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CPC for children’s board games

Children’s Board Games designed or marketed primarily for children 12 and under are children’s products: they need third-party testing at a CPSC-accepted laboratory and a Children’s Product Certificate citing toy standard, small parts by age, lead in inks/coatings, plus tracking labels. The importer or US manufacturer issues the CPC — not the factory and not the lab.
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Rules sellers cite for kids board game

  • Kids’ board games are toys; age grade drives whether small parts are allowed.
  • CPSIA Section 101 total lead content in accessible materials.
  • 16 CFR Part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where coated.
  • CPSIA Section 103 tracking labels on product and packaging.

Testing focus and certification

Cards, dice, plastic tokens, and printed boards each enter the material list.

Book a CPSC-accepted lab for the exact rules, then issue the CPC in your importer name citing the report. Keep certificate and report together for at least five years.

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Questions people ask

Adult strategy games?

Adult-only games generally are not children’s products if marketing matches.

Do expansions need new tests?

New components can — ask the lab.

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