Measures for Administering the Inspection and Supervision  
of Import and Export Toys  
 
Chapter 1 General Provisions  
 
Article 1  In order to regulate the inspection and supervision of import and export toys, 
reinforce the administrative measures for said toys , protect human health and the safety of 
consumers, these measures have been formulated in accordance with the relevant regulations set out 
in the Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspections, the 
implementation regulati ons in respect thereof and the Special Rules of the State Council on 
Reinforcing the Supervision and Management of Food and Other Product Safety.  
 
Article 2  China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine 
(hereinafter refer red to as the AQSIQ) shall be responsible for the countrywide administration of 
inspections and supervision for import and export toys.  
 
The inspection and quarantine institution established by the AQSIQ at local sites (hereinafter 
referred to as the Inspe ction and Quarantine Institution) shall be responsible for the administration 
of inspections and supervision of import and export toys within the areas under its jurisdiction.  
 
Article 3  These measures are applicable to the inspection and supervision manag ement of the 
imported toys and toys for export which are listed in the import and export commodity catalogue 
(hereinafter referred to as the Catalogue) and which are subject to compulsory inspection, as well as 
the imported toys and toys for export which a re specified by laws and administrative regulations 
and which are subject to compulsory inspections carried out by the Inspection and Quarantine 
Institution. The Inspection and Quarantine Institution and the enterprises involved in the production 
and comme rcial trade of imported toys and toys for export shall comply with these measures.  
 
The Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall carry out random inspections on the imported toys 
and toys for export that are not listed in the Catalogue in accordance wit h the regulations set out by 
the AQSIQ.  
 
Article 4  The inspection of the imported toys shall be carried out in accordance with the 
compulsory requirements of China's national technical specifications.  
 
The inspection of toys for export shall be carried out  in accordance with the technical regulations 
and standards of the import countries or regions. If the technical requirements agreed by both 
trading parties are more demanding than the technical regulations and standards of the import 
countries or regions,  then the inspection shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed technical 
requirements. If the technical regulations and standards of the import countries or regions are not 
clearly indicated, then the inspection shall be carried out in accordance with the compulsory 
requirements of China's national technical specifications.  
 
If an agreement has been signed between governments, the inspection shall be carried out in 
accordance with the requirements specified in the agreement.  
 
Article 5  The producti on enterprise of the export toys shall first complete all registration 
formalities prior to producing and exporting said toys.  
 
Article 6  The AQSIQ shall implement a recall system for defective import and export toys that 
may cause injury to children.  
 Chapter 2 Inspecting Imported Toys  
 
Article 7  When the consignee or its agent for the imported toys goes through the declaration 
formalities, said parties shall complete the entry application form for inspection in accordance with 
the provisions set out in th e Entry -Exit Inspection and Quarantine Provisions, stating true and 
accurate information only. The parties in question shall also provide all relevant documents. For 
imported toys that are listed in the catalogue of compulsory product certification, a dupl icate copy 
of the certificate of compulsory product certification shall also be provided.  
 
Article 8  For imported toys listed in the catalogue of compulsory product certification, the 
Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall carry out verification manag ement in accordance with 
the regulations set out in the Administration Measures for the Inspection on Entry of Civilian 
Commodities Under the Import Licence System.  
 
For imported toys which are not listed in the catalogue of compulsory product certificatio n and with 
which the applicant has submitted a standard test report issued by the test laboratory for import and 
export toys (hereinafter referred to as the toy laboratory), the Inspection and Quarantine Institution 
shall check whether the relevant documen ts submitted by the applicant correspond to the goods.  
 
If no test report has been submitted or it is found after examination and inspection that the relevant 
documents submitted do not correspond to the goods, an on -the-spot inspection shall be carried ou t 
for the batch of goods in question and samples shall be sent to the toy laboratory for testing.  
 
Article 9  An inspection certificate shall be issued for imported toys approved after inspection. 
Once the inspection is complete, a CIQ label shall be added to the smallest sales package for the 
approved imported toys in accordance with the Management Measures for the Entry -Exit Inspection 
and Quarantine Labels.  
 
Article 10  For imported toys that are not approved after inspection, the Inspection and 
Quarantine  Institution shall issue a notice regarding the inspection and quarantine procedures in 
respect thereof. If the unapproved items constitute a danger to the safety of a person and property, 
human health and environment protection, the Inspection and Quarant ine Institution shall order the 
party concerned to return the goods or destroy them; if other imported toys which have been tested 
are unapproved, technical treatment may be carried out for said toys under the supervision of the 
Inspection and Quarantine I nstitution and once the toys in question have been inspected again, they 
can then be marketed or used.  
 
Article 11  The safety and user labels and instructions for imported toys sold on the Chinese 
domestic market shall conform to the relevant compulsory Ch inese requirements for toy safety.  
 
