Children's Sleepwear Flammability 16 CFR 1615 / 1616 Testing

In the United States, the flammability testing of children's clothing is regULated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), primarily in accordance with two regulations: 16 CFR Part 1615 and 16 CFR Part 1616. These regulations stipulate the flammability performance requirements that must be met by specific categories of apparel, including children's sleepwear.

Scope of Application

1. Infant Sleepwear

Infant sleepwear refers to apparel sized for 0 to 9 months.

2. Children's Sleepwear

All children's sleepwear products that fall into the following categories and indicate the following content:

①　Sizes not exceeding youth size 14X (e.g., sizes 0 to 6X and youth sizes 7 to 14)

②　Keywords such as "children", "child", "kid", "infant", "toddler", "baby"

③　Images of children or infants wearing the product

Children's sleepwear includes any apparel intended primarily for sleep or sleep-related activities, worn by children sized from 9 months to size 14, such as nightgowns, pajama sets, robes, or loungewear.

6. Loose-Fitting Sleepwear

Loose-fitting sleepwear refers to non-form-fitting or non-constricting apparel intended primarily for sleep or sleep-related activities.

7. Close-Fitting or Fitted Sleepwear

"Close-fitting" or "fitted" sleepwear refers to apparel intended primarily for sleep or sleep-related activities, designed to fit snugly against the body to minimize loose fabric.

Applicable Laws, Regulations and Standards

Amazon requires that all children's sleepwear has been tested and complies with the following laws, regulations and standards:

8. Infant Sleepwear

Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1610 (Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles)

2. Loose-Fitting Sleepwear

One of the following two items, as applicable:

①　Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1615 (Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear)

②　Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1616 (Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear)

3. Close-Fitting or Fitted Sleepwear

All of the following items:

①　Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1610 (Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles)

②　And one of the following two items, as applicable:

③　Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1615 (Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear – Size Requirements)

④　Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1616 (Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear – Size Requirements)

Product Detail Page

The product detail page must meet all of the following conditions for product information attributes:

⑤　Model number, part number or product number

⑥　Manufacturer or brand name

⑦　Manufacturer's suggested minimum age of use (in months) or manufacturer's specified minimum age of use (in months)

Product images displaying the following content:

1. A permanent tracking label under the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Act affixed to the product and its packaging

2. In addition, for close-fitting children's sleepwear: product images or test reports demonstrating compliance with mandatory labeling and hangtag requirements (Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1615.1 or 1616.2)

 (1) A label stating the apparel size, along with the hazard warning: "FITS SNUGLY—NOT FLAME RESISTANT". The text must be printed on the front of the size label at the center back of the apparel, and must be directly below the size identification.

 (2) A yellow hangtag with the hazard warning: "For children's safety, garments should fit snugly. This garment is not flame resistant. Loose-fitting garments are more likely to catch fire."