American Children Product Certification | Ensuring Safety and Quality

Children’s Product Certification refers to the written children’s Product Certificate (CPC) issued by the manufacturer and importer of children’s products to prove that their products meet the corresponding children’s product safety regulations. CPC and supported test reports must be in English and cover their product identification information . Children’s product certification must be based on test results from third-party laboratories accredited by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). As one of the laboratories accredited by CPSC, the laboratory registration number is 1710. As the first CPSC accredited testing laboratory in China, it can provide customers with compliant children’s product testing and assist customers in drafting children’s product certificates.

What is a Children’s Product Certificate?

If you are a children’s product manufacturing company or someone who outsources the stock from abroad, you need to know everything about Children’s Product Certification. (CPC). The products must be certified following federal safety standards to ensure they are safe for children.

The American children product certification states that the children’s product has no harmful effects on children like choking, suffocation, or strangulation. The CPC certificate can be issued by any reliable third party-testing lab accredited by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Look as far as Shenzhen HUAK for completing your product verification.

Importance of Children’s Product Certificate

If your product does not have the CPC, you cannot legally sell certain children’s products in the US. If a child gets injured or dies due to any product that’s not CPC certified, the manufacturers can face the consequences of held damages. The American children product certification protects importers and retailers from legal challenges by assuring the safe sale of products. It is why companies must have quality control of toy products in check.

Which products Need Children’s Product Certificate?

• Toys and games
• Children’s Clothing
• Cribs and mattresses
• Strollers and car seats
• Children’s furniture
• Baby walkers and jumpers
• Children’s Jewelry
• Pacifiers/teethers etc.

If you need clarification on whether your product requires a CPC, you can check the entire list on the CPSC website.

How to Get a Children’s Product Certificate?

You need to follow several steps to obtain American children product certification. First, get started with the product testing process by a CPSC-accredited third-party testing laboratory, like Shenzhen HUAK. We perform various tests that will ensure the safety of your products, which include-

• Physical and mechanical testing
• Chemical testing
• Flammability testing

Once your product passes all the tests, we will issue the Children’s Product Certificate. The certificate will have information about the product, manufacturer, testing lab and testing results.

Children’s Product Certificate for Amazon

If you want to sell your products on Amazon, you must have a CPC for all your children’s products. Amazon requires its sellers to certify toys, games, children’s clothing, baby products etc. When you do your product listing, upload the CPC to Amazon’s Seller Central dashboard.

Sometimes, Amazon may ask for additional documentation to check if your product abides by safety standards. So you need to keep updated records to provide the necessary information.

What Information Should CPC Include?

• Identification of the product, model number and SKU
• The manufacturer or importer’s information like name, address, and contact details
• Testing laboratory identification that issued the CPC like name, address and accreditation information
• A statement that shows how the product meets all federal safety standards
• The testing results are performed on the product. It can be physical and mechanical testing, chemical testing and flammability testing.
• A statement verifying that the testing was performed as per CPSC testing requirements
• The CPC issue date

How Shenzhen HUAK Can Help with Children’s Product Certification

To make sure your children’s products comply with essential safety regulations, Shenzhen HUAK provides expert product testing services. We offer the right information on all significant testing standards for children’s toy quality control, making the certification process hassle-free.

Apply for American children’s product certification and enter the US and European markets knowing your products are safe. We understand your specific needs and work on an efficient and effective product testing process. Get a quote today!