Chapter 3 Inspection of Toys for Export  
 
Article 12  When the toys for export go through the declaration formalities, the applicant shall 
complete the export application form for inspection stating true and accurate infor mation only and 
said applicant shall also provide the relevant materials in accordance with the application for Entry -
Exit Inspection and Quarantine Provisions in addition to the documents listed below:  
(1) Registration certificate for exporting toys (duplicat e copy);  
(2) The statement of proof that this batch of goods for export complies with the standards or 
technical regulations of the import countries or regions. If the technical regulations or 
standards of the import countries or regions are not clearly indica ted, then a copy of the 
statement of proof that this batch of goods complies with the compulsory requirements of 
Chinese national technical regulations;  (3) The test report issued by the toy laboratory;  
(4) Other materials requested by the AQSIQ.  
 
Article 13  The I nspection and Quarantine Institution shall inspect the toys for export in 
accordance with the provisions set out in article 4 herein.  
 
The inspection of the toys for export shall be carried out by the Inspection and Quarantine 
Institution at the site where  the toys are produced. When the toys for export have been inspected 
and are approved, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall issue a licence exchange voucher 
at the site where the toys are produced. If the Inspection and Quarantine Institution ca rries out the 
inspection at a port, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall directly issue an exit customs 
clearance bill at the port. If the toys for export fail the inspection, a notice of failure shall be issued.  
 
Article 14  Once the toys for ex port have been inspected by the Inspection and Quarantine 
Institution at the production site and approved, the consignors of the toys shall submit an 
application to the Inspection and Quarantine Institution at a port for checking and inspection based 
on th e strength of the licence exchange voucher and the necessary supporting documents within the 
prescribed time limit. If the toys for export have passed the checking and inspection procedures, the 
Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall issue a customs c learance bill for the toys at the port. If 
the toys fail the checking and inspection procedures they will not be exported.  
 
If the approved toys are not exported within the valid inspection period or the import countries or 
regions change during said perio d of inspection in addition to the inspection requirements, the 
applicant shall apply to the Inspection and Quarantine Institution for a further inspection.  
 
Article 15  Enterprises producing toys for export shall reinforce the quality control and 
managemen t procedures for finished toy products and parts as well as subcontracted parts. Toys 
produced on a subcontracted basis or which have been purchased shall come from enterprises that 
are registered to export toys.  
 
Article 16  Commercial enterprises which ex port toys shall implement a comprehensive and 
thorough quality control system and the toys they deal with shall be produced by enterprises which 
are registered to export toys.  
 
Article 17  Production and commercial enterprises which are involved in exportin g toys shall 
establish and implement a product purchasing inspection and acceptance system, examine the 
business qualifications of suppliers and subcontractors, verify the statuses of approved products and 
product labels and also establish a product purcha sing account in order to accurately record names, 
the specifications, quantities, suppliers, subcontractors and their contacts, and the time of supply, 
etc. of the given products.  
 
Article 18  Enterprises producing toys for export shall specify their regist ration certificate 
number for said toys either in an easily identifiable location on the toys or on the smallest sales 
package.  
 
Chapter 4 Registration  
 
Article 19  As regards toys for export that are listed in the catalogue, the Inspection and 
Quarantine I nstitution shall register these toys in accordance with the relevant regulations specified 
by the AQSIQ.  
 
Article 20  Production and commercial enterprises which are involved in exporting toys shall submit registration applications to the local Inspection a nd Quarantine Institution for the toys which 
shall be exported and in doing so shall provide the items listed below:  
(1) Registration application for the toys to be exported;  
(2) Enterprise business licence;  
(3) Name, photo, product number, test report, list of raw ma terials used and details regarding 
the technologies applied for the first toy product for which an application was submitted for 
registration, including information on the intended export countries or regions. If any special 
chemical materials were used fo r the first toy product, a copy of the safety analysis list or 
the toxicological test or assessment report for the chemical materials issued by relevant 
institutions must be submitted. If the first toy product is an OEM product, a confirmation 
letter for t he product design from the brand companies must be submitted, as well as the 
identity documents from said brand companies to the enterprises granting production 
authorisation.  
(4) Basic information on the enterprise (including a factory plan, workshop plan, a technology 
process flow chart, the product description and details of the materials used);  
(5) Identity documents which give proof of suitable professionals being used and the existence 
of the appropriate manufacturing conditions, equipment, capabilities and m eans of 
inspection for the toys being produced;  
(6) Technical documents which are appropriate for the production of the product which is to be 
exported;  
(7) The quality management system documents (where the applicant has obtained ISO 9000 
quality management syste m certification, a copy of the certificate shall be submitted);  
(8) The statement of proof that the product complies with the relevant laws, regulations, 
standards and requirements of the intended export countries or regions;  
(9) Other information requested by the  Inspection and Quarantine Institution.  
 
