For Brands, Event Agencies & Exhibition Teams in United States
Arches, product replicas, mascots and air dancers for campaigns in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Send the size, artwork and event date, and we review the design, the 120 V blower setup and the shipping route before quoting.
Market planning
The importer of record, or a licensed customs broker acting for them, files the entry, and the goods are classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The general rate and any Section 301 duty on Chinese-origin goods are confirmed by the importer or broker once the code is settled. Express or air freight usually takes 4–15 working days after dispatch and sea routes 20–45 days. DDP options are reviewed by quotation.
Two planning peaks dominate: outdoor events and trade shows from spring through summer, and retail campaigns from early autumn into year-end. Independence Day falls on 4 July and Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November, with the retail weekend that follows it. As a planning estimate from our production and freight ranges, approve artwork about 12 weeks before installation for a complex piece shipped by sea, or about 7 weeks by air. Working back from Independence Day on 4 July, that means approving artwork by mid-April for a complex piece shipped by sea, or by mid-May for air freight.
Conditions differ enormously between regions, and the Atlantic hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. For outdoor work we review material, seams, the blower position and a covered power connection for the actual site, and agree a weather shutdown plan with the organiser.
Rules come from the site rather than one national code: venue terms, a local permit for public land, and conditions set by the event insurer. Venues and insurers often ask for a blower listed by a recognised testing laboratory, such as UL or ETL, and for fire documentation on the fabric, commonly NFPA 701. Approval drawings and labels can be prepared in English.
Every design is approved on a scaled drawing and a colour mockup before cutting starts, so an agency in New York can take it through client sign-off. Revisions happen at the drawing stage, and the production clock starts from final approval.
For a campaign running in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, each unit is packed and labelled by destination city. Approved patterns are kept on file, so next year's repeat order does not start pattern work again.
Who acts as importer of record, how an inflatable is classified under the HTS, where Section 301 sits, and how to time the entry against an event date.
There is no single national rule. What the venue, the local permit office and the event insurer each ask for, and which documents the supplier provides.
Independence Day, the autumn retail run and the trade show season, turned into artwork approval dates you can put in a project plan.
The importer of record, or a licensed customs broker acting for them, files the entry, and the goods are classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The general rate and any Section 301 duty on Chinese-origin goods are confirmed by the importer or broker once the code is settled. DDP options are reviewed by quotation, and the importer or customs broker confirms the classification before shipping.
Yes, with site planning. Conditions differ enormously between regions, and the Atlantic hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Material, seams, blower position and a covered power connection are reviewed for the site, and a weather shutdown plan is agreed with the organiser.
Rules come from the site rather than one national code: venue terms, a local permit for public land, and conditions set by the event insurer. Venues and insurers often ask for a blower listed by a recognised testing laboratory, such as UL or ETL, and for fire documentation on the fabric, commonly NFPA 701. Approval drawings and labels can be prepared in English.
Work back from your installation date. Production takes 3–8, 7–15 or 15–25 days by complexity, plus freight: 4–15 working days by air or 20–45 days by sea. For a complex piece shipped by sea, approve artwork about 12 weeks before installation.
No. They are made at our factory in Tianjin, China, and shipped to US destinations by air or sea. Buyers searching for custom made inflatables in the USA are usually looking for a supplier who can deliver to a US city on a fixed date, which is what this page covers. The importer of record, or a licensed customs broker, files the entry and confirms duty.
Published by InflatCraft, operated by Tianjin Mufeng Trading Co., Ltd., a custom inflatable manufacturer founded in 2005 and based in Tianjin, China. We export to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
Quote Form
Send the product type, size, quantity, artwork, destination city and event date. We confirm the design, 120 V blower setup, packing and shipping route in the quotation.
Start with four essentials: product type, rough size, quantity, and one way to contact you.
Country, timing, artwork, and technical details are optional at this stage. We will request anything else needed for a usable factory quote.
Dates, rates and standards on this page were checked against the following on 2026-09-18. Rules are confirmed per venue, city and authority rather than stated as one national answer.
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