Children's folding chairs exported to the U.S. market should comply with the new regulations Jan 24, 2018

December 8, 2017 The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) passed a new federal statute that exports of children's folding chairs and stools to the United States must meet the following requirements to improve the safety of children's folding chairs and stools. The new rules are published in the Federal Register "6 months after the release of the entry into force.


1.with locking function or enough hinge clearance;
2.through the forward and roll stability testing;
3.with warning signs


From January 2003 to August 2017, CPSC received a total of 153 incident reports, of which 105 were related to children's folding chairs and benches, children were easily caught in hands, or fell over from chairs.



On December 8, 2017, the CPSC passed the new regulation. The new rules come into force six months after the publication in the Federal Register.


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