{"id":36008,"date":"2026-01-26T16:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=36008"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:29:13","slug":"apac-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/trend\/apac-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia-Pacific Toys &amp; Games: Why 2026 Is the Year to Lock In Your Supply Base"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36008\" class=\"elementor elementor-36008\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d54ce87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d54ce87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b900a3\" data-id=\"8b900a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36804ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36804ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asia-Pacific\u2019s toys and games industry is entering 2026 on a solid, forward-looking footing, with sustained demand and a deeply developed supply base giving buyers room to plan with confidence. For procurement teams facing tight budgets and timelines, this is an ideal moment to refresh supplier strategies, secure stronger partnerships, and position their assortments ahead of the next buying cycle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8814c0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8814c0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d5536\" data-id=\"34d5536\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bd6d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4bd6d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Market Reality: A High-Value, Resilient Toys &amp; Games Sector<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d6137c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d6137c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d5ddb9\" data-id=\"4d5ddb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c97f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c97f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asia-Pacific has cemented its position as the engine of global toy consumption. Recent forecasts estimate the region\u2019s toys market at about $56\u201357 billion in 2024, with a steady compound annual growth rate of roughly 5% expected through 2034, taking the market toward the low $90 billions by the end of the period. Asia-Pacific already accounts for more than 40% of global toy consumption by value, with Chinese Mainland and India leading volumes on the back of sizable child populations and rising consumer spending power.\u200b<\/p><p>This is not a short-lived surge. Structural factors\u2014urbanization, a growing middle class, and year-round gifting occasions\u2014are keeping toys and games embedded in household spending patterns across the region. For buyers, this means the category is entering a phase where demand is both sizeable and forecastable, enabling more deliberate multi-year product planning instead of reactive, season-by-season purchasing.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dc8dcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dc8dcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3395b6\" data-id=\"f3395b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8347b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df8347b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2599929165-1024x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2599929165-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2599929165-600x316.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2599929165-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2599929165-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2599929165-2048x1080.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7af8e4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7af8e4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8c9680\" data-id=\"d8c9680\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5671b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5671b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Demand Signals Buyers Cannot Ignore in 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9d76b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9d76b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8bb8e4\" data-id=\"e8bb8e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd9da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bd9da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Global data confirms that the toys and games sector has moved past post-pandemic whiplash into a more stable growth path. In key international markets tracked by Circana, toy sales in the first half of 2025 climbed around 7% year-on-year to approximately $27.5 billion, with units sold rising about 4% and average selling prices increasing roughly 3%. Within that total, segments such as games and puzzles posted standout value growth of more than 30%, while building sets and collectibles continued to outperform the overall market.\u200b<\/p><p>The key takeaway is that demand is proving resilient even amid macroeconomic uncertainty, especially in categories that offer repeat play value or encourage family interaction. For sourcing teams, 2026 is an opportunity to refine volume planning, strengthen high-performing product families, and build portfolios around concepts with proven, multi-year appeal instead of one-season items.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b246680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b246680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b91296\" data-id=\"1b91296\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d9a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81d9a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2439221609-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36012\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2439221609-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2439221609-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2439221609-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2439221609-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2439221609-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2439221609-700x465.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a143483 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a143483\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a851c5f\" data-id=\"a851c5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac93fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ac93fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supply-Side Reality: Concentration and Procurement Priorities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6337b9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6337b9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1326752\" data-id=\"1326752\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc4742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc4742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the supply side, the industry remains highly concentrated in Asia, which brings both efficiencies and risks. Various industry and trade sources estimate that Chinese Mainland alone still accounts for the vast majority of global toy manufacturing, often cited at 70\u201380% of worldwide output when including OEM and ODM production for international brands.<\/p><p>At the same time, buyers face rising expectations on safety, compliance, and documentation. Regulatory regimes in North America, Europe, and Asia increasingly demand traceability on materials, testing, and labelling, while logistics cost fluctuations have put a premium on supplier reliability and lead-time transparency. In practice, this means procurement strategies for 2026 are shifting from simply finding the lowest unit price to building stronger supplier portfolios within Asia\u2014balancing Chinese Mainland with selected manufacturers in other production hubs to manage risk while preserving scale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f5d88f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f5d88f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac8fe0\" data-id=\"1ac8fe0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a187e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63a187e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2240695861-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36013\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2240695861-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2240695861-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2240695861-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2240695861-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/shutterstock_2240695861-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a325d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a325d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67d5b96\" data-id=\"67d5b96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1f5d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2c1f5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6930ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6930ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fd2af0\" data-id=\"4fd2af0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fec1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78fec1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Insight to Action: Source Toys &amp; Games on hktdc.com Sourcing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45484ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45484ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c06e227\" data-id=\"c06e227\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d2f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d2f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With Asia-Pacific\u2019s gigantic market, the region presents boundless business opportunities for global buyers. Take the first step: source smarter by connecting with quality suppliers and sending enquiries directly at <strong>hktdc.com Sourcing<\/strong>, Asia\u2019s trusted B2B platform for innovative, on-trend products.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6132a7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6132a7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34c9075\" data-id=\"34c9075\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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