Which CPSC rules name gates and enclosures?

1 part of 16 CFR name gates and enclosures in their own title or scope: 16 CFR Part 1239. Each is quoted below from the eCFR, with the exact citation to write on the certificate under 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2). Whether a rule covers a particular item is the certifier's judgement under 16 CFR 1110.15, not something this list decides.

Rules that name gates and enclosures

• 16 CFR Part 1239amended 2026-07-20

  Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures

  This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for gates and enclosures. § 1239.2 Requirements for gates and enclosures. Each gate and enclosure must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F1004-25, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures, approved on December 1, 2025. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This incorporation by reference material is available for inspection at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact CPSC at: the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone: (301) 504-7479, email: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures”. Read it on the eCFR

On the certificate

Whichever of these rules the certifier decides to cite, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each one to be stated separately. The certificate carries the same seven elements in every case — see what a certificate must contain for each one and the text it comes from.

Questions

Which CPSC rules name gates and enclosures?

1 part of title 16 name gates and enclosures in the part's own title or scope: 16 CFR Part 1239. Each is quoted on this page from the eCFR. A rule naming a product class is not a finding that it covers any particular item.

Does a gate or enclosure need a CPC or a GCC?

Finished product certificate means a certificate of compliance for a finished product, as defined in this section, that is required by § 1110.5. There are two types of finished product certificates: Children's Product Certificates (CPCs) and General Certificates of Conformity (GCCs). Which one a finished product takes follows from whether it is a children's product. Children's product means a consumer product designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. That determination is the certifier's, not something a product category can settle.

What has to be on the certificate?

16 CFR 1110.11(a) requires seven elements: product identification, rules certified to, finished product certifier, individual maintaining records, date and place of manufacture, date and place of testing, certifier's attestation. They are the same seven whether the certificate is a CPC or a GCC.

Does a rule listed here apply to my gate or enclosure?

Not necessarily. This page reports which parts name the product class in their own text. Whether a given rule covers a particular item, and therefore belongs on its certificate, is the certifier's judgement under 16 CFR 1110.15. Read each part's scope before citing it.