New Testing Requirements for Children’s Toys Starting Sept 3?

Amazon recently updated their policy requiring all Children’s Toys sold in US & Canada needed to be tested annually by an Amazon approved TIC (Testing Inspection and Certification Center) . From the webinar I attended they mentioned that we will be getting notifications in rolling batches starting Sept 3 for the next 30 days on which ASINS would be flagged for this update. They were not very specific over how long of a grace period is given to notify and submit to the TIC or what the total deadline would be to get the approval from them. Has anyone selling Children’s toys on Amazon been personally affected by this yet? If so – could you share:

• How many ASINs were flagged?

• Was there an indication on how long you had to engage and submit documents/start testing with a TIC before a listing got pulled? • Was there any indication what the overall deadline was to get the ASINs verified or pass annual testing before a listing got pulled? • How much did the TIC quote you for getting a test report verified, and was that by ASIN? 

Unfortunately, we cannot pre-emptively submit this information and need to wait until Amazon requests it.This update could have a major budgetary impact on us, especially going into Q4. So now it kind of feels like we’re waiting for the hurricane to land, and in the meantime we should do our best to prepare for the fallout. Any information you can share would be greatly appreciated!