Which rules apply to pull toys
- Pull toys have a defining hazard: the pull cord. The toy standard limits cord length and requires no entanglement features for young children, alongside lead testing on wood and paint and small-parts review on wheels and decorations.
- CPSIA section 101 total lead content in accessible substrate materials.
- 16 CFR part 1303 lead in paint and surface coatings where painted or coated.
- CPSIA section 103 tracking labels: manufacturer, location, and date of manufacture on product and packaging.
The testing and certification path
Testing covers cord length against the standard’s limits (with no beads or knobs that entangle), wheel and axle integrity under pull loads, lead in substrates and paints, and small parts on decorations for under-3 grades.
Book testing at a laboratory that is CPSC-accepted for each rule, issue the CPC in your own name citing the rules your report supports, and keep the certificate with its test report for at least five years. Marketplaces ask for the pair, not the certificate alone.
Questions people ask
How long can a pull toy cord be?
The toy standard limits cords for toys intended for under-3s to prevent entanglement — check the exact maximum in the standard and measure the cord as sold, knots included.
Do pull-along wooden ducks really need all this?
Yes: the cord hazard and lead-in-paint history is why pull toys are a classic compliance example. Simple products, same rules.
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