CPSC requirements by product type
Pick a product type to see the rules, certificate type and testing that likely apply. Data last verified 2026-10-18; pending review by a compliance consultant.
Toys and play
- Art and craft supplies (crayons, paint sets, markers, craft kits)
- Baby and toddler toys (under 3)
- Baby rattles
- Battery-powered and electronic toys (incl. kids' learning tablets)
- Board games, card games, and puzzles
- Children's books (paper)Low confidence
- Kids' backpacks, lunch boxes, and school supplies
- Magnet sets, magnetic fidget/desk toys, and magnetic jewelry (not children's toys)
- Plush and stuffed toys
- Pool, bath, and beach toys for children
- Slime, putty, and play dough
- Teethers and teething toys
- Toy guns, foam blasters, and look-alike firearms
- Toys for children 12 and under
- Water bead toys and kits
Feeding and soothing
Apparel
Nursery: sleep
- Bassinets, cradles, and bedside sleepers
- Crib and play yard mattresses
- Crib sheets, baby blankets, and nursery textilesLow confidence
- Cribs (full-size)
- Cribs (non-full-size, mini and portable)
- Other infant sleep products (travel bassinets, in-bed sleepers, baby nests)
- Play yards (pack-and-plays)
- Toddler bed rails (portable, for children)
- Toddler beds
Nursery: seating and feeding
Nursery: bath and changing
Nursery: gear
Furniture
Sports and ride-on
Home
- Adult portable bed rails
- Button and coin cell batteries, and products that contain them
- Candles
- Carpets and rugs
- Consumer fireworks
- E-liquids and liquid nicotine
- Holiday and decorative string lights
- Household chemicals, medicines, supplements, and lighter fluid needing child-resistant packaging
- Lighters and matchbooks
- Mattresses, futons, and mattress pads
- Window blinds and shades
Outdoor and garage
Outside CPSC
Sources: CPSC: rules requiring a General Certificate of Conformity; CPSC: rules requiring third-party testing
General information, not legal advice. Try the scope checker for your specific product.