If any of the information listed in item 3 of this article changes, the toy production enterprise shall 
promptly submit the updated information to the Inspection and Quarantine Institution.  
 
Article 21  For the purpo ses of registering toys for export, the requirements with regard to the 
product type test and the verification of the production enterprise’s quality management system 
must be met  
 
Article 22  When the registration requirements for exporting toys are met, the Inspection and 
Quarantine Institution shall issue the Registration Certificate for Exporting Toys, which shall 
remain valid for a period of 3 years.  
 
When the product type test is not approved, the enterprise shall be requested to reform or 
consolidate  and registration of the toy shall only be permitted once the samples have been inspected 
again and approved. If after the re -inspection of the sample said sample is still not approved, the 
registration application for this type of product shall be not be accepted and processed for the next 6 
months.  
 
When the quality management system fails the inspection, the enterprise shall be requested to 
reform and consolidate and registration shall only be permitted once the sample has been inspected 
again and approv ed. If after the re -inspection of the sample said sample is still not approved, the 
registration application for this type of product shall be not be accepted and processed for the next 6 
months.  
 
 
Chapter 5 Supervision and Administration  
 Article 23  The Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall carry out classified administration for 
the enterprises producing toys for export in accordance with the classified administration for 
enterprises producing industrial commodities for export.  
 
Article 24  Enterpri ses producing toys for export shall manage the purchase account for high -
risk raw materials that they use.  
 
Article 25  The Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall supervise and administer production 
and commercial enterprises involved in the export of toys. Said supervision and administration shall 
include the following: enterprise quality control; key control points for enterprise safety and quality 
which shall relate to factors such as raw materials, product design, production technology, finished 
products and subcontracting; raw materials used by the enterprise; the purchase account for high 
risk raw materials such as coatings and additives which are used by the enterprise.  
 
Article 26  If any of the following points applies to the production and comme rcial enterprises 
involved in exporting toys, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall reinforce its supervision 
and administration:  
 
(1) The safety quality control system of the enterprises can not be operated effectively;  
(2) An external warning notificat ion or recall is issued or shipments are returned. After 
investigation by the Inspection and Quarantine Institution, said body confirms that the 
enterprise is responsible for the incidents occurring;  
(3) The toys for export fail the random batch selection ins pection twice or the security 
inspection in total up to 3 times within 6 months;  
(4) During the sale and use of the imported toys, safety defects are found or safety incidents 
occur and the enterprise fails to report to the AQSIQ or an Inspection and Quarantin e 
Institution in accordance with the request to actively do so and fails to co -operate in an 
investigation;  
(5) Fails to comply with the legal provisions of the inspection and quarantine regulations and 
receives an administrative punishment.  
 
Article 27  In ca ses where an enterprise is subjected to reinforced supervision and 
administration, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall manage the enterprise in a more 
focused manner and increase the number of random -selected samples of import and export produc ts 
which are taken from the given enterprise for inspection. Under normal circumstances such 
measures shall last for 6 months.  
 
Article 28  In cases where the Inspection and Quarantine Institution finds one of the following 
cases to be applicable to the ent erprise producing toys for export, said Institution shall suspend the 
registration for the toys for export being produced by this enterprise and order said enterprise to 
reform and consolidate:  
 
(1) under the circumstances specified in Article 26 of these meas ures, when the circumstances 
are serious;  
(2) during the heightened management period, and again under the circumstances specified in 
Article 26 of these measures;  
(3) if other factors do not comply with the requirements of the registration license for exporting 
toys. 
 
Under normal circumstances, the reformation and consolidation period shall be 6 months. Once the 
reformation and consolidation is complete, the enterprise shall submit a report in respect thereof to 
the local Inspection and Quarantine Institution. Af ter examination and approval, registration of the toys for export for the enterprise in question shall be permitted again.  
 
After the reformation and consolidation, if the enterprise has still not received approval or is in 
serious breach of the law in oth er respects, the Institution shall cancel the registration of export toys 
for this enterprise. Enterprises that have had their right to register revoked shall not be permitted to 
submit registration applications for export toys for one year after the regis tration cancellation date.  
 
Article 29  The AQSIQ shall supervise and administer the toy laboratory. Appointed by the 
AQSIQ, the toy laboratory shall be required to pass on approved intelligence from the China 
National Accreditation Service of Conformity As sessment (CNAS).  
 
In the event of any accidents arising that are caused by negligence on the part of the toy laboratory, 
the AQSIQ shall suspend the laboratory’s test qualification and order it to reform and consolidate. 
Once the reformation and consolidat ion is complete and the laboratory receives approval, said 
laboratory will once again be permitted to carry out testing. In the event of serious circumstances, 
the laboratory’s qualification to carry out testing shall be revoked.  
 
