The safety standards for children's toys in Australia and New Zealand, AS/NZS ISO8124, are based on ISO 8124-1: 2009 and incorporate changes to Australian national standards, stipulating general safety, structural and labeling requirements, as well as testing methods for children's toys.

The purpose of standard design is to reduce the potential danger to children caused by toy use, whether in the expected mode of use (normal use) or in unexpected mode of use (improper use). The standard applies to children under 14 years old.

On February 25, 2022, Australia issued Notice G/TBT/N/AUS/137 36, announcing the draft mandatory standards for toys for children under 36 months old.

The mandatory safety standards for children's toys under 36 months of age refer to certain requirements in the 2002 Australian Voluntary Standards.

The Australian voluntary standards were updated in 2019 and further minor revisions were made in 2020. ACCC proposes to establish new mandatory safety standards for children's toys under 36 months of age, To allow suppliers to comply with the latest version of Australian voluntary standards, the following are: Australian/New Zealand standards (AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2019- Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties). In addition, ACCC recommends allowing suppliers to comply with any of the following three widely adopted overseas voluntary standards: International standards (ISO 8124-1:2018 Toy Safety - Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties) The new safety standards of the European Standard (EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 Toy Safety - Part 1: Mechanical and Physical Characteristics) and the American Standard (ASTM F963-17 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety) do not impose any requirements other than those contained in these voluntary standards. Allowing compliance with these voluntary standards will reduce the complexity of current regulations and duplication among suppliers, thereby reducing technical barriers to trade.

The draft instrument validates the proposed modifications. The new safety standards of the American standard (ASTM F963-17 Toy Safety Standard Consumer Safety Specification) do not impose any requirements other than those contained in these voluntary standards. Allowing compliance with these voluntary standards will reduce the complexity of current regulations and duplication among suppliers, thereby reducing technical barriers to trade. The draft instrument validates the proposed modifications. The new safety standards of the American standard (ASTM F963-17 Toy Safety Standard Consumer Safety Specification) do not impose any requirements other than those contained in these voluntary standards. Allowing compliance with these voluntary standards will reduce the complexity of current regulations and duplication among suppliers, thereby reducing technical barriers to trade. The draft instrument validates the proposed modifications.

What are the toy testing projects in Australia?

AS/NZS ISO 8124-1 Mechanical and Physical Properties

AS/NZS ISO 8124-2 Combustion Performance

Migration of Specific Elements in AS/NZS ISO 8124-3

AS/NZS ISO 8124-4 Test Equipment for Chemical and Related Activities

AS/NZS ISO 8124-5 Chemical Set Toys Other than Experimental Toys

AS/NZS ISO 8124-6 Mechanical and physical properties of swings, slides, and similar activity products for indoor/outdoor use

AS/NZS ISO 8124-7 Requirements and Test Methods for Fingerprint Pigments

AS/NZS ISO 8124-8 Age Determination Guidelines

AS/NZS ISO 8124-9 Organic Compounds - Requirements

AS/NZS ISO 8124-10 Organic Compounds - Sample Preparation and Extraction

AS/NZS ISO 8124-11 Organic Compounds - Methods of Analysis

AS/NZS ISO 8124-12 Determination of total specific elements in toys

AS/NZS 62115 Safety of Electric Toys

Australia Station requires definition of Australian children's toys

In Australia, children's toys are designed or specifically designed for children under the age of 14 to play with.


Relevant requirements

Amazon policy requires toys sold through Amazon websites to meet specific certification standards. To sell this type of product on Amazon, you must apply and submit the following information to

1. Company name;

2. Seller's number;

3. Email address;

4. Telephone number;

5. A list of ASINs for the toys you are applying to sell;

6. You need to provide documents issued by a certified testing laboratory or institution to prove that the product has been tested.