US compliance documentation

Required US certifications for your product category. Without these, your goods are blocked at customs or pulled from shelves.

What's included

• Product category compliance assessment (what does your product need?)
• Coordination with US-based accredited testing labs
• Test plan development (which tests apply)
• Lab testing coordination and oversight
• Documentation preparation (certificates, test reports)
• Annual renewal coordination (if needed)

What's NOT included

• Lab testing fees (paid directly to the testing lab, third-party)
• Legal review of compliance claims
• Recall management (separate service if needed)
• State-specific compliance (e.g., California Prop 65 - separate service)

Pricing

Our coordination fee:

• Initial product category assessment: $200-400
• Per SKU testing coordination: $300-800 per SKU
• Annual renewal coordination: $100-200 per SKU

Lab testing fees (paid directly to the lab) vary widely: - Children's products (CPSIA): $500-2,000 per SKU - Electronics (FCC): $1,000-3,000 per SKU - Food-contact items (FDA registration): $300-1,000 per SKU - Furniture flammability: $300-1,000 per SKU

Timeline

Renewals: 2-4 weeks.

Common product categories and their requirements

Furniture

• California TB 117 flammability (upholstered furniture): required for sale in California
• CARB Phase 2 (formaldehyde emissions from composite wood): required for sale in California
• ASTM F2057 (clothing storage units tip-over): required for dressers
• CPSC tracking label: required for all consumer products

Soft goods (bedding, rugs, curtains)

• California flammability standards (varies by product)
• Prop 65 warnings (California labeling requirement for many textiles)
• Fiber content labeling (federal requirement)

Kitchenware

• FDA food-contact registration (for items contacting food)
• Prop 65 warnings (for some materials)
• Country of origin labeling (federal requirement)

Lighting

• UL or ETL listing (electrical safety, voluntary but required by most buyers)
• FCC Part 15 (electromagnetic compatibility)
• DLC listing (for commercial LED, energy efficiency)
• California Title 24 (energy efficiency)

Children's products

• CPSIA testing (lead, phthalates, mechanical hazards)
• CPC (Children's Product Certificate) for every shipment
• Tracking label on packaging
• ASTM F963 (toy safety standard if applicable)

General consumer products

• Tracking label (CPSC requirement for all consumer products)
• Country of origin labeling (federal requirement)
• Prop 65 warnings (California, often required nationally to simplify distribution)

How we work with labs

We coordinate with US-based accredited labs (not factories, not foreign labs). Examples:

• Bureau Veritas
• Intertek
• SGS
• UL
• TUV

The lab you use depends on the test required and your buyer's preference. We help you pick.

What we need from you

• Product samples (1-3 units per SKU)
• Product specifications (materials, dimensions, etc.)
• Target market states (CA has different rules than other states)
• Buyer requirements (some buyers specify which lab or cert)

When this service isn't needed

• Your product is exempt from US compliance (rare, but possible for some industrial items)
• Your buyer accepts goods without compliance (some closeout buyers do, but this is risky)
• Your product is already certified (we just review and renew)

What you get back

• Test reports (from the lab)
• Certificates (where applicable: CPC, FCC ID, UL listing)
• Annual renewal reminders
• Updates when regulations change

California specifics

California has stricter rules than federal law in several areas:

• Prop 65 warnings for many chemicals
• CARB Phase 2 for composite wood
• California flammability standards for furniture and soft goods
• California Energy Commission standards for lighting

Many national retailers require Prop 65 compliance for all products because California is too big to skip. We help you decide what to do.

After certification

Most US compliance certifications need annual renewal or periodic retesting. We track your certification dates and remind you when renewal is due.

Regulations change. New standards appear. We send you an update when something relevant to your product category changes.

Next step

If you're considering this service: - Email us with your product categories - We do a compliance assessment (1-2 weeks) - We identify which tests you need - We quote coordination fees + estimated lab fees