Which CPSC rules name toys?

5 parts of 16 CFR name toys in their own title or scope: 16 CFR Part 1250, 16 CFR Part 1505, 16 CFR Part 1199, 16 CFR Part 1252, 16 CFR Part 1253. 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 toys

• 16 CFR Part 1250amended 2026-06-15

  Safety Standard for Toys

  This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for toys. [90 FR 57855, Dec. 12, 2025] § 1250.2 Requirements for toy safety. (a) Each toy must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F963-23 (incorporated by reference, see § 1250.10). (b) Pursuant to section 106(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, section 4.2 and Annex 5 or any provision of ASTM F963 that restates or incorporates an existing mandatory standard or ban promulgated by the Commission or by statute or any provision that restates or incorporates a regulation promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration or any statute administered by the Food and Drug Administration are not part of the mandatory standard incorporated in paragraph (a) of this section. [89 FR 3351, Jan. 18, 2024, as amended at 90 FR 57855, Dec. 12, 2025] § 1250.4 Requirements for water beads. (a) Scope and purpose.

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

• 16 CFR Part 1505amended 2016-10-02

  Requirements for Electrically Operated Toys or Other Electrically Operated Articles Intended for Use by Children

  (a) The following definitions apply to this part 1505: (1) The term “electrically operated toy or other electrically operated article intended for use by children” means any toy, game, or other article designed, labeled, advertised, or otherwise intended for use by children which is intended to be powered by electrical current from nominal 120 volt (110-125 v.) branch circuits. Such articles are referred to in this part in various contexts as “toy” or “electrically operated toy.” If the package (including packing materials) of the toy or other article is intended to be used with the product, it is considered to be part of the toy or other article. This definition does not include components which are powered by circuits of 30 volts r.m.s. (42.4 volts peak) or less, articles designed primarily for use by adults which may be used incidentally by children, or video games.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Electrically Operated Toys”. Read it on the eCFR

• 16 CFR Part 1199amended 2016-10-02

  Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Phthalates: Guidance on Inaccessible Component Parts

  Children's toys and child care articles: Phthalate-containing inaccessible component parts. (a) Section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) permanently prohibits the sale of any “children's toy or child care article” containing more than 0.1 percent of three specified phthalates (di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)). Section 108 of the CPSIA also prohibits, on an interim basis, “toys that can be placed in a child's mouth” or “child care article” containing more than 0.1 percent of three additional phthalates (diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), and di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP)). A “children's toy” is defined as a consumer product designed or intended by the manufacturer for a child 12 years of age or younger for use by the child when the child plays.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Phthalates”. Read it on the eCFR

• 16 CFR Part 1252amended 2019-06-12

  Children's Products, Children's Toys, and Child Care Articles: Determinations Regarding Lead, ASTM F963 Elements, and Phthalates for Engineered Wood Products

  Children's products, children's toys, and child care articles containing lead, ASTM F963 elements, and phthalates in engineered wood products and testing requirements. (a) Section 101(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) provides that any children's product, material, or component part or a children's product must comply with a lead content limit that does not exceed 100 parts per million. Materials used in children's products subject to section 101 of the CPSIA must comply with the third party testing requirements of section 14(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), unless listed in 16 CFR 1500.91. (b) Section 106 of the CPSIA made provisions of ASTM F963, Consumer Product Safety Specifications for Toy Safety, a mandatory consumer product safety standard.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Children's Toys, and Child Care Articles”. Read it on the eCFR

• 16 CFR Part 1253amended 2020-07-08

  Children's Toys and Child Care Articles: Determinations Regarding the ASTM F963 Elements and Phthalates for Unfinished Manufactured Fibers

  Children's toys and child care articles containing the ASTM F963 elements and phthalates in manufactured fibers and testing requirements. (a) Section 106 of the CPSIA made most provisions of ASTM F963, Consumer Product Safety Specifications for Toy Safety, a mandatory consumer product safety standard. 16 CFR part 1250 codified these provisions by incorporating by reference ASTM F963, see 16 CFR1250.1. Among the mandated provisions is section 4.3.5 of ASTM F963, which requires that surface coating materials and accessible substrates of children's toys that can be sucked, mouthed, or ingested, must comply with solubility limits that the toy standard establishes for eight elements. Materials used in children's toys subject to section 4.3.5 of the toy standard must comply with the third party testing requirements of section 14(a)(2) of the CPSA, unless listed in § 1253.2.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Children's Toys and Child Care Articles”. 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 toys?

5 parts of title 16 name toys in the part's own title or scope: 16 CFR Part 1250, 16 CFR Part 1505, 16 CFR Part 1199, 16 CFR Part 1252, 16 CFR Part 1253. 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 toy 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 toy?

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.