Carpets and rugs
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. 1278a: Total lead content Third-party testing
If it is not a children's product
- Certificate
- GCC only if one of the conditional rules applies
- Testing by a CPSC-accepted lab
- Not required for children's-product reasons
- Rules that likely apply
- None for every product in this category.
Conditional rules
These rules apply only when the condition fits your product.
- If large rug: 16 CFR part 1630
- If small rug: 16 CFR part 1631
- If product has paint, ink, or a similar surface coating: 16 CFR part 1303
Notes
Large rugs (one side over 6 ft and area over 24 sq ft): 16 CFR 1630. Small rugs (no side over 6 ft, area 24 sq ft or less): 16 CFR 1631. One-of-a-kind rugs (antique, Oriental, hide) may be excluded from testing. Kids' rugs are children's products.
HTS subheadings
Subheadings commonly used for this product type (your broker confirms the full classification).
| 6-digit subheading | CPSC flags |
|---|---|
| 5701.10 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 2 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 5701.90 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 6 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 5703.10 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 5703.29 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 3 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 5703.39 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 3 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 5703.90 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 5704.10 | 2 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 0 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 5704.20 | 2 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 0 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 5704.90 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 2 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 5705.00 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 6 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-1630
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1631
- 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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