What certificates does a nonstick frying pan need to enter the US?

For a nonstick frying pan, the things you must have are: Food contact material guaranty; Country of origin marking; Importer registration and customs bond.

The things you must have

• Food contact material guaranty

  Ask your factory for its written guaranty identifying each material and the FDA rules it meets.

• 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 5 items: 4 apply to every product in this category, 1 apply only in some situations, and 0 are notes rather than steps.

Laboratory tests and their conditions

Migration testing; lead and cadmium leaching from ceramics; total fluorine testing for PFAS

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

What to look at for this product

If your nonstick frying pan has a coated cooking surface, request a food contact guaranty for its cooking surface and the nonstick coating.

If your pan has additives in its nonstick layer, ask your factory for the food contact authorizations covering those ingredients.

If your pan will be used to cook food, request migration testing evidence covering the nonstick surface under its intended cooking use.

If your pan will be sold in California, ask your supplier about the chemicals covered by its cookware disclosures.

If your pan will sell where cookware PFAS restrictions apply, ask the coating supplier about PFAS in its nonstick coating.

If your pan's nonstick surface is assessed for PFAS, request the total fluorine test evidence identifying the coating on its heated cooking area.

Labels and state rules

No product-specific federal rules; California AB 1200 requires cookware chemical disclosures.

Cookware PFAS bans: Minnesota 2025, Maine and Colorado 2026, Vermont date pending; Proposition 65.

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.