Which CPSC rules name strollers and infant carriers?

5 parts of 16 CFR name strollers and carriers in their own title or scope: 16 CFR Part 1227, 16 CFR Part 1225, 16 CFR Part 1226, 16 CFR Part 1228, 16 CFR Part 1230. 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 strollers and carriers

• 16 CFR Part 1227amended 2022-02-15

  Safety Standard for Carriages and Strollers

  This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for carriages and strollers. § 1227.2 Requirements for carriages and strollers. Each carriage and stroller shall comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F833-21, Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Carriages and Strollers, approved June 15, 2021. 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. A read-only copy of the standard is available for viewing on the ASTM website at https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. You may obtain a copy from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; phone: (610) 832-9585; www.astm.org. You may inspect a copy at the Division of the Secretariat, U.S.

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

• 16 CFR Part 1225amended 2022-06-01

  Safety Standard for Hand-Held Infant Carriers

  This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for hand-held infant carriers. § 1225.2 Requirements for hand-held infant carriers. Each hand-held infant carrier must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F2050-19, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Hand-Held Infant Carriers, approved on December 15, 2019. The Director of the Federal Register approves the incorporation by reference listed in this section in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You may obtain a copy of this ASTM standard from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 USA; phone: 610-832-9585; www.astm.org. A read-only copy of the standard is available for viewing on the ASTM website at https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. You may inspect a copy at the Division of the Secretariat, U.S.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Safety Standard for Hand-Held Infant Carriers”. Read it on the eCFR

• 16 CFR Part 1226amended 2025-02-24

  Safety Standard for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers

  This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for soft infant and toddler carriers. § 1226.2 Requirements for soft infant and toddler carriers. Each soft infant and toddler carrier must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F2236-24, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers, approved on July 1, 2024. 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 material is available for inspection at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 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 Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers”. Read it on the eCFR

• 16 CFR Part 1228amended 2022-11-21

  Safety Standard for Sling Carriers

  This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for sling carriers. § 1228.2 Requirements for sling carriers. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each sling carrier must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F2907-22, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Sling Carriers, approved on April 1, 2022. 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. A read-only copy of the standard is available for viewing on the ASTM website at https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. You may obtain a copy from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; telephone (610) 832-9585; www.astm.org. You may inspect a copy at the Division of the Secretariat, U.S.

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

• 16 CFR Part 1230amended 2022-12-05

  Safety Standard for Frame Child Carriers

  This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for frame child carriers. § 1230.2 Requirements for frame child carriers. Each frame child carrier must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F2549-22, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Frame Child Carriers, approved on approved April 1, 2022. 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. A read-only copy of the standard is available for viewing on the ASTM website at www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. You may obtain a copy from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; telephone (610) 832-9585; www.astm.org. You may inspect a copy at the Office of the Secretary, U.S.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Safety Standard for Frame Child Carriers”. 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 strollers and carriers?

5 parts of title 16 name strollers and carriers in the part's own title or scope: 16 CFR Part 1227, 16 CFR Part 1225, 16 CFR Part 1226, 16 CFR Part 1228, 16 CFR Part 1230. 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 stroller or carrier 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 stroller or carrier?

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.