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The European Union’s new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) officially entered into force on 12 August 2026, replacing the outdated 94/62/EC Packaging Directive and establishing stricter, unified sustainability and chemical safe...

TL;DR RTS consolidates CPSIA, CE, GB, REACH, and OKEO-TEX testing under one Yiwu lab, compressing the typical 3-to-6-week multi-vendor coordination calendar into a single engagement. Beginning July 8, 2026, the CPSC eFiling rule makes machine-readabl...

On 14 September 2026, the European Commission published Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2032, amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/740 on the harmonized standards supporting the Toy Safety Directive. The decision formally adds three revised EN 71 standards...

TL;DR Selling toys on Amazon in 2026 means navigating compounding compliance obligations: the CPC testing cycle, the evolving ASTM F963 standard, the EN 71-1:2026 transition, CPSC eFiling in full effect, and the EU TSR 2025/2509 Digital Product Passpo...

Walk through any customs broker's office in mid-2026 and you can see the new world taking shape: more detained shipments, more requests for "digital links to compliance data," and more products held at the border because the label on the carton does not matc...

TL;DR — Direct Buyer Answer REACH Annex XVII is the enforceable restriction list under EU REACH (EC 1907/2006); the SVHC Candidate List (253 substances as of February 2026) is the forward-looking signal of substances that may be restricted next....

1. Introduction The ISO 8124 series is the globally recognized core standard system for toy safety. As a critical component of the system, ISO 8124-5 specifies the testing methods for the total concentration of hazardous elements in toy materials. It serves a...

E-commerce compliance failures cost more than test fees — they trigger marketplace holds, customs blocks, recalls, and legal liability. Here is the evaluation framework serious sellers use to choose a testing lab on what actually matters.

The EU Digital Product Passport is no longer a horizon item. The parent regulation (ESPR Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) was published on 28 June 2024, the General Product Safety Regulation 2023/988 has been in force since 13 December 2024, and product-group de...

Most Chinese suppliers and cross-border sellers have encountered the same frustrating dilemma during overseas expansion: your products are qualified, your pricing is competitive, and buyers are satisfied with samples and negotiations. Yet your deal, product li...

A Chinese toy factory's compliance reference for US marketplace entry — the ASTM F963-23 toy safety testing at a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory, the 16 CFR Part 1110 electronic filing of the Children's Product Certificate, and the Amazon Testin...

CE marking is mandatory for nearly every electronic or electrical product placed on the EU market.