GB 6675-2025 Takes Effect on 1 November: Existing Reports and CCC Certificates
Reports and Certificates
A test report records the edition that was applied when the test was performed. It does not fix the basis of assessment thereafter. From 1 November 2026, sampling carried out by market regulators and qualification checks run by sales platforms are compared against the edition in force at that time. A report issued under the 2014 edition shows that the product met the 2014 requirements when it was tested; for clauses added or revised in the 2025 edition, it is not evidence of conformity.
Establishing which clauses moved for a given product requires a clause-by-clause comparison against the product and its materials. The conclusion page of a report does not carry this information.
A report also has no statutory period of validity. One year is the common market expectation — platform onboarding, retail listings and tenders usually ask for a report issued within twelve months — but the switch is a separate matter: an old-edition report issued last month still records the old edition.
Stock is dealt with separately under the transition provision: products manufactured before the effective date may continue to be sold for one year, and not after 1 November 2027.
Alongside the general tightening, the revision sets dedicated requirements for three product types. The three cases are not alike:
| Category | Requirement added | Previous coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Slime, putty and squishy toys | Boron limit, defined as soft compound toys with dedicated test methods; TVOC and the extended phthalate list also apply | Handled as novelty stationery or stress-relief items; no boron limit existed |
| Food-shaped toys and toys with open flames | Dedicated technical requirements for the first time, chiefly against accidental ingestion | These product types did not exist when the 2014 edition was drafted |
| Masks and head-worn toys | Flammability requirements extended to this group | Outside the scope of the existing flammability clauses |
The limit values below are the ones most often asked about. They come from GB 6675.1-2025 and GB 6675.4-2025; VOC emission is measured to GB/T 46509-2025.
Formaldehyde carries two separate limits: content (mg/kg, for textile, leather, fur, paper and water-based materials in toys for children under 36 months) and emission (mg/m³, measured with the VOC set). The methods differ, and a result under one does not stand in for the other.
| Item | 2014 edition | 2025 edition | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migratable elements | 8 | 9, boron added | Accessible materials |
| Boron in slime and similar toys | Not required | ≤300 mg/kg | Slime, putty, squishy toys |
| Phthalate plasticisers | 6 | 10, adding DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP | Accessible plastic parts |
| Formaldehyde content: textiles, leather, fur, paper | Not required | ≤30 mg/kg | Accessible materials of toys for children under 36 months |
| Formaldehyde content: water-based materials | Not required | ≤10 mg/kg | As above, finger paints excluded |
| VOC emission: formaldehyde | Not required | ≤0.08 mg/m³ | Toys, excluding untreated solid wood and bare metal |
| VOC emission: benzene | Not required | ≤0.06 mg/m³ | As above |
| VOC emission: toluene | Not required | ≤0.15 mg/m³ | As above |
| VOC emission: xylene | Not required | ≤0.20 mg/m³ | As above |
| TVOC emission | Not required | ≤0.50 mg/m³ | As above |
A further group is new rather than revised: aromatic amine dyes (confined to textile materials in worn and skin-contact toys, 24 amines at ≤30 mg/kg each), eight PAHs in rubber and plastic parts (≤0.5 mg/kg each, applying to mouth-contact parts, skin-contact worn parts and ride-on handles), SCCPs in accessible PVC (≤0.15%), formamide in foam materials of toys for children under 36 months (≤200 mg/kg, with ≤0.20 mg/m³ emission where that is exceeded, and exemption for outdoor and small-area foam parts), and allergenic fragrances in scented toys (≤100 mg/kg for the substances listed in Table A.1). Limits for migratable N-nitrosamines and their precursors follow the text of GB 6675.1-2025.
One more change concerns ride-on electric toys: the single 8 km/h limit has been replaced by limits graded according to the age of the intended user. A speed conclusion reached under the old limit may not correspond to the new tiers.
Two questions come first: which clauses apply to the product, and which of those have changed. The comparison decides whether the product needs changing, not which items to test: conformity is assessed on a single report to the new edition, and a laboratory does not merge results for individual new-edition clauses into a report issued under the old one. Three outcomes are usual:
- Clauses unchanged, product unchanged — the design can stay in production, but a report to the new edition is still required. The earlier report cannot itself be presented as evidence of conformity with the 2025 edition;
- Clause revised — the method and the limit have both moved, so the product is tested again under the new method even where its design is unchanged;
- Clause added — the earlier report holds no data for it. Formaldehyde content and formamide for toys intended for children under 36 months, VOC emission across toys generally, and boron in slime are the current examples, and testing for them is new work.
The value of the comparison is therefore not a smaller test scope but a settled product. Products in the same category but of different materials can reach different conclusions; where a material or process has to be replaced, making the change before the sample is submitted avoids a second round of testing.
For toys in the CCC catalogue, the switch reaches the certificate as well as the report. Certification bodies are applying the technical resolution of the CNCA TC21 expert group (TC21-2026-02):
| Case | Treatment |
|---|---|
| No new test items | The certified product needs no further testing; the certificate is reissued to the new edition |
| New test items added | Supplementary testing is carried out, and the certificate is reissued once it passes |
| Manufactured, placed on the market and out of production before 1 November 2026 | No conversion required |
This route belongs to certification, not to the test report. Supplementary results support the reissued certificate; they are not merged into a report issued under the old edition. Where a customer holds both, the report is issued afresh to the new edition in full while the certificate follows the conversion route.
The new certification implementation rules (CNCA-C22-02:2026) apply from the same date. Conversion is to be completed after the effective date and before the next surveillance audit concludes, and in all cases by 1 November 2027; unconverted certificates are suspended, and those still unconverted on 1 February 2028 are withdrawn.
For a certified manufacturer the first step is to compare the certificate and the last report against the new clauses. What is missing defines the scope of supplementary testing.
Several readings recur in enquiries during a standard transition and are worth setting out:
- A CPC covers sale in China. A CPC is a document for the US market. Sale in China is assessed against GB 6675, and neither document substitutes for the other;
- Only the ten substances matter. Mechanical, physical and flammability clauses were revised as well, including those for masks, toy costumes, tents and soft-filled toys;
- Slime is not a toy. It is among the categories given dedicated requirements, with a boron limit attached;
- A report within a year can still be used. A report has no statutory period of validity, and one year is the usual expectation of buyers and platforms. After the switch, however, assessment follows the new edition, and the age of the report does not alter that;
- The transition allows a year. The one-year window applies to stock manufactured to the old edition. Products placed on the market after 1 November 2026 are assessed against the new series.
- Sort the range by category rather than by SKU. Category determines which clauses apply; colour variants generally do not;
- Check material declarations for the added items, with foam, soft PVC, coatings and printing inks the usual problem areas;
- Run the clause comparison first, so that materials and processes are settled before the sample is submitted;
- Start the certificate conversion in parallel if the product is certified. The certificate and the report follow different routes and neither waits for the other;
- Book TVOC emission testing early. It occupies chamber time and sits on the critical path rather than at the end.
UNT holds CNAS laboratory accreditation (No. L26798), IAS accreditation (TL-1374, ISO/IEC 17025:2017) and CPSC registration (Lab ID 1901). The laboratory supports manufacturers through the standard transition with interpretation, product assessment and testing.