Button and coin cell batteries, and products that contain them
CPSC requirements for this product type. Group: Home.
Certificate and rules
If it is a children's product
- Certificate
- Children's Product Certificate (CPC)
- Testing by a CPSC-accepted lab
- Required for the rules marked below
- Rules that likely apply
- 15 U.S.C. 2056e; 16 CFR 1263.3; 16 CFR 1263.4: Button cell or coin battery Third-party testing
- 15 U.S.C. 1278a: Total lead content Third-party testing
If it is not a children's product
- Certificate
- General Certificate of Conformity (GCC)
- Testing by a CPSC-accepted lab
- Not required for children's-product reasons
- Rules that likely apply
- 15 U.S.C. 2056e; 16 CFR 1263.3; 16 CFR 1263.4: Button cell or coin battery Third-party testing
Notes
Reese's Law: products with button or coin cells must meet ANSI/UL 4200A-2023 (16 CFR 1263.3); battery packages need warning labels (16 CFR 1263.4); batteries need child-resistant packaging (15 U.S.C. 2056e). Toys that meet the 16 CFR 1250 battery rules are exempt. Children's products with button cells need third-party testing.
HTS subheadings
Subheadings commonly used for this product type (your broker confirms the full classification).
| 6-digit subheading | CPSC flags |
|---|---|
| 8506.10 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 8506.40 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 8506.50 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 8506.60 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 8506.80 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
Counts are the number of lines CPSC flagged under the subheading in its HTS guidance list (CP2: CPSC Certificate Related Data is Required; CP1: CPSC Certificate Related Data May be Needed). Source: CPSC HTS guidance list.
Sources
- cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Testing-Certification/Lab-Accreditation/Rules-Requiring-a
- cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Testing-Certification/Lab-Accreditation/Rules-Requiring-T
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1263
- cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/CPSCGuidanceHTSListforFilingElectronicCertificates10012026.xlsx
Last verified 2026-10-18; pending review by a compliance consultant. General information, not legal advice or a determination for your product.
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