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CPSC citation code 1205: Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers

Code 1205 is the eFiling citation code CPSC assigns to 16 CFR 1205 (Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers). You enter it exactly as shown when you certify a product to this rule, whether in the CPSC Product Registry, in a Product Registry bulk-upload CSV, or in a Full PGA Message Set filed by your customs broker.

Citation code	`1205`
Regulation	16 CFR 1205: Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers (official text)
Certificate type(s) in CPSC's list	GCC (general-use products only)
Testing exclusions linked to this code	1

Testing and certification

On a GCC (general-use products): certification must be based on a test of each product or a reasonable testing program; third-party lab details are needed only if you rely on a third-party lab (CPSC GCC guidance).

Whichever certificate you issue must contain all seven elements of 16 CFR 1110.11: product ID, each applicable rule (including this one), certifier, records custodian, date and place of manufacture, date and place of testing, and the attestation. See CPC guidance / GCC guidance.

Testing exclusions you can claim with 1205

If an exclusion applies, still cite 1205, and add the exclusion code under a lab entry with Type NOL (no lab) instead of a test date and lab (CPSC citation/exclusion guidance, Sept 2026).

Exclusion code	What CPSC excludes
`1205.1(c)(2)`	16 CFR 1205.1(c)(2): Exclusions from standard for walk-behind power lawn mowers for reel-type power lawn mowers

How to enter code 1205

Product Registry CSV (CSV Guide V3): put it in the Lab N Citation Codes column of the lab that tested it; separate several codes with a semicolon, e.g. 1205; 1303. Do not add commas.
Product Registry web form: pick 1205 from the citation drop-down.
Full PGA Message Set: your broker sends it in a PG60 record (one PG60 per citation).

HTS categories where this rule is common

Based on CPSC's product categories in its Oct 2026 HTS flag list; confirm against your own product:

Power Mowers (3 flagged HTS codes)

Deadlines

July 8, 2026: eFiling mandatory for imported regulated products (formal and informal entries); new certificate content rules (16 CFR 1110.11) apply to domestic and imported products.
January 8, 2027: products entered for consumption or warehousing from a Foreign Trade Zone.
January 20, 2027: international mail shipments filed under CBP's new Entry Type 13.
There is no de minimis exemption for eFiling. Sources: Final Rule (90 FR 1800), CPSC mail guidance (Oct 2026).

Mandatory safety standards under the CPSA for specific product types such as bicycles, bicycle helmets, lighters, magnets, clothing storage units, ATVs and garage door operators. Depending on the code, these are cited on a GCC, a CPC, or both.

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Source: CPSC eFiling Citation and Testing Exclusion Codes (Dec 18, 2025).