FAQ

Facing Amazon’s “Direct Verification” process, do you find it complicated and unsure where to start? Don’t worry – as your compliance partner, Huabiao Testing simplifies the entire process into just three clear steps, helping you pass the verification with ease.

Step 1: Check the notification and create a TRF (Test Request Form)

Once you receive the “Direct Verification” notification on the seller’s platform, follow the instructions to initiate the verification process. The system will generate a unique TRF number. Please keep this number safe, as it will serve as the proof of your connection with our institution.

Step 2: Select a TIC institution and submit the required documents

Choose a TIC institution recognized by Amazon, such as Ningbo Huabiao Testing. Contact our account manager and provide your TRF number along with the necessary documents, which typically include: Clear images of the products. Any existing test reports (if available). Product information (SKU, ASIN, etc.). Conformity declarations (DOC) and technical documents.

Step 3: Wait for the institution’s verification and receive the results

After receiving your documents and samples, Huabiao Testing will conduct thorough tests and document reviews. Once the verification is successful, as the TIC institution, we will directly submit the “Passed” result to Amazon’s system. You don’t need to take any additional action. You can check the verification status in the seller’s backend. Once it shows as “Passed,” your products can be sold normally or returned to sale. Throughout the entire process, you only need to work with Huabiao Testing; let us handle the rest of the professional tasks for you!

Huabiao（GIG）Testing has an experienced technical team and advanced testing equipment to provide you with a complete Amazon TIC certification solution. It has passed CMA/CNAS qualification certification, ensuring accurate and reliable test data, and its test reports have national/international credibility. It helps customers manage risks and meet your product market requirements, assisting your products in selling globally.

Q: What is Amazon TIC certification?

A: TIC stands for Testing, Inspection, and Certification. It is a third-party testing system introduced by Amazon to ensure the safety of products on the platform. This certification requires that the products in the supply chain pass laboratory tests to comply with safety regulations in various countries, thereby preventing sellers from facing the risk of having their products removed from the platform due to non-compliance. In simple terms, it’s like your product’s “passport”!

Q: What aspects does the EN71 standard cover?

A: EN71 is the European Union’s unified standard for toy safety. It primarily examines the physical and mechanical properties of toys (to ensure they are durable and do not cause injury), their flammability (to prevent fires), and their chemical composition (to ensure they are harmless). This standard is widely used to assess the quality and safety of children’s toys and is a necessary requirement for sellers on Amazon’s European site.

Q: Why is it necessary to test for chemical substances?

A: Toys, kitchenware, and textiles often contain a variety of ingredients, including plasticizers, heavy metals, coupling agents, and pigment additives. TIC and EN71 tests measure the levels of these substances to ensure compliance with the EU’s REACH regulations and the US’s CPSC requirements, thereby reducing potential health hazards to children.

Q: How to choose a TIC testing partner for EN71 certification?

A: Ningbo Huabiao Testing Company is an ideal choice! With its professional technology and extensive experience, it provides a full range of testing and certification services. Choosing Huabiao not only helps you address compliance issues but also enhances your market competitiveness, allowing your products to stand out in the global e-commerce market.

Huabiao（GIG）Testing has an experienced technical team and advanced testing equipment to provide you with a complete Amazon TIC certification solution. It has passed CMA/CNAS qualification certification, ensuring accurate and reliable test data, and its test reports have national/international credibility. It helps customers manage risks and meet your product market requirements, assisting your products in selling globally.

In recent years, the US CPSIA regulations have been updated frequently with increasingly strict requirements, and product recalls due to quality issues with children's products have also occurred frequently, causing significant losses to many companies. Therefore, how to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of US market regulatory laws has become a difficult challenge for many manufacturers and exporters of children's products, and it is also key to winning the American market. Today, let's take a look at how missing the EN71 test affects toy "identity cards" that are exported to Europe.

Do you know? A seemingly harmless plush toy may have excessive formaldehyde in its filling; a colorful plastic rattle may contain harmful heavy metals in its coating. These hidden dangers are invisible to the naked eye but constantly threaten children's health.

