Samples are approved during the campaign. Chinese New Year falls on 6 February 2027 and the factory closes for four to six weeks, so production finishes by mid-January.
Shipping isn't charged when you pledge: it's added in the pledge manager after the campaign, and on a collection set or Everything it has a cap (see the Delivery card above). UK, US and Canadian orders ship from a warehouse in each country, so there's nothing to pay on delivery; EU and other orders ship from the UK and may be charged import fees on arrival.