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

For a steel mixing 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 mixing bowl has enamel on its mixing surface, request a food contact guaranty for the inner enamel and the rim touching ingredients.

If your bowl uses additives in its colored coating, ask your factory for the authorizations covering those food contact ingredients.

If your bowl will be used to mix food, request migration testing evidence covering the lining and rim under the intended food contact use.

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

If your bowl will sell where cookware PFAS restrictions apply, ask the coating supplier about PFAS in its enamel or other surface treatments.

If your bowl's mixing surface is checked for PFAS, request total fluorine test evidence identifying its inner coating and the rim around its ingredient opening.

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.