It’s therefore important to instruct your supplier to only use ‘compliant’ paints and coatings. Paints and coatings used when manufacturing wooden furniture may contain excessive amounts of heavy metals and chemicals restricted by California Proposition 65. However, you must ensure that your wooden furniture is compliant if you don’t wish to bear a warning label on the product and its packaging. Unlike other regulations, for instance, CPSIA for children products, third-party lab testing for CA Prop 65 is not mandatory. Testing companiesįind more information about the CA Prop 65 lab testing in here. Note that the cost might increase depends on the number of products, materials, colors, and other applicable factors. Testing costsĬA Prop 65 starts from $200 for wooden furniture. Hence, third-party lab testing would be the only option to assess CA Prop 65 compliance. However, most wooden furniture manufacturers cannot provide CA Prop 65 test reports. Importers should instruct their suppliers about CA Prop 65 compliance at an early stage for compliance purposes. If you don’t wish to attach a warning label on your product, or you are not sure about CA Prop 65 compliance, we recommend that you should book a lab testing before importing wooden furniture to the United States. You must attach a warning label on your product and product package if it contains an excessive amount of regulated substances. CA Prop 65 regulates over 800 hazardous substances, such as heavy metal and additives. California Proposition 65Ĭalifornia Proposition 65 (CA Prop 65) covers all consumers product sold in California including wooden furniture. We recommend that you should book a lab testing via reputable companies such as Intertek, Bureau Veritas, or SGS before importing wooden furniture to the United States. Hence, a third product lab testing is the only way to assess compliance and reduce the risk of force-call and fines.
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It is practically impossible for importers to determine whether their product is TB117-2013 compliant without any help, as it required advanced equipment and professional knowledge. TB 117-2013 sets flammability performance requirements and test standards for filling materials, decking, and furniture cover.īefore the importation, you must ensure that your wooden furniture does not contain excessive toxic flame retardant chemicals such as PBDEs and polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Technical Bulletin 117-2013 (TB 117-2013)Įffective from January 1, 2015, upholstered furniture sold in California must comply with TB 117-2013. If your wooden furniture contains any natural or planted forest stands components, you will also need to self-issue the declaration form including information such as:įind more requirements that may apply to your wooden furniture on the official USDA website.
Those suppliers are selected by criteria such as: The approved supplier list is agreed by both China and the United States governments.
For example, if you are planning to import wooden furniture from China, you will find a list of approved wooden furniture manufacturers on their website.īuying wooden furniture from Chinese manufacturers that are not in the list is not an option as they are not considered approved in the APHIS perspective. Approved SuppliersĪPHIS provides a list of approved suppliers for wooden furniture or other wooden handicraft products. Here is an overview of APHIS compliance requirements for certain wooden furniture in the United States. APHIS regulates certain types of wooden furniture including: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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