How long has the US CPC certification been in place? The testing cycle takes 3-5 working days, and CPC certification is a children's product safety certificate applicable to all products primarily targeting children aged 12 and below. Amazon in the United States requires all children's toys and products to provide a children's product CPC certificate.


Overview of CPSIA content:

Effective August 14, 2008, Title I - Children's Product Safety Chapter I - Children's Product Safety

Sec. 101. Children's products containing lead, lead paint rule (Section 101)

Sec. 102. Mandatory third party testing for certain children's products

Sec.103. Tracking labels for children's products (Section 103)

Sec.104. Standards and consumer registration of durable infant products (Section 104)

Sec. 105. Labeling requirements for advertising toys and games

Sec.106. Mandatory of Toy Safety Standards (Section 106)

Sec.107.Study of preventable injuries and death in minority children related to consumer products. Research on Prevention of Injury and Fatality Related to Some Children's Products (Section 107)

Sec.108.Prohibition on sale of certain products containing specific phthalates. Prohibit the sale of certain products containing designated phthalates (Section 108)


Sec.102 Mandatory third-party testing

Federal law requires manufacturers and importers to test numerous consumer products to demonstrate compliance with consumer product safety requirements.

Based on the compliance test results, the manufacturer or importer must prove in writing or electronic certificate that the consumer goods comply with the applicable consumer product safety requirements.

The certificate must accompany the product or transportation, and copies must be provided to retailers, distributors, and others.

Simply put, before applying for a CPC certificate, it is necessary to conduct corresponding toy tests in accordance with CPSIA regulations. Only after passing the tests can one apply for a CPC certificate



Testing requirements for children's products:

A. Children's products must comply with relevant rules and safety regulations, and undergo mandatory third-party laboratory testing

B. Testing must be conducted in a CPSC accredited laboratory

C. Based on third-party testing results, manufacturers or importers can issue CPC certificates, which can also be assisted by third-party laboratories

D. Children's products must comply with all applicable rules or regulations


The testing cycle takes 3-5 working days

From market research, it can be seen that Amazon North America's CPC certification requires the sample to be sent to the testing agency for testing, with a general testing cycle of 3-5 working days. One issue that everyone needs to pay attention to here is that weekends and statutory holidays are not considered working days, so in most cases, the test results can be obtained in about a week, and it will not take too long.


Special product testing cycles may be extended

Some companies have more complicated product testing, so the required testing cycle may be longer. However, this aspect mainly depends on the actual situation of the enterprise. If the enterprise is in a hurry, it can be expedited, but the testing fees that need to be paid for expedited processing may be higher.


Incomplete materials lead to extended testing cycles

When sending samples for inspection, it is important to prepare product documentation and ensure that there are no issues with the samples. Failure to pay attention to this issue can result in an infinite extension of the testing cycle. Due to incomplete materials or issues with the samples, the testing agency will require the enterprise to resubmit the samples, which will require a new queue and greatly waste the enterprise's time.