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ASTM F963 citation codes for CPSC eFiling

For a toy, each applicable section of the toy standard is its own citation code. Tick the sections on your test report to build the Citation Codes cell.

For products subject to the ASTM Toy Standard, every applicable section must be listed. The citation code is the ASTM section number.CPSC eFiling Citation, Testing Exclusion and Disclaim Guidance (September 2026)

Code	ASTM F963 section	Row
`4.1`	Material quality Children's toys must comply and be certified to this, but third party testing not required	2
`4.3.5.1(2)`	Paint and Similar Surface Coating Materials	3
`4.3.5.2`	Toy Substrate Materials	4
`4.3.6`	Cleanliness of Liquids, Pastes, Putties, Gels, and Powders	5
`4.3.7`	Stuffing Materials	6
`4.5`	Sound Producing Toys	7
`4.6`	Small Objects	8
`4.7`	Accessible Edges	9
`4.8`	Projections (except bath toy projections)	10
`4.9`	Accessible Points	11
`4.10`	Wires or Rods	12
`4.11`	Nails and Fasteners	13
`4.12`	Plastic Film	14
`4.13`	Folding Mechanisms and Hinges	15
`4.14`	Cords, Straps, and Elastics	16
`4.15`	Stability and Overload Requirements	17
`4.16`	Confined Spaces	18
`4.17`	Wheels, Tires, and Axles	19
`4.18`	Holes, Clearances, and Accessibility of Mechanisms	20
`4.19`	Simulated Protective Devices	21
`4.20.1`	Pacifiers with Rubber Nipples	22
`4.20.2`	Toy Pacifiers	23
`4.21`	Projectile Toys	24
`4.22`	Teethers and Teething Toys	25
`4.23.1`	Rattles	26
`4.24`	Squeeze Toys	27
`4.25`	Battery-Operated Toys	28
`4.26`	Toys Intended to Be Attached to a Crib or Playpen	29
`4.27`	Stuffed and Beanbag-Type Toys	30
`4.30`	Toy Gun Marking Toy guns subject to ASTM F963 must be certified under both the toy standard and 16 CFR 1272	31
`4.32`	Certain Toys with Nearly Spherical Ends	32
`4.35`	Pompoms	33
`4.36`	Hemispheric-Shaped Objects	34
`4.37`	Yo-Yo Elastic Tether Toys	35
`4.38`	Magnets	36
`4.39`	Jaw Entrapment in Handles and Steering Wheels	37
`4.40`	Expanding Materials	38
`4.41`	Toy Chests	39
`5`	Labeling Requirements (as applicable) Labeling must be compliant and certified, but third party testing is not required.	40
`6`	Instructional Literature (as applicable) Instructional literature must be compliant and certified, but third party testing is not required.	41
`7`	Producter's Markings (as applicable) Producer's markings must be compliant and certified, but third party testing is not required.	42

Lab 1 Citation Codes

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Source: CPSC workbook titled September 2026 Update (library date 2025-12-18), read 2026-11-10.

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Format the cell as Text first. Excel reads 4.10, 4.30 and 4.40 as numbers and drops the zero, and 4.1 is a different code. Why 4.10 becomes 4.1.
Most toys also need codes outside the toy standard, such as lead in paint or phthalates. Those are in the full citation code list.
Tick only the sections your test report covers. This page cannot tell which sections apply to a toy.

This checks format against CPSC's published lists and guides. It does not replace testing, and it cannot say which rules apply to a product.

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Which citation code do I use for ASTM F963 in CPSC eFiling?

There is no single code for the toy standard. CPSC's guidance says every applicable section must be listed, and the citation code is the ASTM section number: small objects, section 4.6, is code 4.6. CPSC's workbook lists 41 such codes.

ASTM F963 citation codes for CPSC eFiling

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