Plush toy is a toy made of plush fabric, pp cotton or other textile materials as the main fabric, and various fillings are stuffed inside. The shape is very cute. Plush toys have always been very popular among children. In order to ensure the safety of plush toys, countries around the world have issued corresponding policies and regulations to ensure compliance with the production of plush toys. For example, the United States must meet the CPC standards for plush toys, and Chinese manufacturers must undergo CPC certification if they want to export plush toys to the United States. What are the preparation materials, testing specifications and prices for plush toys?
1. Introduction to CPC certification
CPC certification is a children’s product certificate (Children’s Product Certificate). The CPC certificate is actually similar to the domestic quality inspection report. After passing the corresponding inspection and the quality inspection report is issued, a paper certificate can also be issued. The certificate content includes importer information, exporter information, product information, and relevant inspection items and their basis. When Amazon launches some children's toys, baby products, etc., it will also require merchants to upload CPC certificates at the same time. Related products without CPC certificates are not allowed to be sold on Amazon.
Currently, in addition to children's toys and maternal and infant products, CPC certificates are required when exporting to the United States. Foreign e-commerce platforms Amazon, ebay, and AliExpress also require Chinese manufacturers' CPC certificates to apply for children and maternal and infant products.
2. Information required for CPC certification of plush toys
1. Product information;
2. The product is applicable and passed the test and is my CPSC regulations and clauses;
3. Information of the importer or manufacturer that proves the compliance of the product;
4. Support the contact information of the file holder of the certificate detection result, such as name, address, email, phone number;
5. Product production date and address, the production date must reach the year and month, and the address must reach the city;
6. Test time and address.
3. CPC certification and testing specifications for plush toys
ASTM F963 is a regulation of the American toy standard and an international model. All toys and children's products must comply with the mechanical performance tests, chemical performance tests, and combustion performance tests specified in the regulations. The safety requirements for stuffed toys and bean bags toys are explained in ASTM F963-17 (4.27).
①, Mechanical Performance Test ASTM F963-1
Mechanical Performance Test of Children's Toys is mainly to test the wear and tear that may occur through throwing, stretching and falling of toys; the severity of the test mainly depends on the child's expected age. Especially for stuffed toys, the main tests include bite, drop, torque, tensile and compression tests; strength tests at seams; wash resistance tests; material quality testing and strength testing of ropes and elastic components.
Among them, widget testing is the most important part of the entire mechanical performance testing, because the part that may be separated by toys will become the most likely to cause suffocation hazard.
②, Chemical Performance Test ASTM F963-3
Chemical Performance Test is mandatory by toy regulations, mainly to determine the soluble migration of eight different heavy metals in contactable (such as stuttering and sucking) toy surface coatings and substrates. These eight metals are: lead, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, barium, mercury, selenium, and antimony. These harmful substances have long-term health effects after being absorbed or ingested by children.
For plush toys containing plastic parts, phthalate test is also required.
③ Combustion performance test ASTM F96.-2
The combustion properties of solid fillers in filling toys are tested according to 16 CFR 1500.44, which is an open flame test. The combustion rate is less than or equal to 0.1 square inch. Sewed to the toys, non-removable clothing is tested as part of the product itself, and any removable textile fabric must be tested separately.
4. In ASTM F963, battery-powered plush toys have other specifications and tag requirements
1. The battery compartment must be permanently labeled to show the correct battery direction, polarity and size of the battery;
2. The battery must meet the mercury content requirements of the regulations
5. How much does CPC certification cost? How long is the cycle?
Plush toy CPC certification processing fee ranges from 1500 to 5000. The specific cost also depends on the toy's function and testing standards to price. CPC people generally have 7 working days this cycle.
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