Toddler bed rails (portable, for children)
CPSC requirements for this product type. Group: Nursery: sleep.
Certificate and rules
As a children's product (the usual case)
- Certificate
- Children's Product Certificate (CPC)
- Testing by a CPSC-accepted lab
- Required for the rules marked below
- Rules that likely apply
- 16 CFR part 1224: Portable bedrails Third-party testing
- 15 U.S.C. 1278a: Total lead content Third-party testing
Conditional rules
These rules apply only when the condition fits your product.
- If product has paint, ink, or a similar surface coating: 16 CFR part 1303
Notes
ASTM F2085-19 via 16 CFR 1224. Adult portable bed rails are a separate general-use rule (16 CFR 1270). Durable infant or toddler product: also needs a product registration card (16 CFR 1130) and tracking labels; neither is a lab test, so they are not listed as rules here.
Other requirements
- Product registration card (16 CFR 1130)
- Tracking label (CPSIA section 103) on product and packaging
Sources
- cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Testing-Certification/Lab-Accreditation/Rules-Requiring-T
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1224
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1130
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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