscream 7" Action Figure WV1 2022 New"

Transformers Super ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Transformers Tiny Turbo Changers Series 5 SHADOW SPARK MEGATRON 2019 250228A"

Transformers Tiny ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "JETFIRE Transformers Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Series 1 2019 Hasbro 250111"

JETFIRE Transforme ...

Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Transformers Tiny Turbo Changers Series 5 KSI SENTRY Hasbro 2019 250228C"

Transformers Tiny ...

These are affiliate links. We may earn a commission.
Details subject to change. See listing for latest price and availability.

Transformers Podcast: Twincast / Podcast #382 - Vote or Die

Twincast / Podcast #382:
"Vote or Die"

MP3 · iTunes · RSS · View · Discuss · Ask
Posted: Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Featured Products on Amazon.com

Buy "Transformers MPM-03 Movie 10th Anniversary Figure Bumblebee" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Legends Class Roadtrap" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers Studio Series 10 Deluxe Class Movie 1 Autobot Jazz" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers Masterpiece Movie Series Barricade MPM-5" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Computron Collection Pack" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Solus Prime Prime Master" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Legends Class Autobot Outback" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers: Bumblebee -- Energon Igniters Nitro Series Optimus Prime" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers Robots in Disguise Warriors Class Sideswipe Figure" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Deluxe Class Protectobot Rook Figure" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Deluxe Class Air Raid Figure" on AMAZON

Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Deluxe Class Trailbreaker" on AMAZON

These are affiliate links. We may earn a commission.
Details subject to change. See listing for latest price and availability.

Optimus Prime on his deathbed

The Ultimate Caption Contest

Latest: Optimus Prime on his deathbed

© 2025 Seibertron LLC. All Rights Reserved. Established June 2000. SEIBERTRON™ is a trademark of Seibertron LLC. Trademark application pending. SEIBERTRON™ — the brand behind Seibertron.com — was founded by Ryan Yzquierdo and is powered by an elite squad of Wreckers on a mission to share and preserve Cybertronian history.

This site runs on affiliate Energon — some links may generate a small commission when you click or purchase. It costs you nothing, but helps us keep the Kremzeeks out of the server room. For all the disclosure details, roll out to our Affiliate Disclosure.

SEIBERTRON™ is your unofficial headquarters for everything Transformers — forged from fan-fueled Energon, not corporate assembly lines. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by Hasbro or Takara Tomy. Transformers® is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. Want the official word from Cybertron High Command? Visit Hasbro’s Transformers HQ or Takara Tomy’s base of operations.

Got intel, sightings, or feedback from the field? Contact us.

Over 16,247 pages retrieved from Vector Sigma’s databanks by 10,616 unique Seibertronians. This page was recently scanned 1 times. Transmission logged by Earth Defense Command – August 31st 2025 2:43am CDT.

You are viewing SEIBERTRON™ v13.297 | Database Extension: MYSQL | Silver Age: 0