Most product exports will involve (within the scope) chemical testing. Chemical testing (Chemical) is a method of identifying and identifying substances (content or whether they contain, contained substances) by chemical means. The chemical testing of products for export is the testing of the products themselves that are harmful to the human body.
Common chemical tests for product export include CPSIA, ROHS, REACH, food contact material testing, California 65, PAHS, etc.
This article will introduce the corresponding chemical tests in different exporting countries one by one to assist you in quick customs clearance.

Interpretation of different standards for chemical testing of export products
①CPSIA detection
● CPSIA testing is to ensure that children's toys comply with the 2008 US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act specifically targets children's products, which defines a children's product as a product designed or used primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. Manufacturers must demonstrate that products sold in the United States meet legal requirements and therefore must perform CPSIA testing to enter the U.S. market.
●U.S. manufacturers and importers are required to test children's products to ensure they are free of harmful substances, including lead and phthalates, and meet safety requirements.
●CPSIA includes but is not only used for toys, this standard is the limit of harmful elements of lead, phthalate and other heavy metals in children's products, as well as small parts that can cause suffocation, and product labeling requirements.
②ROHS detection
●RoHS testing is a mandatory standard formulated by EU legislation. Its full name is "Directive on Restricting the Use of Certain Hazardous Components in Electrical and Electronic Equipment".
●It is mainly used to standardize the material and process standards of electrical and electronic products, making it more beneficial to human health and environmental protection.
●The purpose of this standard is to eliminate harmful substances such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, phthalates and other harmful substances in electrical and electronic products, and focus on stipulating that the content of lead should not exceed 0.1 %.
③REACH detection
●REACH testing is a regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals, and is the EU's regulation for preventive management of all chemicals entering its market.
●The purpose is to unify the management of chemicals on the EU market, protect human health and the environment, and promote the innovation of green chemicals.
●REACH has so far 219 toxic and hazardous substances that need to be tested.
●Different from the RoHS Directive, REACH covers a much wider range. In fact, it affects products and manufacturing processes in almost all industries, from mining to textiles and garments, light industry, and electromechanical.
④FDA food contact material testing
● The United States is a highly developed country and has strict requirements on the raw materials and processing techniques of food contact materials. Food contact materials must pass FDA food contact material testing before they can be sold in the United States.
●Stainless steel bowls and plastic lunch boxes that we often use in our lives need to be tested by FDA before entering the US market. Products typically involved include:
· Bowls, knives and forks, spoons, cups and plates and other tableware.
Food storage supplies tempered glass cutting boards, stainless steel and other kitchen utensils.
·Toaster ovens, sandwich ovens, electric kettles and other electrical products that come into contact with food.
●FDA's testing standards for food contact materials are very strict, and the specific testing standards for different products are different.
⑤ EU food contact material testing
● Materials that come into contact with food exported to the EU must comply with relevant standards. Different member states monitor the quality of products and materials that come into contact with food on the market according to their own food-grade laws and regulations. For products exported to the EU, the customs of EU member states will conduct random inspections on the goods in accordance with relevant regulations, and unqualified products will be returned.
The regulations for food contact materials specify that product substances that come into contact with food must meet the following conditions: Comply with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) When products come into contact with food, they must not:
· releases components that pose a danger to human health;
· Changes that result in an unacceptable change in the composition of the food product;
· Reduce the sensory properties brought by the food (change the taste, smell, color, etc. of the food).
●Scope of application of laws and regulations
1) Tableware: metal tableware, plastic tableware, wooden tableware, disposable tableware, etc.; 2) Kitchenware: cutting board, seasoning pot, stainless steel pot, non-stick pot, iron pot, enamel pot, etc.; Shovels, spoons, etc.; 4) Insulation containers: stainless steel thermos cups, thermos pots, thermos bottles, etc. 5) Small kitchen appliances: mixers, egg beaters, coffee machines, etc.
⑥ California 65
● California 65 requires businesses to issue warnings to Californians about high exposure to chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals may be present in products purchased by Californians, in their homes or workplaces, or released into the environment.
● California 65 requires California to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. The list, which must be updated at least annually, has grown to include approximately 1,015 chemicals since it was first published in 1987.
●Prop 65 affects all consumer products sold or distributed in California, including textiles, footwear, hard goods, DIY products, toys, juvenile products, stationery, electrical/electronics, and many others. Applies to almost all consumer products marketed in California, whether for adults or children.
⑦PAHS detection
● PAHs scientific name polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, is a carcinogen. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons containing more than two benzene rings in the molecule, including more than 150 compounds such as tea, anthracene, and phenanthrene.
●In view of the harm of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to humans, animals and plants, the AtAV Committee of the Experience Exchange Office of the German Safety Technology Certification Center (ZLS) requires the mandatory addition of PAHs testing in the GS mark certification.
