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 battery-powered and electronic toys (incl. kids' learning tablets)

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

16 CFR part 1250Third-party testing for children's products
Children’s toys (ASTM F963)
15 U.S.C. 1278aThird-party testing for children's products
Total lead content
16 CFR part 1307Third-party testing for children's products
Phthalates

Also applies if…

Plugs into a 120 V outlet
- 16 CFR part 1505Third-party testing for children's products
  Electrically operated toys or articles
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 1263.4Third-party testing for children's products
  Button cell or coin battery
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
Intended for children under 3
- 16 CFR part 1501Third-party testing for children's products
  Small parts

Notes for this category

F963 4.25 (battery-operated toys) needs third-party testing. Plug-in (120 V) toys also need 16 CFR 1505. A kids' device that is not a toy (no play purpose) is not covered by F963 and then 16 CFR 1263 applies if it has button or coin cells. CPSC flags HTS 8543.70 (portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children) as CP2.

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.