US · 15 USC 1278a; 16 CFR 1500.87–.91
Children’s products: accessible lead content
Children’s footwear, bags, clothing and other products primarily intended for children 12 or younger, subject to statutory exceptions.
Learn moreFootwear & Luggage
Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
Regulatory Basis
CA · Consumer Products Containing Lead Regulations SOR/2018-83
Children’s clothing and accessories: lead
Covered mouth-contact products, clothing/accessories intended for children under 14 and other specifically defined products.
Learn moreCA · Textile Flammability Regulations SOR/2016-194
Textiles and bedding: flame spread
Textile-fibre consumer products and bedding; defined exclusions include tents, mattresses, children’s sleepwear and specified children’s articles.
Learn moreCA · Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations SOR/86-304
Federal workplaces: protective equipment and machine guards
Federally regulated workplaces; provincial workplaces require their own occupational-safety legislation.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2023/988
General consumer-product safety and traceability
Consumer products, including products reasonably likely to be used by consumers. The general safety requirement covers risks not already addressed by specific Union harmonisation legislation; industrial-only equipment and excluded sectors require separate classification.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EC) 1907/2006, Annex XVII
Chemical restrictions in materials and finished articles
Chemical substances, mixtures and finished articles trigger different duties. For textiles, footwear, toys, furniture, plastics, coatings and industrial materials, identify each actual substance, material, contact condition and use before assigning a restriction.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2016/425
Personal protective equipment and risk categories
Equipment worn or held for protection against health or safety risks, including applicable protective clothing, safety footwear, helmets, eyewear and fall protection. Ordinary fashion items or comfort products are not PPE merely because a seller uses protective wording.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 1007/2011; Directive 94/11/EC
Textile and footwear material labelling
Textile products within the fibre-composition Regulation and footwear within the footwear Directive have separate definitions and exclusions. Textile content in furniture or outdoor products may trigger labelling duties; bags do not become footwear merely because they share a catalogue category.
Learn moreGB · GB product-specific legislation; General Product Safety Regulations 2005; NI EU rules
Great Britain and Northern Ireland: product rules and marking
Great Britain means England, Scotland and Wales; Northern Ireland is a separate product-regulatory jurisdiction. For a consumer product, first identify sector legislation and residual general-safety duties. UKCA, CE and UKNI are different routes, not alternative designs for the same award badge.
Learn moreGB · UK REACH; GB CLP; Northern Ireland EU REACH/CLP
UK REACH restrictions and GB chemical classification
Articles, substances and mixtures trigger different requirements. Identify GB or NI, actual chemical identity, material, contact scenario and professional/consumer use. Finished textiles, footwear and plastics often require restriction screening, while paints and adhesives can additionally require mixture classification and labels.
Learn moreGB · GB Regulation 2016/425; PPE Enforcement Regulations 2018
Personal protective equipment in Great Britain
Equipment worn or held to protect against defined health/safety risks. Ordinary garments, fashion eyewear and sports accessories require evidence of the protective purpose before PPE rules are assigned. The actual hazard determines risk category and protection class.
Learn moreGB · GB textile composition legislation; Footwear (Indication of Composition) Labelling Regulations 1995
Textile fibre and footwear composition labels
Textile products and footwear use separate composition-labelling schemes. Textile components of furnishing and outdoor goods may be relevant; a luggage product is not footwear. Market and component definitions must precede label design.
Learn moreAU · AS 2210.3:2019; applicable workplace PPE duties
Safety footwear: protection matched to workplace risk
General-purpose safety footwear used as a workplace risk control; this is not a mandatory certification rule for every ordinary shoe or bag.
Learn moreJP · Household Goods Quality Labeling Act and product-specific labelling provisions
Household goods: product-specific quality labelling
Only listed household goods, including specified textile goods, furniture, shoes, leather bags, kitchen utensils, sunglasses and household chemical products. Material and construction definitions limit each listing.
Learn moreJP · Act on Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances; product/substance schedule
Harmful substances in household textiles and leather goods
The household products designated for each regulated substance. Infant textile, adult clothing, bedding and leather products do not necessarily share the same scope or limits.
Learn moreKR · Special Act on Safety of Children's Products; relevant common and product-specific standards
Children's products: common and product-specific safety
Children's products assigned to safety certification, safety confirmation or supplier conformity verification, with toys, textiles, furniture and ride-on goods classified individually.
Learn moreKR · KATS leather-products safety standard under safety-standard compliance
Leather products: material-specific safety and information
Leather goods within the KATS definition, including relevant wearable and carried products; children's scope and non-leather components must be assessed separately.
Learn moreKR · Occupational Safety and Health Act; KCs protective-equipment safety notices
Workplace protective equipment: hazard-specific KCs routes
Designated workplace helmets, safety footwear, gloves, respiratory protection, clothing, harnesses, eye/face and hearing protection. The exact protection and product schedule determine the route.
Learn moreCN · GB 25038-2024; GB 30585-2024
Footwear: general safety and children's safety
Footwear within the general safety standard and infant/children's footwear within its separate technical specification. Protective footwear requires additional specialised assessment.
Learn moreApplicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.