What certificates does a steel cereal bowl need to enter the US?

For a steel cereal bowl, 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 cereal bowl holds food against an enamel lining, request a food contact guaranty for the enamel lining and its decorating ingredients.

If your bowl has different colored enamel areas, ask your factory for the food contact authorizations for those coloring ingredients.

If your bowl will hold foods or drinks, request migration testing evidence covering the interior lining and drinking rim.

If your bowl is covered by California cookware disclosures, ask your supplier about the chemicals used in the bowl's food contact materials.

If your bowl will be offered as cookware in states restricting PFAS, ask the coating supplier about PFAS in its lining or other surface treatments.

If your bowl's lining is assessed for PFAS, ask for total fluorine results covering the interior enamel and the rim that touches foods or drinks.

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.