Children's shoes
CPSC requirements for this product type. Group: Apparel.
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
- 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
- If contains or is sold with button cell or coin batteries (toys meeting the 16 CFR 1250 battery rules are exempt from part 1263): 15 U.S.C. 2056e; 16 CFR 1263.3; 16 CFR 1263.4
Notes
Lead content applies. 16 CFR 1610 does not apply to footwear (1610.1(c)(3)). Phthalates do not apply unless the shoe is a toy or child care article. Light-up shoes with button/coin cells may trigger 16 CFR 1263.
Other requirements
- Tracking label (CPSIA section 103) on product and packaging
HTS subheadings
Subheadings commonly used for this product type (your broker confirms the full classification).
| 6-digit subheading | CPSC flags |
|---|---|
| 6402.91 | 1 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 0 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 6402.99 | 1 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 6403.91 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 6404.19 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 6405.20 | 2 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 6405.90 | 1 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 0 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-T
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1610/section-1610.1
- 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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