The EU EN71 standard is like a "safety ruler" that protects children's joy:Physical safety: Checks for sharp points, edges, and whether small parts are easily detachable to prevent children from cutting or swallowing. Chemical safety: Strictly tests 19 types of potentially harmful substances such as migrating heavy metals and phthalates to ensure safety at the point of entry. Flame retardant safety: Has strict requirements for the combustion performance of plush and textile toys, ensuring slow burning and providing time for escape. Huabiao Testing suggests: Whether it's shopping overseas or domestically, prioritize choosing brand toys that clearly indicate they have passed the "EN71 test." For manufacturers, actively conducting EN71 tests is not only the key to entering the European market but also the best way to demonstrate a brand's social responsibility and quality commitment.

Huabiao（GIG）Testing has an experienced technical team and advanced testing equipment to provide you with a complete Amazon TIC certification solution. It has passed CMA/CNAS qualification certification, ensuring accurate and reliable test data, and its test reports have national/international credibility. It helps customers manage risks and meet your product market requirements, assisting your products in selling globally.

In recent years, frequent updates to the U.S. CPSIA regulations and increasingly stringent requirements have led to numerous product recalls due to children's product quality issues, causing significant losses for many businesses. Meeting U.S. market regulatory requirements has become a critical challenge for children's product manufacturers and exporters, as well as the key to succeeding in the U.S. market. Today, Huabiao Testing will explain whether EN71 certification for toys can be applied by series and how to proceed with the application.

What is EN71 Certification?

EN71 is a series of EU standards for toy safety, covering mechanical and physical properties, flammability, chemical properties, and more. Obtaining EN71 certification means your toy products comply with EU market safety requirements.

Can EN71 Certification for Toys Be Applied by Series?

Yes, EN71 certification for toys can be applied by series. This means if you have multiple models or series of toy products, they can be grouped into a single series for certification, saving time and costs.

How to Apply for EN71 Certification for Toys?

1. Select a Certification Body
   First, you need to choose an accredited certification body, such as Ningbo Huabiao Testing. With extensive industry experience and a professional technical team, we provide efficient and reliable certification services.

2. Prepare Samples and Documentation
   Prepare the required test samples and technical documents, including product descriptions, material lists, production processes, quality control documents, etc.

3. Application and Evaluation
   Submit your application to the certification body and provide complete samples and documentation. Huabiao Testing will evaluate your products to ensure compliance with EN71 standards.

4. Testing
   Our professional laboratory will conduct a series of tests, including mechanical and physical tests, flammability tests, and chemical tests, to ensure product safety.

5. Review and Certification Issuance
   Once testing is completed, our technical experts will review the results and issue the EN71 certification. You will receive a unique certificate number, proving your product meets EN71 standards.

Why Choose Huabiao Testing?

With our experienced technical team and advanced testing equipment, Huabiao Testing provides comprehensive EN71 testing solutions. Our CMA/CNAS-accredited laboratory delivers accurate test data and internationally recognized reports, helping clients manage risks and meet market requirements for global success.

In the cross-border e-commerce sector, the market demand for toy products continues to grow. However, meeting stringent safety standards is a top priority for entering the European market. EN71 certification, as the European toy safety standard, is crucial for ensuring children's safety. Today, the Huabiao Testing team will share with you the standards required for EN71 certification when exporting toys to the EU.

What is EN71 Testing?

EN71 is the regulatory standard for toy products in the EU market, known as the "Toy Safety Standard." It covers various aspects of toy products, including design, manufacturing, labeling, and packaging, ensuring compliance with safety requirements when toys are sold in the EU market. The EN71 standards are divided into the following sections:

1. EN71-1: Physical and Mechanical Properties
   This section focuses on the physical characteristics of toys, including tests for sharp points, edges, small parts, pressure, tension, torque, etc., to ensure toys do not cause physical harm to children during normal use.

2. EN71-2: Flammability
   This section specifies the flammability requirements for toy materials to prevent fire hazards caused by burning toys.

