Below is a list of product safety rules that require certification in a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC). Links under “Product or Issue Category” will take you to the respective CPSC business guidance page (if available), and links under “Legal Citation” will take you to the actual text for the citation.
The use of a third-party, CPSC-accepted laboratory to conduct testing pursuant to the product safety rules noted below is not a requirement for general use, or non-children’s, products. First-party testing, or testing from any qualified laboratory or test facility, can support a GCC. See our Reasonable Testing Programs Guidance page for more information.
Testing of children’s products, on the other hand, does require the use of a third-party, CPSC-accepted laboratory. For more information on children’s products, visit our business guidance page on children’s products.
Note: CPSC periodically updates existing mandatory rules or publishes new mandatory rules, resulting in new requirements being added. This list is current as of February 23, 2023.
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Architectural glazing materials |
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Artificial emberizing materials 1 |
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P.L. 117-171 (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 2056e Notes) |
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CB antennas |
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Cellulose insulation |
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Consumer patching compounds 1 |
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Garage door openers |
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Lawn darts 1 |
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Matchbooks |
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Metal candle wicks 1 |
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Pool and spa drain covers |
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ASTM F3326-21 ASTM F3429-F3429M-20 Section 18 of UL30:2022 |
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Power mowers |
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Refrigerator doors |
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Refuse bins 1 |
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Swimming pool slides (freestanding) |
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Vinyl plastic film |
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1 For certification to banning regulations, the Commission has provided guidance (78 FR 28080) regarding which bans require certification, recognizing that it may be difficult to distinguish between rules that ban an entire product category, leaving no products left to certify, and rules that ban a subset of the product category and, therefore, require certification. Some bans enforced by the Commission apply to multiple products or more than one product category (pp. 28082 and 28090 of the document).
2 The requirement for portable fuel containers has not yet been codified. Until CPSC publishes a Federal Register notice with a CFR reference, firms are recommended to cite the applicable referenced standard.
3GCC Temporary Enforcement Discretion: The CPSC Office of Compliance and Field Operations will exercise enforcement discretion and will not pursue enforcement action against manufacturers, importers, or private labelers of look-alike and imitation firearms for failure to certify or to issue, provide, or make available to the Commission a GCC pursuant to Section 14(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. § 2063(a)(1). This enforcement discretion will remain in effect until January 1, 2024. This discretion does not impact any other requirements under the law. Please read the entire GCC enforcement discretion letter for more information.