Requirements check
Baby and nursery product
The forChildren attribute is inherent here. US: durable infant or toddler products (cribs, high chairs, strollers, etc.) have mandatory CPSC standards under CPSIA section 104 plus consumer registration card requirements — identify the specific 16 CFR part for your product. EU/UK rely on harmonised/designated EN standards under general product safety (product-specific standards exist for cots, high chairs, prams — verify the current reference for your product type). Feeding bottles, teats and weaning items engage food contact materials law — additional sector rules apply. Childcare articles are generally NOT toys, but items with play value (e.g. activity arches) can be dual-classified — verify. Smart baby monitors are radio equipment with CRA/PSTI cybersecurity duties and raise camera/privacy considerations. REACH restricts phthalates and other substances in childcare articles.
United Kingdom (GB)1 instruments
The general safety net for consumer products in Great Britain: no producer may place a product on the market unless it is safe, and producers and distributors must monitor products and notify authorities about unsafe ones. In Northern Ireland these Regulations were superseded on 13 December 2024 by the EU General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988.
Key obligations
- 01No producer shall place a product on the market unless the product is a safe product (regulation 5) - one which under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use presents no risk, or only the minimum risk compatible with the product's use.source
- 02Producers must provide consumers with the relevant information to enable them to assess the risks and take precautions, and enable traceability by indicating the producer's name and address on the product or its packaging.source
- 03Producers must monitor marketed products: sample-test them, investigate and where necessary keep a register of complaints, and keep distributors informed of the results.source
- 04Distributors must act with due care to help ensure only safe products are supplied and must not supply products that, as a professional, they know or ought to know to be dangerous (regulation 8).source
Documents you will need
Deduplicated across everything above
- Traceability and monitoring recordsNo declaration of conformity or technical file is required. Producers should be able to evidence traceability (name and address on product or packaging), sample testing, complaint investigation and, where necessary, a complaints register.source
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