CPC for inflatable bounce houses

Which rules apply to inflatable bounce houses

• Residential bounce houses are children’s products: lead screening on the PVC (a documented problem in imported inflatables), phthalates in vinyl, structural/seam integrity, anchoring design, and mandatory warnings about supervision and wind.
• 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 lead in the vinyl (inflatable lead levels have driven recalls and port detentions), phthalates in plasticized material, seam strength under bounce loads, and anchoring points. Commercial rentals add ASTM F2374-style expectations — confirm scope with your laboratory.

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.

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