CertPrepy

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 crib and play yard mattresses

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 a children's product by definition. Durable infant or toddler products (16 CFR 1130) are intended for children under 5. The children's product rules below apply whatever your answer. If your product is not made for babies or young children, it likely belongs in a different category.

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

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

Notes for this category

ASTM F2933-25 via 16 CFR 1241 covers full-size and non-full-size crib mattresses and after-market play yard mattresses. Mattress flammability rules 16 CFR 1632 and 1633 also apply (both definitions include crib mattresses). CPSC's Feb 2009 phthalates guidance names a crib mattress as a child care article.

Other requirements (not certificate tests)

  • Product registration card (16 CFR 1130)
  • Tracking label (CPSIA section 103) on product and packaging
  • Mattress flammability labeling (16 CFR 1632/1633)

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.

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.