# Which CPSC rules apply to a booster seat? > Which CPSC rules apply to a booster seat, which certificate it needs, the citation codes to put on it, and how the data is eFiled at entry. From CPSC's own citation code list. Checked 2026-09-22 · https://cpsccomply.com/rules/booster-seat/ ## Quick answer A booster seat is a children's product, so it needs a Children's Product Certificate (CPC) based on testing at a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory, and the CPC data must be eFiled with the entry since 8 July 2026. The rules CPSC lists for it: 1237 (16 CFR 1237: Safety Standard for Booster Seats). ## Citation codes | Code | Regulation | When it applies | Testing | |---|---|---|---| | 1237 | 16 CFR 1237: Safety Standard for Booster Seats | Always, for this product type | Third-party testing at a CPSC-accepted lab | | 1278a | 15 USC 1278a: Total Lead Content for Children's Products | always for children's products: total lead content | — | | 1303 | 16 CFR 1303: Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint | if the product has paint or a surface coating | — | | 1307 | 16 CFR 1307: Prohibition of Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates | if it is a toy or a child care article (sleep, feeding, sucking, teething) | — | ## Certificate Certificate type: Children's Product Certificate (CPC). For a booster seat the testing laboratory must be one CPSC has accepted for this rule. CPSC's list holds 737 accepted laboratories: https://cpsccomply.com/data/labs/ CPSC flags 37 HTS codes in its "Child Chairs" category: https://cpsccomply.com/data/flagged-hts-codes/ ## Recalls of this product type No CPSC recall notice carries this product type in its title, across 3,374 notices from 2016-01-05 to 2026-09-17. ## Sources - CPSC: eFiling Citation and Testing Exception Codes (Excel, Dec 2025): - CPSC: Update on Certificates of Compliance and eFiling: - Federal Register: Certificates of Compliance, 90 FR 1800 (8 Jan 2025): --- CPSC Comply · https://cpsccomply.com/rules/booster-seat/ · Independent. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).