Do products with button batteries or magnets need testing in the US?

Yes, button battery products and magnets have separate safety rules: 1263 for button batteries (16 CFR 1263) and 1262 for magnets (16 CFR 1262). You need a General Certificate of Conformity, or GCC, with additional certificate and lab-report requirements when the product is aimed at children.

Which certificate you need

For an imported finished product requiring certification, the US importer must issue its certificate before entry; a factory-issued CPC doesn't count when a CPC is needed (16 CFR 1110.7). The GCC needs a reasonable testing program, without mandatory third-party testing. For products aimed at children, you also need a Children's Product Certificate and a CPSC-accepted lab report.

When certification is required, the importer must file certificate data electronically in ACE at entry filing for every shipment from July 8, 2026, regardless of its value (16 CFR 1110.13).

Where a children's product needs a lab report, check the lab's CPSC acceptance and scope for the tested provisions. Every model and color needs coverage, and you can verify the report number with the lab (CPSC lab search).

Which tests apply

When you get a UL 4200A report, check that it shows product photos and covers the compartment and abuse tests. Under 1263 and UL 4200A, a button battery compartment must require a tool or two simultaneous actions to open (16 CFR 1263). The batteries also need child-resistant packaging under 1700.15 (16 CFR 1700.15). For toys intended for children under 14, the button battery requirement instead follows F963 (16 CFR 1263).

A loose magnet that fits inside the small-parts cylinder must have a flux index below 50 kG²mm². Magnet testing measures that index, and toys are exempt from this magnet rule (16 CFR 1262).

What goes on the label

Button battery warnings go on the packaging and in the instructions, as well as on the product where practicable. Those warning locations are covered by 1263.4 (16 CFR 1263.4).