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Plush toys and CPSC eFiling

A practical prep page for plush importers dealing with age grading, stuffing/materials, small parts, and variant-specific test reports.

Audience: Importers and sellers preparing plush toys, stuffed animals, character plush, and plush keychains for U.S. import.

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Watch the age-grade and marketing facts

Plush products often look simple, but scope questions can turn on packaging, character branding, age-grade statements, marketplace category, and whether the item has play value.

Confirm whether the item is marketed for children, collectors, decoration, or mixed audiences.

Check tags, hang cards, online listing copy, warnings, and carton labels for age-grade language.

Do not rely on a supplier's generic 'toy certificate' without matching the exact plush variant.

Data fields plush importers often miss

Supplier and lab records should connect the exact plush variant to the tested sample and production run.

Stuffing, fabric, eyes, zipper, battery/sound module, keychain, suction cup, or accessory details.

Surface coating, small parts, flammability, and tracking label records when applicable.

Size, color, character, SKU, batch/lot, factory, and manufacture date range.

Handoff setup

Prepare broker data only after separating scope uncertainty from known source records.

Full PGA pack: certificate data mapped to the tested plush variant.

Reference PGA pack: Product ID and Version ID per variant if Product Registry is used.

Missing-data checklist: age grade, tested variant, lab phone, and broker workflow.

Copy-ready assets

Templates you can adapt

Plush supplier request

Please confirm the plush variant tested, exact SKU/model, size, color/character, stuffing/fabric materials, eyes/accessories, warnings, age-grade statements, factory name/address, manufacture date range, batch/lot, and whether any materials, components, labels, or factories changed after testing.

Mini FAQ

Common questions

Can one plush test report cover all variants?

Only if the source records support that conclusion. Match each imported SKU, size, color, accessory, and material change to the report or documented rationale.

Next step

Run the am I affected check before preparing plush handoff records.

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