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Issuing a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) is mandatory when importing or manufacturing toys and other children’s products in the United States. Doing so requires that you know how to correctly input information about the product, your company, and the CPSC-accepted lab testing company that has tested your products.

In this guide, you will learn what to include in your CPC while avoiding some of the more common mistakes we’ve encountered.

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The CPSIA requires that all toys and other children’s products sold in the United States be safety tested. This generally involves testing according to one or more children’s product safety rules. For toys, testing according to ASTM F963-23 is also required.

In this guide, we explain what US businesses selling children’s products must know about CPSIA and ASTM F963-23 testing requirements.

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Children’s products sold in the United States must have a tracking label that makes it possible to trace a product to a certain company and production run. In this guide, we explain what you must know about creating CPSIA tracking labels, including the required information, placement, and much more.

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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) regulates products that are intended for children aged 12 and younger. The requirements of the CPSIA apply to various categories of children’s products, including toys and durable infant or toddler products, such as play yards and high chairs.

This guide provides examples of children’s products covered by the CPSIA and examples of safety rules and standards related to each product category. Note, however, that the CPSIA regulates all products that are intended for children, not only the products that are listed in this guide or for which there exists a specific safety rule.

Methodology

1. This guide lists products regulated by existing children’s product safety rules “requiring third-party testing and a children’s product certificate”, as listed on the CPSC’s relevant guidance document. It also lists children’s footwear, jewelry, and school and stationery items, even though we could not find any specific safety rules for these products listed in the guidance document.

2. Besides listing products, each section of this guide lists the safety rules that we could find that apply to the mentioned product categories. Note that:

a. Other relevant safety rules and standards may exist, besides the ones listed in this guide

b. Some rules apply to many different types of products, such as 16 CFR part 1501, which covers small parts.

c. Some rules cover substance restrictions (e.g., lead or phthalates). As such, they are relevant for many product categories. We found the following three:

• 16 CFR Part 1303 – Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
• 16 CFR Part 1307 – Prohibition of Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates
• 15 U.S.C. § 1278a – Children’s products containing lead; lead paint rule

d. Besides listing all the safety rules provided in the CPSC’s guidance document, this guide also lists some additional safety rules and standards, such as 16 CFR Part 1120 and ASTM F2412.

e. Some of the listed products are deemed to be durable infant or toddler products, for which additional requirements apply. In this case, we mention this information in the guide.

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Children’s books sold in the United States are subject to various regulations and standards, which in turn set requirements concerning chemicals, small parts, labelling, certification, and more.

Books intended for children that do not comply with the safety requirements are dangerous as children may, for instance, remove a small detachable part of the book and swallow it, leading to suffocation.

This guide takes a closer look at how the CPSIA, ASTM F963, the Lacey Act, and other compliance requirements cover children’s books sold in the United States.
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Warnings texts and symbols are mandatory for certain toys and other children’s products sold in the United States. The main purpose of warning labeling is to inform parents and other care givers of potential risks, which can involve everything from small parts warnings to more specific hazards.

In this guide, we take a closer look at the various types of warning texts and symbols applicable to toys and other children’s products in the United States.

Methodology: The different types of warning labels and product examples featured in this guide are retrieved from the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s published guidance documents, Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) pages, and public ASTM standard pages. Note that more warning label types may exist. Further, we do not have access to ASTM standards – which may also contain additional warning labels.
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Children’s furniture sold in the United States must comply with strict safety standards, in addition to labelling, certification, and testing requirements. In this guide, we explain how the CPSIA, 16 CFR Part 1640, the Lacey Act, California Proposition 65 and other compliance requirements relate to children’s furniture.

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Children’s jewelry sold in the United States are subject to safety standards, substance restrictions, labelling, certification, and testing requirements. In this guide, we take a closer look at CPSIA, ASTM F2923, California Proposition 65, and other compliance requirements applicable to children’s jewelry.

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Children’s products are subject to various regulations in the United States. These cover safety standards, flammability, chemical restrictions, traceability, warning labels, certification, and testing requirements.

The requirements differ depending on the type of children’s product, but there are measures that cover not only toys, but also children’s apparel, furniture, and so on.

Children’s products are also subject to regulations that are not specific to a certain age group but are applicable to consumer products in general. Nonetheless, these are equally important.

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