What certificates does a steel baking pan need to enter the US?

For a steel baking 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 steel baking pan has an enameled baking surface, request a food contact guaranty for the coating on the base and inner walls.

If your pan uses colorants in the baked enamel layer, ask your factory for the food contact authorizations for those coloring ingredients.

If your pan will be used for baking, request migration testing evidence covering the coated base and sidewalls under intended baking use.

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

If your pan will sell in states with cookware PFAS restrictions, ask the coating supplier about PFAS used in its baking surface finish.

If your pan's baking finish is assessed for PFAS, request total fluorine results covering the enamel applied to the base and the inside walls.

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.