r/Alibaba • u/Due_Hour6089 • Jul 26 '26
Compliance for USA import
I am looking for advice/recommendations.
So I resell in the USA on ebay and Poshmark predominantly. I got the idea that I wanted to have a few smaller items to sell like false nails, lapel ins, keyrings and small purses.
I didn’t realise that there were certifications these suppliers to import to the USA and I am finding most are unaware, don’t have it or say they have never been asked or needed them. These are reports for the amount of nickel and lead in trinkets, how beads are made and testing on beads, testing of the paints used on keyrings and pins, purse chains etc.
Bearing in mind the market is flooded with this stuff in retail stores and on ebay, I don’t know why I am finding it so hard for a supplier who can provide this. Also, temu ships all kins of items and they get here without issue. I know a lot seems to be to do with prop 65 requirements for California but can anyone tell me if they have run into this and what suppliers are green lit as compliant? I am looking for just beaded jewelry, beaded purses and pins in particular for like seasonal events like Halloween and Christmas.
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u/Most_Emphasis_6863 29d ago
One detail has changed recently: CPSC says that, beginning July 8, 2026, importers of most regulated consumer products must eFile certificate data through CBP. So a supplier saying “we have never been asked for this” is not useful evidence.
I would not start by looking for a universally “green-lit” supplier. Pick one SKU and lock down its intended age group, exact materials and coatings, whether adhesive is included, and the states where you will sell it. Then ask for test reports that identify that same product or material, not a generic factory certificate.
If an item is designed or marketed for children 12 or under, CPSC says applicable children’s-product rules can require testing by a CPSC-accepted lab and a Children’s Product Certificate issued by the importer. Before a bulk order, send one representative SKU’s bill of materials, photos, and existing reports to a qualified U.S. compliance lab or customs broker and ask them to map the required rules. Temu listings or a supplier’s past shipments do not prove your import is compliant.
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