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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.

Designed or intended primarily for children 12 or younger?

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

Likely requirements for children's jewelry

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.

Certificate type

Children's Product Certificate (CPC)

Children's products need a CPC based on testing by a CPSC-accepted third-party lab.

Third-party testing

Required

Use a CPSC-accepted lab and enter it as type ITL with its 4-digit lab ID.

Rules that apply to every product in this category

  • 15 U.S.C. 1278aThird-party testing for children's products

    Total lead content

Also applies if…

  • Product has paint, ink, or a similar surface coating

    • 16 CFR part 1303Third-party testing for children's products

      Paints and similar surface coatings containing lead

  • Has loose or separable magnets

  • Contains or is sold with button cell or coin batteries (toys meeting the 16 CFR 1250 battery rules are exempt from part 1263)

Notes for this category

Metal children's jewelry is tested for total lead with CPSC methods listed in 16 CFR 1112.15(b)(28). Precious gemstones, most semiprecious stones, pearls, surgical/stainless steel, and certain precious metals are determined exempt from testing (16 CFR 1500.91). Loose or separable magnets trigger 16 CFR 1262 (jewelry, including children's jewelry, is a subject magnet product). No federal cadmium certification rule is on CPSC's lists. CPSC flags this HTS group as "Immitation Jewelry" (spelled that way in the file).

Other requirements (not certificate tests)

  • Tracking label (CPSIA section 103) on product and packaging

Next: build the certificate and get your three Registry IDs

CertPrepy turns your lab report into a CPC, checks it against the Registry's rules, and gives your broker the Certifier ID, Product ID and Version ID.

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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.