Children’s School Supplies

Backpacks

A backpack is a bag made of plastic, cloth, nylon, or other material and includes a snap, zipper, clasp, or drawstring closure, and is used to store school books and supplies. Backpacks often have two straps worn around the shoulders or one strap across the chest to hold the pack on one’s back.

Book Covers

A book cover is used to protect textbooks that are often lent by schools to their students. Book covers are made from stretchy fabric, paper, or similar material and often include decorative designs, such as flowers, animals, or cartoons.

Lunch Bags/Boxes

A lunch bag or box is made of plastic, cloth, nylon, metal, or other material and includes a snap, zipper, or magnetic snap closure, and is used to store food items.

Pencil Cases/Pouches

A pencil case or pouch is a small bag or container made of plastic, cloth, nylon, PVC, or other material and includes a snap, zipper, or clasp closure, and is used to store small school supplies.

Amazon may request children’s school supplies safety documentation at any time to confirm compliance.

Who should submit documents?

If you are selling children’s school supplies, you may be asked to provide documents to confirm the safety of your products. Amazon requires documentation that indicates testing compliance with standards or regulations for each product you are applying to sell.

How do I request approval to sell Children’s School Supplies?

Amazon’s policies require that children’s school supplies sold through the Amazon website meet specified certification standards. If you are contacted by Amazon, please submit the following information to child-safety@amazon.com:

1. Company name
2. Seller/Vendor ID
3. Email address
4. Phone number
5. A list of ASINs you are applying to sell
6. Product images and manuals, as applicable (images should include all relevant safety information, compliance markings, and small parts and choking hazard warnings
7. A Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) for the ASINs you are applying to sell
8. Test reports from a CPSC-accepted testing laboratory confirming each product was tested to the requirements listed below:

   Product	Regulation/Standard Requirement
   Children's Backpacks	CPSIA Lead, CSPA Phthalates & Cadmium, 16 CFR 1500.50 and Small Parts Warning*
   Children's Book Covers	CPSIA Lead, CSPA Phthalates & Cadmium and Small Parts Warning*
   Children's Lunch Bags/Boxes	CPSIA Lead, CSPA Phthalates & Cadmium, 16 CFR 1500.50 and Small Parts Warning*
   Children's Pencil Cases/Pouches	CPSIA Lead, CSPA Phthalates & Cadmium, 16 CFR 1500.50 and Small Parts Warning*

   Note: The small parts warning is required to appear on your detail page as a CPSIA attribute. See the following Help Page

For more information, see the following links: CPSIA, CSPA, and 16 CFR 1500.50.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) provides guidance for businesses on how to comply with federal requirements.

A list of CPSC-accepted labs is available here. Some labs provide special Amazon rates for testing. A list of these Compliance Solutions providers is available here.