CPC is the abbreviation of the English word Children’s Product Certificate, and its representative meaning is Children’s Product Certificate (non-children’s products exported to the United States should consider providing a General Certificate of Conformity, namely General Certificate of Conformity (GCC). Children’s product certification requirements originally originated from Section 102 (a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), certificates of compliance, and are now consolidated in 16 CFR part 1110 certificates of compliance.

Note:

a) As defined in 16 CFR part 1200.2: Children’s products are consumer products that are primarily designed or intended for use by children 12 years of age or younger. Therefore, if the product is not designed for use by children aged 12 and younger, CPC is generally not required.

b) Children’s products refer to objects whose age and design intention are defined, and the product range is relatively wide. Children’s toys, child care articles, etc. are all children’s products.

Children’s product certificates are the obligation of manufacturers and importers and are not issued by any agency and need not be filed with the department. Manufacturers and importers must declare through children’s product certificates that the children’s products they produce or import comply with established safety requirements.

The children’s product certificate and its auxiliary test report must be presented in English, and the auxiliary test report must come from a CPSC-accepted laboratory.

　　Elements Required in a CPC

(1)Identification of products covered by this certificate: Describe the products covered by this certificate in sufficient detail to match the certificate with each product covered by it.

(2)Reference to each CPSC children’s product safety rule for which this product is certified: The certificate must individually identify each children’s product safety rule that applies to that children’s product (e.g., toy CPC should list the applicable clauses in ASTM F963).

(3)Identity of the importer or domestic (Note: refers to within the United States) manufacturer proving product compliance: Provide the name, full mailing address and phone number of the importer or domestic manufacturer proving product compliance.

(4)Contact information for individuals maintaining test result records: Provide the name, full mailing address, email address and phone number of the person maintaining test records to support certification. (Note: This contact person must be in the United States and can be an independent natural person, or a person from the importer’s company or a person from the manufacturer’s company-when the manufacturer is in the United States, and some platforms may require a domestic professional agent)

(5)Date and location of manufacture of this product: For the date of manufacture of the product, provide at least the month and year. For manufacturing locations, provide at a minimum the city (or district), state (if applicable) and country where the product is manufactured or final assembled. If the same manufacturer operates multiple locations in the same city, the street address of the factory is required.

(6)Provide the date and place where the product is tested for compliance in accordance with the consumer product safety rules listed in paragraph (2) above: Provide the test place and the date on which the certification is based and the test or test report.

(7) Information of third-party laboratories recognized by CPSC: Provide the name, complete mailing address and telephone number of the laboratory.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regularly updates existing mandatory rules or issues new mandatory rules to add new requirements. As of February 23, 2023, please refer to 16 CFR part 1112.15 for the list of children’s products requiring third-party testing.

　　Several English abbreviations and concept notes:

a)CPSC is the abbreviation of Consumer Product Safety Commission, which represents the Consumer Safety Commission and is the name of the organization.

b)CPSA is the abbreviation of the Consumer Product Safety Act, which represents the Consumer Product Safety Act, a law under the responsibility of CPSC. Other bills under the responsibility of the CPSC include the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA), and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA).

c)CPSIA is the abbreviation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which represents the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act signed into effect by U.S. President Bush on August 14, 2008. The regulation mainly solves two things: ① improving safety requirements for children’s products; ② reforming the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

d)ASTM is the abbreviation of the American Society for Testing and Materials, which stands for the American Society for Testing and Materials and is also the name of the institution. It has compiled many voluntary standards, such as a fixed number F963 for toys, F2923 for children’s jewelry consumer goods, and F2999 for adult jewelry. Only those followed by a regulation number represent the corresponding specification or standard. Some specifications may be cited as mandatory standards by specific agencies. For example, F963 is cited by the CPSC as a mandatory safety specification for toys in the United States.

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