Does a cotton baby romper need a CPC to sell in the US?
Yes, a cotton baby romper needs a Children's Product Certificate (CPC) for this category.
The things you must have
- Children's Product Certificate (CPC)
You'll issue it using the lab report.
- CPSC-accepted lab report
Order lead and flammability testing; a CPSC-accepted lab issues your report.
- Tracking label
Ask your factory for product and packaging tracking marks.
- Fiber, origin and care labels
Your factory prints these labels; ask for photos.
How many requirements are in the checklist?
Total: 7 requirements. Category required: 4. Conditional: 2.
Laboratory tests and their conditions
Flammability; lead in trims, including zippers, buttons and prints; phthalates for sleepwear for children under 3; drawstrings
Ask for the reports below when their stated uses apply to your product.
Children's Product Certificate (CPC)
Required for this category
Test report from a CPSC-accepted lab
Required for this category
1610: clothing flammability
Required for this category
1615/1616: sleepwear
Applies only if: your product is children's sleepwear.
Hood or neck drawstrings in sizes 2Tâ16 are a substantial product hazard (1120.3(b), ASTM F1816-97).
Applies only if: your product is size 2T through 16 and has a hood or neck drawstring.
FTC fiber and country-of-origin labels (16 CFR 303); care labels (423)
Required for this category
Dyed or undyed textile fibers are exempt from lead testing (1500.91).
For information only, nothing to do
What to look at for this product
If your cotton baby romper is sold for sleeping, ask your factory for sleepwear flammability testing evidence covering the garment and sizes you're actually ordering.
If your romper has a printed design, ask your supplier for lead testing evidence identifying the printing used on the version you want to import.
If your romper has neck cords within the covered sizes, ask your factory for the cord measurements and size chart needed to assess that design.
If your romper has textile labels ready for printing, ask your supplier for artwork identifying the garment's fiber composition and country where it was made.
If your romper is ready for production, ask your factory for its product and packaging tracking marks identifying the manufacturing batch for garments you're buying.
Labels and state rules
Tracking label plus fiber content, country-of-origin and care labels
California textile PFAS limits, including children's clothing: 100 ppm from 2025, dropping to 50 ppm in 2027. Minnesota's 2025 list does not include clothing.
How this page was prepared
This page matches a product name to the rule library. We haven't inspected the physical product, and this isn't legal advice.