What certificates does a steel dinner plate need to enter the US?

For a steel dinner plate, 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 dinner plate has enamel touching food, request a food contact guaranty for the enamel surface and any decorating materials.

If your plate has pigments or additives in its enamel, ask your factory for the authorizations for the food contacting ingredients.

If your plate will be used to serve meals, request migration testing evidence covering its enamel finish and decorated food contact areas.

If your plate falls within California cookware disclosure rules, ask your supplier about chemicals used on its serving surface.

If your plate will sell as cookware where PFAS restrictions apply, ask the coating supplier about PFAS in the enamel surface treatments.

If your plate's enamel is being checked for PFAS, request total fluorine results for the serving surface, including any colored food contacting decoration.

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.