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.
Likely requirements for child car seats (not cpsc)
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.
This product type is regulated outside CPSC (see the note below), so CPSC's certificate rules, including its children's product rules, do not apply to it whatever your answer. Accessories sold separately may be CPSC products: check them under their own category.
Certificate type
No certificate rule found for this category
We found no CPSC rule that requires a certificate for this category. Your broker may need to file a disclaim. Check the note below.
Third-party testing
Not required by CPSC
We found no CPSC certificate rule to test to. Other requirements in the notes below may still apply.
Rules that apply to every product in this category
None found. See the notes below.
Notes for this category
Car seats and car booster seats are motor vehicle equipment regulated by NHTSA (49 CFR 571.213, cited in 16 CFR 1130.1(b)), not by CPSC certificate rules. Accessories sold separately (car seat toys, covers) may be CPSC children's products.
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.