Which CPSC certificate do I need?

Pick your product type. We show the CPSC rules that likely apply, whether you need a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) or a Children's Product Certificate (CPC), and whether a CPSC-accepted lab has to test it. Free, no sign-up.

Product type

Designed or intended primarily for children 12 or younger?

YesNoNot sure

HTS subheading (6 digits)(optional)

For example 9503.00. We only use the first 6 digits. Your broker handles the full classification.

Likely requirements for button and coin cell batteries, and products that contain them

General information based on CPSC's published rule lists, not legal advice and not a compliance determination. Your lab, broker or attorney confirms what applies to your exact product.

Whether this is a children's product decides the certificate type. CPSC defines a children's product as one designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger (16 CFR part 1200).

Certificate type

Depends on whether it is a children's product

If it is designed or intended primarily for children 12 or younger, you need a CPC with third-party testing. Otherwise a GCC applies when a rule covers it.

Third-party testing

Depends on the answer above

You can rely on your own or your manufacturer's testing, as long as it supports each rule you certify.

Rules that apply to every product in this category

15 U.S.C. 2056e; 16 CFR 1263.3; 16 CFR 1263.4Third-party testing for children's products
Button cell or coin battery

Added if it is a children's product

15 U.S.C. 1278aThird-party testing for children's products
Total lead content

Notes for this category

Reese's Law: products with button or coin cells must meet ANSI/UL 4200A-2023 (16 CFR 1263.3); battery packages need warning labels (16 CFR 1263.4); batteries need child-resistant packaging (15 U.S.C. 2056e). Toys that meet the 16 CFR 1250 battery rules are exempt. Children's products with button cells need third-party testing.

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Rule data last verified 2026-10-18 against CPSC's GCC rule list and third-party testing list and the eCFR (as of 2026-10-15). Pending review by a compliance consultant.