1. European market
CE certification: CE marking (CE Marking) is a pass for products to be sold in the EU. In order to ensure the safety of people's lives and properties in its member countries, the European Union has successively formulated many safety directives, stipulating many products that need to be affixed with CE marks, such as machinery, low-voltage electrical products, electromagnetic compatibility products, etc. The toy category is also within the scope of CE certification.
In the EU market, the "CE" mark is a mandatory certification mark. Whether it is a product produced by an enterprise within the EU or a product produced in other countries, in order to circulate freely in the EU market, the "CE" mark must be affixed to indicate that the product Comply with the basic requirements of the EU Directive on New Approaches to Technical Harmonization and Standardization. This is a mandatory requirement for products under EU law.
EN71: Normative standard for toy products in the EU market. The significance of this certification is to carry out technical specifications for toy products entering the European market through the EN71 standard, so as to reduce or avoid the harm of toys to children.
REACH: It is a regulatory proposal involving the production, trade and use of chemicals. The REACH Directive requires that all chemicals imported and produced in Europe must go through a set of comprehensive procedures such as registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction, so as to better and simply identify the components of chemicals to ensure environmental and human safety.
EN62115: Standard for Electric Toys.
GS certification: certification required for export to Germany. GS certification is a voluntary certification based on the German Product Safety Law (GPGS) and tested in accordance with the European Union's unified standard EN or the German industrial standard DIN. It is a German safety certification mark recognized in the European market.
2. US market
ASTM F963: ASTM F963 is an American toy testing standard formulated by the National Bureau of Standards of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The latest version number is ASTM F963-11, and it has become a mandatory standard on June 12, 2012.
The standard ranges from material quality, flammability, toxicity, electrical/thermal energy, impulse noise, small objects, accessible sharp edges, accessible sharp points, protrusions, nails and fasteners, wires and rods, packaging films, ropes and rubber bands, tires and axles, folding devices and hinges, accessibility of hole clearances and mechanisms, as well as stability and overloading requirements all make general requirements.
CPSIA: The Security Improvement Act signed into effect by President Bush on August 14, 2008. The Act is the toughest consumer protection bill since the establishment of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 1972. In addition to stricter requirements for lead content in children's products, the new bill also makes new regulations on the content of phthalates, a harmful substance in toys and child care products.
3. Japanese market
Toy Safety Standard ST: In 1971, the Japan Toy Association (JTA) established the Japan Safety Toy Mark (ST Mark) to ensure the safety of children's toys under the age of 14, mainly including three parts: mechanical and physical properties, flammable safety and chemical properties.
4. Australia and New Zealand market
AS/NZS ISO8124: ISO8124-1 is an international toy safety standard. ISO8124 consists of three parts. ISO8124-1 is the requirement for "mechanical physical properties" in this standard. This standard was officially released on April 1, 2000. The other two parts are: ISO 8124-2 "Flammability Properties" and ISO 8124-3 "Transfer of Certain Elements".
5. Canadian Market
CCPSA: refers to the Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act passed by Canada on December 15, 2010. As far as the toy industry is concerned, the relevant laws are mainly the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and its implementing regulations, the Hazardous Products (Toys) Regulations, which are administered and enforced by the Canadian Health Products Safety Agency (formerly known as the Product Safety Agency).