●Other regions have also restricted PAHs through written laws or decrees, such as: EU/EEC; US EPA; China GB, GB/T, GHZ.
●In the electrical and electronic manufacturing industry, PAHs are usually used as plastic additives in the production process. For example, when plastic particles are extruded, there is adhesion between the mold and the mold. At this time, a mold release agent should be added, and the mold release agent may contain PAHs.
A Guide to Common Items in Chemical Testing
Children's product CPSIA testing [US certification]
CPSIA is the Security Improvement Act signed into effect by Bush on August 14, 2008. The Act is the toughest consumer protection act since the establishment of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 1972. In addition to stricter requirements for lead content in children's products, the new bill also makes new regulations on the content of phthalates, a harmful substance in toys and child care products.
CPSIA testing items
Total Lead Requirements
①In children's products, except for non-touchable components, it does not exceed 100ppm (0.01%).
②The lead paint on children's products and toys shall not exceed 90ppm (0.009%).
Phthalates Requirements
①It is illegal for anyone to provide the following products
– Manufacture and sale of any children's toys or child care products containing di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate DEHP, dibutyl phthalate DBP or butyl benzyl phthalate BBP in concentrations higher than 0.1% are illegal
– For a transitional period, the production or sale of products containing diisononyl phthalate DINP, diisodecyl phthalate DIDP or dioctyl phthalate DnOP in concentrations higher than 0.1% may be placed in Children's toys in the mouth.
②Toys and child care products sold to the United States must meet the restrictions of 8 phthalate esters (BBP, DBP, DEHP, DIBP, DINP, DPENP, DHEXP and DCHP), and the limit requirements shall not exceed 0.1% for each item.
⚠️Attention
CPSIA affects all U.S. related industries that manufacture, import, and distribute toys, apparel, and other children's products and care products. All manufacturers should ensure that their products comply with all regulations, bans, standards or rules of the Act, except for DINP, DIDP and DNOP, which are temporarily banned in phthalate content until the CHAP study report is issued before deciding whether to In addition to being banned or listed as permanently banned, DEHP, DBP and BBP have been permanently banned.
RoHS testing of electrical and electronic hazardous substances [EU certification]
RoHS certification is the EU directive on restricting the use of certain hazardous components in electrical and electronic equipment. RoHS 1.0 was officially implemented on July 1, 2006, and RoHS 2.0 was mandated on July 22, 2019.
RoHS testing items
Six items:
1. Lead (Pb) Examples of the use of this substance: solder, glass, PVC stabilizer
2. Mercury (Hg) (mercury) Examples of uses of this substance: thermostats, sensors, switches and relays, light bulbs
3. Cadmium (Cd) Examples of use of this substance: switches, springs, connectors, housings and PCBs, contacts, batteries
4. Hexavalent chromium (Cr 6+ ) Examples of the use of this substance: metal anti-corrosion coatings
5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBS) Examples of the use of this substance: flame retardants, PCBs, connectors, plastic housings
6. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Examples of the use of this substance: flame retardants, PCBs, connectors, plastic housings
⚠️Attention
Some RoHS test items for non-metallic materials: lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a total of 6 items.
ROHS test items for metal materials: lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), a total of 4 items.
Ten items (including the six items above):
Add four items: cresyl butyl phthalate (BBP), (2-ethylhexyl phthalate) (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), diisophthalate Butyl ester (DIBP)
REACH testing for substances of very high concern [EU certification]
The REACH test is an environmental protection test regulation in EU countries. The new REACH test contains 219 substances of very high concern, each of which shall not exceed 0.1%.
REACH test items
The RECHA standard officially announced the 25th batch of 8 SVHCs on its official website on July 8, 2021. So far, the number of SVHCs in the REACH regulation has increased to 219.
FDA tableware safety test [US test]
Some tableware we usually use and some products that come into contact with food are exported to the United States for FDA food-grade testing. Like glasses, tableware, ceramic products, etc. are all to do. Products of different materials are based on different standards for FDA food-grade testing, and the items tested are also different.
Organic coatings, metals and electroplated articles require US FDA CFR 21 175.300
Paper Product Requirements US FDA CFR 21 176.170
Timber requirements US FDA CFR 21 178.3800
ABS requires US FDA CFR 21 181.32 or 180.22.
Plastic food contact material testing [EU certification]
The food contact materials to which this regulation applies are a general term for containers, materials and auxiliary materials that are used to protect food safety and hygiene, facilitate transportation, and promote sales, and are used in direct contact with food according to certain technical methods.
Scope of application of EU regulations on plastic food contact materials
1. Materials and plastics of containers and their components;
2. Multi-layer composite materials and articles and plastics bonded or otherwise combined;
3. The above two materials or articles with printing or coating;
4. Plastic film or plastic coating, formed in a lid or other sealed article, consisting of two or more different materials together with the lid or sealed article;
5. Multilayer composites or plastics in containers.
Not applicable to the following materials or products:
1. Ion exchange resin
2. Rubber
3. Silicone
EU Food Grade Plastics Regulations Applicable Content
1. Full migration
Overall migration refers to the total amount of non-volatile substances transferred from food contact materials to a specific simulant solvent at a specific temperature and a specific time. (EU) No 10/2011 stipulates that the overall migration of plastic FCM products shall not exceed /dm2.
