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    American CPC Certificate Children's Product Certificate CPC Testing Lab CPSC Testing Lab Children's CPC Certification

Certification means the issuance of a written Children's Product Certificate (CPC) in which the manufacturer or importer certifies that its children's product complies with all applicable children's product safety rules (or similar rules, bans, standards, or regulations under any law enforced by the Commission for that product.)

Certification of children's products must be based upon the passing test results of third party testing. The third party testing laboratory provides the testing services and results but does not issue the children's product certificate.

Who must issue the Children's Product Certificate (CPC)?

The manufacturer or importer is responsible for drafting and issuing the CPC. The manufacturer or importer may draft the CPC by itself, at no cost, based upon the passing test results of the third party testing.

The importer must issue the CPC for products manufactured overseas, and the U.S. manufacturer must issue the CPC for products manufactured domestically. See 16 CFR part 1110. Please note, in cases when an importer issues the certificate, the importer does not need to be located physically within the United States; nor do they need to list a U.S.-based address to comply with sections 3 and 4 of the certificate.

The manufacturer or importer of a children's product that is subject to children's product safety rules or other standards is always legally responsible for issuing a CPC, even if a third party testing laboratory, or another third party, helps draft the CPC.

How much does a Children's Product Certificate cost?

There is no cost to create a CPC. The manufacturer or importer drafts the CPC in a word processing document or other system. A sample CPC is found here and the list of citations to be included in a CPC can be found here. (Citations are listed in Section 2 of the CPC.)

There is no cost to file a CPC with the government because filing a CPC with the government is not required at this time.

Some laboratories and consultants may offer to assist you with creating a CPC for a professional fee, but their assistance is optional. The CPSC's Small Business Ombudsman is available to offer you assistance for no charge.