Safety certification
System where manufacturers, importers or foreign manufacturers(including representatives) for children’s products subject to safety certification(proving the safety for the children’s product through product inspection and factory inspection) must receive said certification for each model before factory release or customs clearance from a safety certification authority.
Children’s products recognized as having considerable risk for harming the child’s life/health and/or damage of property due to their structure, materials, directions for use, etc.
| Children’s products subject to safety certification (4 categories) | Applied safety standards |
|---|---|
| Aquatic equipment for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for aquatic equipment for children |
| Playground equipment for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for playground equipment for children |
| Child restraint systems | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for child restraint systems |
| BB guns for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for children’s BB guns |
Procedure for safety confirmation
Safety confirmation
System where manufacturers, importers or foreign manufacturers(including representatives) for children’s products subject to safety confirmation receive tests/inspection on safety from a designated testing/inspection facility for each model before factory release or customs clearance to confirm the products’ compliance with safety standards, then notify said compliance to a safety certification authority.
Children’s products which have risk for harming the child’s life/health due to their structure, materials, directions for use, etc., but are recognized as possible to prevent said risk with product inspections
| Children’s products subject to safety confirmation (17 categories) | Applied safety standards |
|---|---|
| Textile products for infants | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for textile products for infants |
| Care articles for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for care articles for children |
| Sports protection equipment for children (protection equipment, safety helmets) | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for children’s sports equipment |
| Skateboards for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for skateboards for children |
| Children’s bunk beds | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for children’s bunk beds |
| Toys | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for toys |
| Tricycles for infants | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for tricycles for infants |
| Children’s chairs | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for children’s chairs |
| Bicycles for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for bicycles for children |
| Stationery | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for stationery |
| Baby walkers | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for baby walkers |
| Baby carriages | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for baby carriages |
| Children’s cots | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for children’s cots |
| Heating pads for children (including hand warmers) | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for heating pads for children |
| Children’s carriers | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for children’s carriers |
| Life jackets for sports & leisure for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for life jackets for sports & leisure |
Procedure for safety confirmation
Confirmation of conformity
System where manufacturers, importers or foreign manufacturers(including representatives) for children’s products subject to confirmation of conformity are required to personally confirm whether the children’s product in question is compliant with safety standards, and label the product with a mark of conformity confirmation afterwards.
Children’s products excluding products subject to safety certification and products subject to safety confirmation
| Children’s products subject to confirmation of conformity | Applied safety standards |
|---|---|
| 1. Children’s products subject to confirmation of conformity with individual safety standards | |
| Leather products for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for leather products for children |
| Glasses frames for children (including sunglasses) | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for glasses frames for children(including sunglasses) |
| Swimming goggles for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for swimming goggles for children |
| Umbrellas and parasols for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for umbrellas and parasols for children |
| Roller shoes for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for roller shoes for children |
| Roller skates for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for roller skates for children |
| Skiing equipment for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for skiing equipment for children |
| Snowboards for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for snowboards for children |
| Shopping cart parts | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for shopping carts |
| Accessories for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for accessories for children |
| Kick scooters for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for kick scooters for children |
| In-line roller skates for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for in-line roller skates for children |
| Furniture for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for furniture for children |
| Textile products for children | - Common safety standards for children’s products - Safety standards for textile products for children |
| 2. Children’s products subject to confirmation of conformity without individual safety standards | |
| Miscellaneous children’s products | - Common safety standards for children’s products |
