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Business Guidance Library

CPSC often develops business guidance pages to provide stakeholders with more information on certain topics or product areas. Below is a table that lists the business guidance pages available for various products or topics as well as links to the most pertinent regulation if applicable.

Product or Topic Regulation FAQs
Product or Topic Regulation FAQs
All-terrain Vehicles (ATV) 16 CFR part 1420 FAQ
Art Materials 16 CFR § 1500.14(b)(8) FAQ
Automatic Residential Garage Door Opener 16 CFR part 1211 FAQ
Baby Changing Products 16 CFR part 1235 FAQ
Bassinets and Cradles 16 CFR part 1218 FAQ
Bedside Sleepers 16 CFR part 1222 FAQ
Bicycle Helmets 16 CFR part 1203 FAQ
Bicycles 16 CFR part 1512 FAQ
Booster Seats 16 CFR part 1237 FAQ
Bunk Beds 16 CFR parts 1213 and 1513 FAQ
Button Cell or Coin Battery Packages P.L. 117-171 FAQ
Carpets and Rugs 16 CFR parts 1630 and 1631 FAQ
Carriages and Strollers 16 CFR part 1227 FAQ
Children’s Folding Chairs and Stools 16 CFR part 1232 FAQ
Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) 16 CFR part 1110 FAQ
Children’s Sleepwear 16 CFR parts 1615 and 1616 FAQ
Children’s Toys 16 CFR part 1250 FAQ
Children's Product    
Clothing and General Wearing Apparel 16 CFR part 1610 FAQ
Clothing Storage Unit 16 CFR part 1261 FAQ
Crib Bumpers (SSBA)    
Crib Mattresses 16 CFR part 1241  
Drawstrings in Children’s Upper Outerwear 16 CFR § 1120.3(b) FAQ
Drywall P.L. 112-266 FAQ
Durable infant or Toddler Products 16 CFR part 1130 FAQ
Extension Cords 16 CFR § 1120.3(d) FAQ
Fidget Spinner    
Fireworks 16 CFR §§ 1500.17(a)(3), (8), (9), (11) 16 CFR part 1507 FAQ
Flame Retardants    
Frame Child Carriers 16 CFR part 1230 FAQ
Full-size Cribs 16 CFR part 1219 FAQ
Gates and Enclosures 16 CFR part 1239 FAQ
General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) 16 CFR part 1110 FAQ
Hand-held Infant Carriers 16 CFR part 1225 FAQ
Hand-supported Hair Dryers 16 CFR § 1120.3(a) FAQ
Hazardous Substances Labeling (FHSA) 16 CFR parts 1500 to 1513 FAQ
Highchairs 16 CFR part 1231 FAQ
Hoverboards    
Infant Bath Seats 16 CFR part 1215 FAQ
Infant Bathtubs 16 CFR part 1234 FAQ
Infant Bouncer Seats 16 CFR part 1229 FAQ
Infant Sleep Products 16 CFR part 1236  
Infant Swings 16 CFR part 1223 FAQ
Infant Walkers 16 CFR part 1216 FAQ
Lead in Paints and Similar Surface Coatings 16 CFR part 1303  
Lead in Substrate for Children’s Products 15 U.S.C. § 1278a  
Lighters (Cigarette and Multipurpose) 16 CFR parts 1210 and 1212 FAQ
Liquid Nicotine Packaging (CNPPA) P.L. 114-116 FAQ
Magnets 16 CFR part 1262 FAQ
Mattresses, Mattress Pads, and Mattress Sets 16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633 FAQ
Non-full-size Cribs 16 CFR part 1220 FAQ
Pacifiers 16 CFR part 1511 FAQ
Phthalates 16 CFR part 1307  
Play Yards 16 CFR part 1221 FAQ
Portable Bedrails 16 CFR part 1224 FAQ
Portable Fuel Container (Child-Resistant Packaging) 16 CFR part 1460 FAQ
Portable Fuel Container (Flame Mitigation Device) 15 U.S.C. § 2056d FAQ
Portable Hook-on Chairs 16 CFR part 1233 FAQ
Product Registration Cards 16 CFR part 1130  
Promotional Products    
Rattles 16 CFR part 1510 FAQ
Reseller/Thrift Store Guidance    
Retailer Guidance    
Seasonal and Decorative Lighting Products 16 CFR § 1120.3(c) FAQ
Sling Carriers 16 CFR part 1228 FAQ
Small Batch Manufacturers 15 U.S.C. § 2063(d)(4) FAQ
Small Parts and Choking Hazard Labeling 16 CFR §§ 1500.19 and 20 16 CFR part 1501  
Soap   FAQ
Soft Infant and toddler Carriers 16 CFR part 1226 FAQ
Special Packaging (PPPA) 16 CFR parts 1700 to 1702 FAQ
Stationary Activity Centers 16 CFR part 1238 FAQ
Third-party Testing   FAQ
Toddler Beds 16 CFR part 1217 FAQ
Tracking Labels 15 U.S.C. § 2063(a)(5)  
Upholstered Furniture 16 CFR part 1640 FAQ
Window Coverings 15(j) Rule 16 CFR §§ 1120.3(e) & (f) FAQ

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