This year has been marked by economic uncertainty for shoppers and businesses alike, with rapidly fluctuating tariffs impacting many industries’ supply chains—but few as acutely as the toy industry.

President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on toy-maker Mattel after the company said it would diversify its production to other countries, but not the United States. Sitting in ...

Toys made in China have been exempt from tariffs since President Donald Trump’s first term. That is no longer the case. Last month, Trump raised tariff rates on China to 20%, dealing a big blow to the ...

Isaac Larian was planning on expanding his toy factory in Hudson, Ohio. Now not only is the project to add another 22,000 square feet to the space on hold, the entire trajectory of his company is on ...

Toys are a bellwether product category for what is happening in the larger U.S. economy. Import data indicates a 13% to 15% lower import value for the toy industry in 2025 compared to 2024. According ...

“Toy Story,” the first computer animated feature film, began production at Pixar Animation Studios on Jan. 19, 1993. Screengrab from Instagram Now a beloved family film with an entire catalog of ...