Which rules apply to kids’ tablets
- Tablets marketed for children carry the general children’s rules (lead, phthalates in cases and bumpers) plus secure battery compartments, and stand-apart digital-safety expectations for the software side.
- 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 the housing, bumper case, and screen materials; battery-compartment security; and drop/impact durability for the claimed age range. The children’s-software ecosystem (apps, content filters) is a separate compliance layer — hardware certification does not cover it.
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
Does a kids’ tablet need a CPC if adults use it too?
Marketing for children makes it a children’s product — the CPC cites the children’s rules regardless of adult use. Keep the age positioning consistent.
Do the bumper cases need separate certification?
Cases sold with the tablet are evaluated together; cases sold separately as children’s products need their own assessment.
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