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CPSC citation code 1303: Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
Code 1303 is the eFiling citation code CPSC assigns to 16 CFR 1303 (Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint). 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 | 1303 |
|---|---|
| Regulation | 16 CFR 1303: Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint (official text) |
| Certificate type(s) in CPSC's list | CPC and GCC |
| Testing exclusions linked to this code | None in CPSC list |
Testing and certification
- On a CPC (children's products): certification must be based on testing by a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory; in the Registry CSV that lab is entered as Lab Type
ITLwith its CPSC lab ID. - 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.
How to enter code 1303
- Product Registry CSV (CSV Guide V3): put it in the
Lab N Citation Codescolumn of the lab that tested it; separate several codes with a semicolon, e.g.1303; 1303. Do not add commas. - Product Registry web form: pick 1303 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:
- Wearing Apparel (403 flagged HTS codes)
- Child Chairs (37 flagged HTS codes)
- Furniture (18 flagged HTS codes)
- Toys (13 flagged HTS codes)
- Imitation Jewelry (11 flagged HTS codes)
- Children's Shoes (9 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).
Related: Chemical limits for children's products (lead, lead paint, phthalates)
These are the most common citations on Children's Product Certificates. Total lead content (15 U.S.C. 1278a) applies to accessible parts of children's products, the lead paint ban (16 CFR 1303) to paint and similar surface coatings, and the phthalates prohibition (16 CFR 1307) to children's toys and child care articles. CPSC has issued material determinations (e.g. 16 CFR 1500.91, 1252, 1253, 1308) that let certifiers claim a testing exclusion instead of testing certain untreated materials.
Source: CPSC eFiling Citation and Testing Exclusion Codes (Dec 18, 2025).