Will the marketplace accept my certificate?
The five things a reviewer checks, for marketplaces like Amazon, across your CPC, test report and invoice. Free · $39 to reissue it.
See the five things a reviewer checks across your certificate, test report and invoice before Amazon accepts a children's-product listing.
A few questions about the product decide whether it needs a Children's Product Certificate (CPC), and which kind.
This is the certificate check; the answers carry over.
What it is
How CPSC decides ▸
- A statement by the manufacturer about the product's intended use, including a label, where that statement is reasonable. An age label or a "not for children" line does not decide it alone: a product whose look, size or marketing is aimed mainly at children can still be one.
- Whether the packaging, display, promotion or advertising presents it as appropriate for children 12 or younger.
- Whether consumers commonly recognise it as intended for a child 12 or younger. Something a parent or caregiver uses in a child's room, and the child does not, is not a children's product.
- The Commission's Age Determination Guidelines (September 2002) and any successor to them.
Why we ask
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This shows what a marketplace reviewer looks for across your own certificate, test report and invoice; it is not a CPSC determination and not a substitute for a marketplace's own review or a licensed lab's testing. It checks that documents name the same product and are internally consistent — never that a certificate is valid or that a listing will be accepted.
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Selling a children’s product on a marketplace like Amazon means uploading a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) and, often, the test report behind it. A reviewer compares that package against the listing, and a rejection usually comes back with little or no explanation — which is what makes it hard to fix. The five checks below are the ones that most often decide it, drawn from the common CPC rejection reasons and the CPSC rules behind them.
The five things a reviewer checks
- Product, model and brand match — the certificate has to identify the exact item being listed, not a different model, an older version, or a product family (16 CFR 1110.11).
- Children’s-product status — a children’s product takes a CPC, not a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC); a GCC on a children’s listing is a common rejection (16 CFR Part 1200).
- CPSC-accepted lab — the testing behind a CPC has to be done by a laboratory CPSC has accepted (16 CFR Part 1112).
- Age grade — the age grade on the listing, the certificate and the test report should all agree.
- Cross-document consistency — the parties, quantities, descriptions and origin should not disagree across the documents.
What the tool does, and does not, do
It reads the seller’s own certificate, test report and invoice and shows how each of the five checks looks, cited to the CPSC rule. It is not a CPSC determination, not a lab, and not a marketplace’s own review — and it never promises a listing will be accepted or submits anything on the seller’s behalf. It is not affiliated with Amazon or any marketplace.
Common questions (9)
Why did Amazon reject my CPC (Children's Product Certificate)?
Most often for one of these reasons: the certificate names a different product, model or brand than the listing; the age grade doesn't match; the lab isn't CPSC-accepted; or it's a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) when a children's product needs a CPC. The free CPC check reads your certificate, test report and invoice and shows the five things a reviewer checks, each tied to the CPSC rule. It can't promise a listing will be accepted.
Sent back? Watch the five reasons a CPC package gets rejected, in 39 seconds.
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What is a CPC and does my product need one?
A Children's Product Certificate (CPC) is what CPSC's rules call for when a product is made for children 12 and under and a CPSC rule covers it (16 CFR Part 1200 defines a children's product). A general-use product that a rule covers takes a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) instead. If no rule covers it, it needs neither. A CPSC-accepted third-party lab does the testing behind a CPC, unless a testing exclusion applies. The free requirement check inside the tool points to which one your product needs, from a few questions.
What is a CPC? Watch the free check show when a children's product needs one, in 34 seconds.
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What does a marketplace like Amazon check on my CPC?
Most often, five things: the product, model and brand match across the certificate, the test report and the listing; the product is a children's product that takes a CPC, not a GCC; the lab is CPSC-accepted; the age grade matches everywhere; and the documents agree with each other. Each one rests on a CPSC rule (16 CFR 1110.11, Part 1112 and Part 1200). The free CPC check runs all five and names what to fix. It can't see any marketplace's internal review rules.
Does CPSC issue the CPC?
No. CPSC writes the safety rules and accepts the testing labs. It doesn't issue, approve or stamp a certificate. For an imported product, the importer issues the CPC (16 CFR 1110.7). For a product made in the U.S., the maker does, or the private labeler if the maker doesn't. Either way, it rests on a CPSC-accepted lab's test report. There's no application and no CPSC-issued paper.
Does CPSC hand out CPCs? Watch who really issues one, in 34 seconds.
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My supplier sent a CPC in its own name. Does that work?
Only if the supplier is also the importer. The duty to certify sits with whoever imported the product, so a CPC naming the supplier as certifier doesn't meet the rule unless the supplier imported the goods. The importer can be a U.S. or a foreign company; Amazon's CPC policy says so. But Amazon itself can never be listed as importer or record holder. The usual fix is to reissue the certificate with the importer as certifier, on the same accepted-lab test report.
Supplier's name on the CPC? Watch how the certificate ends up in the importer's name, in 34 seconds.
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Is there an official CPC form or template?
No. There's no official form. A certificate counts when it carries the seven items 16 CFR 1110.11 has required since July 8, 2026: the product with a unique identifier, each safety rule, the certifier, who keeps the test records, where and when it was made, where and when it was tested (with the lab), and the certifier's attestation. It must be in English. CPSC's sample certificates are older than this version of the rule and show no attestation. The free CPC check checks a certificate you already have against what a reviewer looks at.
How old can my test report be for TikTok Shop?
No older than 365 days. When TikTok Shop asks for a children's product's papers, the CPC and the test report from a CPSC-accredited lab must each be issued in the last 365 days, and the report must be in English. So a report from 14 months ago is too old there. Amazon wants a toy's test report from the last 12 months, and Walmart's policy sets no age limit. (TikTok Shop's toy requirements, dated 1 Sep 2026; all three pages read 20 Oct 2026.)
What does Walmart ask for with a children's product, and where do I upload it?
A CPC in English with every item CPSC's rule lists, from the U.S. maker or the importer, and a separate test report from a CPSC-accepted lab, also in English. Walmart lets you list a children's product only when both back it. When Walmart asks, upload them in Seller Center: Health and Compliance, then Item compliance. Review can take up to two weeks. Walmart's policy sets no age limit for the report. (Walmart's Children's Products policy, updated 10 Dec 2025, read 20 Oct 2026.)
Walmart asked for your CPC? Watch why it's the same document TikTok Shop and Etsy ask for, in 34 seconds.
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Is the CPC check affiliated with Amazon?
No. It's an independent self-check you run on your own certificate, test report and invoice before you send them to a marketplace. It isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Amazon or any other marketplace, and it doesn't submit anything for you.
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