Child car seats (not CPSC)
CPSC requirements for this product type. Group: Outside CPSC.
Certificate and rules
As a general-use product
- Certificate
- No certificate rule found for this category
- Testing by a CPSC-accepted lab
- Not required for children's-product reasons
- Rules that likely apply
- None for every product in this category.
Notes
Car seats and car booster seats are motor vehicle equipment regulated by NHTSA (49 CFR 571.213, cited in 16 CFR 1130.1(b)), not by CPSC certificate rules. Accessories sold separately (car seat toys, covers) may be CPSC children's products.
Sources
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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