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CPC for children’s night lights

Children’s Night Lights 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 or children’s product electrical rules as applicable plus CPSIA chemicals, 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 night light

  • Night lights marketed to children may be toys or children’s electrical products — classification drives the program.
  • 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

Electrical safety, enclosure integrity, small parts, and coatings are common focus areas.

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

Are adult night lights exempt?

If not children’s products, CPC may not apply — but other rules might.

Do plug-in lights need different tests than battery?

Yes — power source changes the electrical scope.

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