What certificates does a drawstring fabric backpack need to enter the US?

For a drawstring fabric backpack, the things you must have are: Country of origin marking; Importer registration and customs bond.

The things you must have

• Country of origin marking

  Your factory supplies English markings.

• Importer registration and customs bond

  Your broker files CBP Form 5106; they'll arrange bonds for formal entries.

How many requirements are in the checklist?

The full checklist has 2 items: 0 apply to every product in this category, 0 apply only in some situations, and 2 are notes rather than steps.

Laboratory tests and their conditions

None required by law

This checklist doesn't list any mandatory laboratory tests for this product.

What to look at for this product

If your drawstring fabric backpack will carry a voluntary fiber label, ask your supplier for the full fiber disclosures for its fabric body and cords.

If your backpack uses flexible plastic fittings, request composition details identifying DEHP in the cord fittings or other plastic parts.

If your backpack has painted eyelets, request the coating composition needed to assess lead warnings for those fittings around the drawstring openings.

If your backpack needs an origin marking, ask which manufacturing country applies to the finished fabric backpack, including its body and drawstring carrying system.

If your backpack is destined for California, ask the fabric supplier whether PFAS were added to its body fabric, cords or finishing treatments.

If your backpack is offered with a CPSC certificate, ask which product rule actually requires that certificate for the drawstring backpack.

Labels and state rules

Country of origin; if you choose to label fiber content, you must make the full disclosures required by the Textile Act.

Proposition 65 lead settlements; many DEHP warning cases; California AB 1817 explicitly includes handbags and backpacks

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.