Other infant sleep products (travel bassinets, in-bed sleepers, baby nests)
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 1236: Infant sleep products Third-party testing
- 15 U.S.C. 1278a: Total lead content Third-party testing
- 16 CFR part 1307: Phthalates 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
16 CFR 1236 covers any product marketed or intended for an infant up to 5 months to sleep in that is not already covered by the bassinet, crib, play yard, or bedside sleeper rules. Inclined sleepers with a sleep surface over 10 degrees for infants up to 1 year are banned (16 CFR 1310). Crib bumpers are banned (16 CFR 1309). Phthalates (16 CFR 1307) apply because a product designed to facilitate sleep of children 3 and younger is a 'child care article' under 16 CFR 1307.2(b); CPSC's Feb 2009 guidance gives a crib mattress as an example of a sleep product.
Other requirements
- Product registration card (16 CFR 1130)
- Tracking label (CPSIA section 103) on product and packaging
- Bans: inclined sleepers (16 CFR 1310), crib bumpers (16 CFR 1309)
HTS subheadings
Subheadings commonly used for this product type (your broker confirms the full classification).
| 6-digit subheading | CPSC flags |
|---|---|
| 9404.90 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 8 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-1236
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1310
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1309
- 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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