The annual Christmas is coming, and Americans will start preparing their Christmas gifts, Christmas party supplies, almost from this month. Americans pay special attention to Christmas gifts, and children's toys and children's gifts must be the highlight. I believe that the sellers of the American sites have already prepared the inventory of children's toys and children's gifts. At this time, if your product cannot be sold because of the lack of CPC certification, it will be a huge loss.
What is CPC certification?
Children's Product Certificate (CPC) applies to all products that are mainly targeted at children 12 years old and below, such as toys, gifts, cradles, children's clothing, etc. If produced locally in the United States, the manufacturer is responsible for providing, If produced in other countries, it is the responsibility of the importer to provide. That is to say, cross-border sellers, as "importers", want to sell products produced by Chinese factories to the United States, they need to provide a CPC certificate to Amazon as a retailer/distributor. Although it is called a "certificate", the CPC certificate is not issued by any official agency, nor does it need to be filed in the ** department. Children's Product Safety Regulations and other laws and regulations. There is no cost to the CPC certificate itself, but it needs to be based on a third-party certification that the product has passed.
What are the basic requirements of Amazon's US station?
1. The CPC certificate must be based on the test results of a third-party testing laboratory accredited by CPSC;
2. The CPC certificate is issued by the seller, and a third-party laboratory can provide assistance in drafting the CPC certificate;
3. Children's products must comply with all relevant safety rules and regulations;
4. Information to be included in the CPC certificate:
① Product information (name and description);
②All laws and regulations applicable to the product;
③ Manufacturer information: including name, address and telephone;
④Product production date and address, the production date must be in the year and month, and the address must be in the city;
⑤ Detection time and address
⑥ Information of third-party testing institutions (CPSC-approved laboratories): name, address, contact number
5. Information to be included in the CPC certificate required by the normal export of children's products to the United States:
① Product information (name and description);
②All laws and regulations applicable to the product;
③ Information of the importer or manufacturer (in the United States): including name, address and telephone number;
④Contact information of the holder of the test result file supporting the certificate: name, address, email address and telephone number;
⑤Product production date and address, the production date must be in the year and month, and the address must be in the city;
⑥ Test time and address or test report on which the certificate is based;
⑦Information of third-party testing organization (laboratory accredited by CPSC): name, address, contact number.
Amazon CPC certification process:
1. Fill in the application form,
2. Provide product information,
3. Send samples,
4. Test OK,
5. Issue the report/certificate.