Kids' backpacks, lunch boxes, and school supplies
CPSC requirements for this product type. Group: Toys and play.
Certificate and rules
If it is a children's product
- 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
If it is not a children's 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 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
If designed or marketed mainly for kids 12 and under (characters, kid sizing), they are children's products: lead content and lead paint, tested by a CPSC-accepted lab. Phthalates do not apply unless the item is a toy or a child care article. Writing materials are exempt from the small parts regulation.
Sources
- cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Testing-Certification/Lab-Accreditation/Rules-Requiring-T
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1200
- ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-1307/section-1307.2
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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