2. Specific Migration
Specific migration: Specific migration refers to the amount of a specific substance transferred from a food contact material to a specific simulant solvent at a specific temperature and time.
The European Union has formulated specific migration limits for substances based on the toxicological assessment conclusions of different substances in materials and relevant scientific basis by its subordinate research institutions. cause harm.
Substance-specific migration levels must comply with the corresponding limit in the list of authorized substances in (EU) No 10/2011 ANNEX I, if not, the limit in /kg.
3. General requirements
(EU) No 10/2011 specifies the specific migration requirements for heavy metals and primary aromatic amines in plastics. The specific migration requirements for heavy metals are shown in the table below. Plastics must not release primary aromatic amines (/kg).
California 65 Toxic Substance Testing [US Certification]
California Bill 65 prohibits anyone in the course of operating a product from exposing users to substances known to the state of California to be carcinogenic or reproductively toxic without first warning them.
Any company with more than 10 employees or with products sold in California must put clear, reasonable warning labels on products containing chemicals known to be carcinogenic or reproductively toxic. This warning must clearly let the public know that this chemical is carcinogenic and reproductive toxic, and allow consumers to decide whether to buy the product after learning the information about the chemical contained in the product.
CA65 testing items
The California 65 certified list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm has grown to include approximately 1015 chemicals. The test items will be different for different products. Generally speaking, the main test items are total lead, total cadmium, phthalic acid, and bisphenol A test. It should be noted that the lead content limit is 100ppm, and the cadmium content limit is 100ppm. The value requires 300ppm.
PAHS detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [German certification]
The harm of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to humans, animals and plants, the AtAV Committee of the Experience Exchange Office of the German Safety Technology Certification Center (ZLS) requires the mandatory addition of PAHs testing in the GS mark certification. Other regions have also restricted PAHs through written laws or decrees, such as: EU/EEC; US EPA; China GB, GB/T, GHZ.
Products Related to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are often found in crude oil, creosote, tar, dyes, plastics, rubber, lubricating oil, anti-rust oil, release agent, gasoline anti-coagulant, capacitor electrolyte, mineral oil, asphalt and other petrochemical products It also exists in daily chemical products such as pesticides, charcoal, fungicides, mosquito coils, etc.
In the electronic and electrical manufacturing industry, PAHs are usually introduced into the production process as plastic additives. For example, when plastic particles are extruded, there is adhesion between the mold and the mold. At this time, a release agent should be added, and the release agent may contain PAHs. .
Summary of common items in chemical testing
Collection of routine chemical testing categories:
1. RoHS-EU/China (Pb Lead, Cd Cadmium, Hg Mercury, Cr6+ Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated Biphenyls PBBs, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers PBDEs)
2. RoHS 2.0 (RoHS + DIBP diisobutyl phthalate, DEHP 2-ethylhexyl phthalate, DBP dibutyl phthalate, BBP butyl benzyl phthalate)
3. PAHs / Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
4. SVHC (REACH-SVHC EU restricted substance content test)
5. CPSIA (US Consumer Product Safety Act)
6. EN71 (EU Toy Standard)
7. ASTM F963 (American Toy Standard)
8. California 65 test (total lead, total cadmium, o-benzene, formaldehyde, flame retardant)
9. EU Battery Directive
10.Phthalates / Phthalates
11. AZO / Azo Dyes
12. BPA / Bisphenol A, TBBP-A Tetrabromobisphenol A
TCEP tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate
13. Nonyl Phenol(NP) / Nonylphenol
14.Ni / nickel release
15. PCP / Phenol, TeCP / Tetrachlorophenol, TCP / Trichlorophenol
16. Formaldehyde / formaldehyde (free / released)
/APEO alkylphenol/alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether
18. PFOS/Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid,
19. PFOA/Perfluorooctanoic acid
20. Halogen / Halogen
21. SCCP / Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins
22.MCCPs Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins
23.. Organotins / organotin compounds,
24. Chlorophenol Phenols
25. Conventional elements (Pb lead, Cd cadmium, Hg mercury, P phosphorus, Be beryllium, Nickel nickel, As arsenic, Ba barium, Sb antimony) almost all elements
26. Asbestos / Asbestos
27. OP / Octylphenol, NP / Nonylphenol (Nonylphenol)
28. DMFu / Dimethyl Fumarate,
29. DMFa / Dimethylformamide
30. HBCDD / Hexabromocyclododecane
31. MCCP Carbochlorinated Paraffin
Only the more commonly tested items are listed above

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