What is the CPSIA?

The CPSC voted to extend the stay of enforcement on third party testing. This stay of enforcement will end December 31, 2011.
For a CPSC commissioner’s insights on this extension, read this post by Nancy Nord.
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The CPSIA stay of enforcement will end automatically on February 10, 2011 if the CPSC does not extend it.
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Due to the complexity of the CPSIA, many people are still wondering which parts of the testing and certification, if any, apply to them.
The Handmade Toy Alliance has therefore pulled together the flow chart below in order to provide businesses with straightforward information on what does or does not have to be tested under the [...]

Yes, any maker (small or large) of cloth diapers must comply with CPSIA. The required testing under the law, however, will depend both on the type of diapers you make as well as the CPSC’s final definition of a “child care article.”
Natural or synthetic textiles are now exempt from lead testing, therefore the parts of [...]

You have to comply. Period.

Products exported from the U.S. all have to comply with CPSIA before they will be allowed out of the country.  Some shippers are now requiring certificates of compliance, also known as general conformity certificates (GCCs), before accepting commercial shipments.
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