Lighters and matchbooks
CPSC requirements for this product type. Group: Home.
Certificate and rules
As a general-use 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 disposable or novelty cigarette lighter: 16 CFR part 1210
- If multi-purpose lighter: 16 CFR part 1212
- If matchbook: 16 CFR part 1202
Notes
Disposable and novelty lighters must be child resistant (16 CFR 1210). Multi-purpose (grill, utility) lighters must be child resistant (16 CFR 1212). Matchbooks: 16 CFR 1202. Refillable lighter fuel under 300 cm3 is flagged under poison prevention packaging.
HTS subheadings
Subheadings commonly used for this product type (your broker confirms the full classification).
| 6-digit subheading | CPSC flags |
|---|---|
| 3605.00 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 2 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 9613.10 | 1 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 0 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 9613.20 | 0 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 flagged as may be needed (CP1) |
| 9613.80 | 4 flagged as certificate data required (CP2), 1 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
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1210
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1212
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1202
- 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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