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 pool, bath, and beach toys for children

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…

Dive stick or similar submerging pool article
- 16 CFR 1500.86(a)(7); 16 CFR 1500.86(a)(8)Third-party testing for children's productsLow confidence
  Dive sticks and other similar articles
Neck float
- 16 CFR 1250.5Third-party testing for children's products
  Requirements for Neck Floats (Safety Standard for Toys)
Intended for children under 3
- 16 CFR part 1501Third-party testing for children's products
  Small parts
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

Children's water toys are toys under F963 (bath toy projections are excluded from 4.8 third-party testing). Dive sticks are banned unless they meet 16 CFR 1500.86(a)(7) or (a)(8). Neck floats for children up to 4 must meet 16 CFR 1250.5 (effective 6/15/2026 per the eFiling workbook). Life jackets and swim aids may fall under other agencies; not checked here.

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.