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CPC for children’s markers

Children’s Markers 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/art material rules as applicable plus CPSIA chemicals; LHAMA for art materials, 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 markers

  • Kids’ markers often sit at the toy/art-material intersection — LHAMA labeling and CPSIA testing can both apply.
  • 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

Inks, caps (small parts / aspiration), and packaging claims.

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

Do I need ASTM D-4236?

Art materials commonly need LHAMA toxicologist review and labeling.

Cap ventilation?

Marker caps have known aspiration hazards — design and warn appropriately.

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