Amazon is asking for a Children’s Product Certificate. What must it contain?
A standalone certificate with the seven elements of 16 CFR 1110.11, based on passing tests from a CPSC-accepted lab and issued by you if you imported or made the product. A lab report alone is not a CPC, and CPSC neither issues nor approves certificates. A marketplace may also set requirements stricter than federal law.
A test report is not a certificate
CPSC answers this exact situation: passing test reports “do not satisfy the CPC requirements of 16 CFR part 1110.” The report is the foundation; the CPC is a separate, standalone document you issue. It is not something you apply for or register with CPSC CPSC online sellers FAQ, and creating one has no cost CPSC CPC FAQ.
Who issues it depends on how you got the goods
| Your situation | Who issues the CPC |
|---|---|
| You import the product (you or your broker made entry) | You, as the importer 16 CFR 1110.7(a) |
| You make it in the United States | You, as manufacturer, or the private labeler 16 CFR 1110.7(b) |
| You buy it in the U.S. from an importer or wholesaler and resell it | Not you, says CPSC. Ask your supplier for its certificate; if it will not provide one, you need a CPSC-accepted lab test and your own CPC CPSC online sellers FAQ |
What it must contain, and what must match
- A product identifier — GTIN, UPC, SKU, model or another ID — and a description precise enough to match the product you list.
- Each applicable rule listed separately, with any testing exclusion named in place of a test.
- The certifier, and the person or always-staffed position keeping the records, with full contact details.
- Date and place of manufacture, and the most recent test date and lab for each rule — a lab accepted by CPSC for that test 16 CFR 1107.2.
- The attestation 16 CFR 1110.11.
A foreign address is acceptable for the certifier CPSC online sellers FAQ. Keep the reports behind it: CPSC or CBP can ask for the certificate within 24 hours 16 CFR 1110.13(c), and records are kept five years 16 CFR 1110.17.
If the marketplace still says no
CPSC calls a platform’s acceptance or rejection a business-to-business matter it cannot get involved in. It gives no pre-market approval, and retailers may set requirements stricter than federal law CPSC online sellers FAQ. The platform’s request is the place to read which documents it accepts.
Send us the listing and the lab reports you have. Within one U.S. business day we tell you, free, whether they cover every rule that applies. The Certificate Package then writes your CPC as a standalone document with every element of 16 CFR 1110.11: $79 per product, 2 U.S. business days, or the next business day for +$40.
We do not deal with the marketplace for you.
Last reviewed: September 30, 2026 · First published: September 30, 2026 · Not legal advice.
Sources read September 30, 2026
- CPSC, Online Sellers Safety Guide FAQs
- CPSC, Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) FAQ
- 16 CFR 1110.7 — Who must certify
- 16 CFR 1107.2 — Definitions (material change, third party conformity assessment body)
- 16 CFR 1110.11 — Certificate content
- 16 CFR 1110.13 — Certificate availability and eFiling
- 16 CFR 1110.17 — Recordkeeping (five years)