3. EN71-3: Migration of Certain Elements
   Toys may contain harmful elements such as heavy metals. EN71-3 strictly limits the migration levels of these elements to protect children from chemical hazards.

4. EN71-4: Chemical Toys (Experimental Sets)
   For toys like chemical experiment sets, EN71-4 sets special requirements for the chemical composition, packaging, and labeling of the products.

5. EN71-5: Chemical Toys (Microbiological)
   This section applies to toys containing microorganisms, such as bacterial culture sets, ensuring they do not pose health risks to children during use.

6. Other Sections (EN71-6, EN71-7, EN71-8, etc.)
   These sections address specific types of toys, such as age warning labels, finger paints, and home swings, with corresponding safety requirements.

Ningbo Huabiao Testing—Professional Services to Help You Easily Navigate EN71 Certification

As a professional third-party testing agency, Ningbo Huabiao Testing has extensive experience in toy safety. We provide one-stop EN71 certification services to help your products smoothly enter the EU market.

Expert Team
Our technical team consists of experienced testing engineers who are familiar with every detail of the EN71 standards and can provide professional consultation and solutions.

Comprehensive Services
From sample testing to report issuance and subsequent certification applications, Ningbo Huabiao Testing offers full-range services to ensure your products pass certification on the first attempt.

Efficient and Fast
We understand the importance of time to our clients and commit to completing tests in the shortest possible time while delivering accurate reports.

Strict Confidentiality
We strictly adhere to principles of client privacy and trade secret protection, ensuring the security of your business information.

Huabiao Testing boasts an experienced technical team and advanced testing equipment, providing comprehensive EN71 certification solutions. With CMA/CNAS accreditation, our testing data is accurate and reliable, and our reports carry international credibility. We help clients manage risks and meet market requirements for their products, ensuring global success.

In the cross-border e-commerce sector, the market demand for toy products continues to grow. However, entering the European market requires compliance with stringent safety standards as a top priority. The EN71 certification, as the European toy safety standard, is crucial for ensuring children's safety. Today, the Huabiao Testing team will share with you what EN71 testing is and provide a guide for EN71 testing of wooden track toys.

What is EN71 Testing?

EN71 testing refers to the mandatory safety tests that all toys sold within the European Union must undergo to meet the essential requirements of the EU Toy Safety Directive (TSD).

EN71 testing consists of multiple parts, with the core sections being EN71-1, EN71-2, and EN71-3:

• EN71-1: Physical and mechanical properties testing, including sharp points and edges, tension, compression tests, and drop tests to ensure toys do not cause cuts, punctures, or other injuries to children.

• EN71-2: Flammability testing, primarily assessing the burning rate of toys, covering plush toys, textile toys, and headwear toys, to ensure they do not pose hazards when exposed to fire.

• EN71-3: Toxic metal migration testing, which specifies the maximum limits for soluble elements (such as antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, and tin) in accessible parts or materials of toys to prevent harm from ingestion or inhalation by children.

Why Do Wooden Track Toys Need EN71 Testing?

Although wooden track toys are made from natural materials, they still carry potential safety risks. For example, small parts may pose choking hazards, sharp edges could cause cuts, and the use of harmful chemicals might impact children's health. EN71 testing helps manufacturers identify and address these issues, ensuring the safety of the toys.

EN71 Certification Process

1. Consultation and Application: Contact our professional team for detailed consultation on EN71 certification requirements and formally submit your application.

2. Sample Preparation: Prepare test samples in accordance with EN71 standards and provide relevant technical documentation.

3. Testing and Evaluation: Our experienced engineers will conduct comprehensive and rigorous testing to ensure full compliance with EN71 standards.

4. Report Issuance: Upon successful testing, we will promptly provide you with the official test report and CE certificate.

5. Ongoing Support: Throughout the certification process, we will offer continuous technical support and consulting services to ensure your products smoothly enter the target market.

   GIGTesting boasts an experienced technical team and state-of-the-art testing equipment, providing comprehensive EN71 certification solutions for your products.