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CPC for doll accessories
Which rules apply to doll accessories
- Doll accessories — furniture, carriers, bottles, brushes — are toys certified to the toy standard with small-parts review by age grade, plus lead and phthalate testing on plasticized and painted parts.
- CPSIA section 101 total lead content in accessible substrate materials.
- 16 CFR part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where painted or coated.
- CPSIA section 103 tracking labels: manufacturer, location, and date of manufacture on product and packaging.
The testing and certification path
Testing covers small parts after use and abuse (drop, torque, tension), lead in substrates and coatings, and phthalates in soft plastic accessories like bottles and brush handles. Age grading under 3 puts every accessory through the small-parts cylinder.
Book testing at a laboratory that is CPSC-accepted for each rule, issue the CPC in your own name citing the rules your report supports, and keep the certificate with its test report for at least five years. Marketplaces ask for the pair, not the certificate alone.
Questions people ask
Do accessories for dolls over 3 need small-parts testing?
Age grading by design: accessories for older children avoid the small-parts ban but still test lead and phthalates. Misgrading a 3+ product as under-3 is the common mistake.
Are doll bottles with liquid inside allowed?
Liquid-filled accessories face additional leakage requirements under the toy standard. Confirm the clause with your laboratory before filling anything.
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