CPC and CPSC Children's Product Compliance Support

Support for U.S. children's products covering applicable CPSC rule identification, testing by a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory, CPC data preparation and label/record review. The manufacturer or importer issues the CPC based on compliance evidence.

Service overview

A Children's Product Certificate is a written or electronic certificate issued by the U.S. domestic manufacturer or importer on the basis of applicable children's-product safety rules and compliant test results. It is not a certificate issued by the CPSC. SCS Testing supports rule identification, testing through a CPSC-accepted laboratory and preparation of CPC information, while the responsible firm retains testing and change records.

Applicable products or businesses

• Toys, apparel, care products and durable children's products subject to CPSC-enforced children's-product safety rules
• U.S. importers, manufacturers, brand owners and cross-border sellers
• Projects updating a CPC, addressing material changes or reviewing the coverage of existing tests

Target market

• United States

Regulatory authority

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Other U.S. authorities involved in import and certificate-data requirements, as applicable

Regulations, directives and standards

• Consumer Product Safety Act and CPSIA requirements
• Certificate requirements in 16 CFR Part 1110 and accepted-laboratory rules in 16 CFR Part 1112
• Product-specific rules such as ASTM F963, lead, phthalates, small parts, tracking labels and durable-product requirements
• Beginning July 8, 2026, most regulated imported consumer products within CPSC's eFiling scope require electronic certificate data under current CPSC/CBP instructions

Service scope

• Age grading, product-characterization and applicable-rule matrix
• Third-party test, sample and component-testing plan
• Review of the seven core CPC information elements against supporting reports
• Checks of tracking labels, warnings, registration cards and other product-specific documentation

Service process

• Confirm intended age, use pattern, materials and product category
• Build the applicable-rule list and confirm the accepted-laboratory scope
• Prepare and test representative samples
• Align reports with production batch, place of manufacture and responsible-party information
• For imports within eFiling scope, prepare and verify electronic certificate data against current CPSC/CBP field requirements
• Support the responsible firm in preparing the CPC and maintaining continuing-compliance records

Information required

• Product description, images, age-grading basis and instructions
• Material/component list, supplier information and colour/model differences
• Manufacturer, importer and test-record custodian information
• Manufacturing and test dates/locations and existing reports
• Labels, tracking marks, packaging and warnings

Sample requirements

• Samples must represent production materials, construction, colours and accessories
• Material or supplier changes may require a new testing assessment
• Sample quantity is set according to the applicable rules and component-testing plan

## Reports, certificates or registration outcomes The laboratory provides test reports for the applicable rules. The U.S. domestic manufacturer or importer issues the CPC on the basis of compliant evidence and includes the required information. A third party may assist with preparation but does not replace the responsible firm's legal duties.

Factors affecting timing

Timing depends on the number of applicable rules, age and material complexity, available component tests, sample representativeness, corrective actions and laboratory acceptance scope. Electronic certificate-data or import-filing requirements must be checked against current CPSC guidance.

Common compliance risks

• Describing the CPC as a certificate issued by CPSC or the laboratory
• Omitting an applicable rule or relying on testing outside the laboratory's accepted scope
• Reusing a certificate after material, factory or model changes without review
• CPC information, reports, tracking labels and production batches cannot be reconciled
• Overlooking the 2026 import-certificate eFiling scope or using obsolete data fields

Related services

• ASTM F963 toy safety testing
• U.S. children's-product rule assessment
• EN 71 EU toy safety testing
• Label and tracking-mark review

Information for an initial assessment

Provide the product name, model, intended use, target market, bill of materials and available reports so that the applicable route and evidence gaps can be assessed.