Article 30  If the import  and export toys comply with the requirements for exemption from 
inspection as set out in the Provisions for the Exemption of Import and Export Commodities from 
Inspection, then the consignees, consignors or production enterprises may submit applications f or 
the exemption and after said applications have been assessed and approved by the AQSIQ, the 
Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall grant exemption from inspection to the enterprises in 
question.  
 
Article 31  If the consignee or consignor does not ag ree with the inspection results issued by the 
Inspection and Quarantine Institution for the import and export toys, it can submit an application for 
re-inspection in accordance with the provisions specified in the Provisions for the Re -Inspection of 
Import  and Export Commodities.  
 
Article 32  The Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall supervise and administer measures 
that are implemented to recall import and export toys.  
 
If any defects are found with imported toys that are already on the Chinese marke t, the commercial 
personnel and brand companies linked to the said toys shall actively recall the toys. If the defective 
toys fail to be recalled, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall order a recall.  
 
If any defects are found in toys that have b een exported, the production enterprises and brand 
companies linked to said toys shall actively recall the toys and report the situation to the Inspection 
and Quarantine Institution.  
 
Article 33  If any commercial personnel and brand companies involved in i mporting or 
exporting toys discover that the toys supplied by them are defective, they shall carry out 
investigations, confirm the safety risk of the product and report the situation to the local Inspection 
and Quarantine Institution within 24 hours. When implementing the recall, said commercial 
personnel and brand companies shall prepare and keep all the recall records and within 15 days of 
the recall deadline shall submit a recall summary to the AQSIQ and the local Inspection and 
Quarantine Institution.  
 
 
 
Chapter 6 Legal Liability  
 Article 34  If any person or company sells any imported toys which were not inspected or sells 
imported toys but fails to apply for the mandatory import verification, then the illegal income from 
such trade shall be confiscated  by an Inspection and Quarantine Institution and said parties shall be 
fined 5 to 20% of the value of the toys in question.  
 
Article 35  If any person or company exports toys that were not inspected, the illegal income 
from such trade shall be confiscated b y an Inspection and Quarantine Institution and the parties in 
question shall be fined 5 to 20% of the value of the toys in question.  
 
Article 36  If any person or company sells imported toys or exports toys which have not been 
approved, the Inspection and Q uarantine Institution shall order said parties to stop the sales or 
exports, the illegal income from such sales or exports shall be confiscated and the parties in 
question shall be fined not more than 3 times the value of the toys which have been sold or e xported 
illegally.  
 
Article 37  If a consignee, consignor, application vetting agency, express mail company or party 
making a customs declaration fails to provide true and accurate information about the import and 
export toys and yet obtained the relevant d ocuments, or in the event said parties avoid the 
inspection for the import and export toys, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall confiscate 
any illegal income and impose a fine of 5 to 20% of the value of the illegal import and export toys. 
In serious circumstances, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall cancel the registration 
application for inspection and the approval registration for any job opportunities for said parties.  
 
If a client entrusts an application vetting agency or an ent ry-exit express mail company to handle 
the application vetting formalities and if said client fails to provide true and accurate information 
for the purposes of the vetting to the application vetting agency or the entry -exit express mail 
company and yet ob tained the relevant documents from the Inspection and Quarantine Institution, 
the client shall be punished in accordance with the provisions specified in the previous paragraph.  
 
If an application vetting agency, an entry -exit express mail company or a par ty making a customs 
declaration fails to carry out reasonable checks as regards the authenticity of the information 
provided by the client, or if through negligent work the relevant documents are obtained from an 
Inspection and Quarantine Institution by ch eating, in these circumstances the Inspection and 
Quarantine Institution shall impose a fine of RMB 20,000 to RMB 200,000. In serious 
circumstances the Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall cancel the registration application for 
inspection and the a pproval registration for the application inspection for said parties.  
 
Article 38  If any person or company forges, alters, buys or sells or steals any inspection and 
quarantine documents, stamps, marks, seal indications or a customs clearance list of goods , or if any 
person or company has performed any of these actions, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution 
shall order the party in question to make the necessary rectifications, shall confiscate any illegal 
income and shall also impose a fine of not more  than the value of the goods in question. If a given 
set of circumstances is serious enough to constitute a crime, then criminal responsibility shall be 
invoked.  
 
Article 39  If any person or company changes samples randomly selected by an Inspection and 
Quarantine Institution or alters approved import and export toys that have been inspected by an 
Inspection and Quarantine Institution without permission, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution 
shall order the party in question to make the necessary rectif ications. In serious circumstances, a 
fine of 10 to 50% of the value of the goods in question shall be imposed.  
 
Article 40  If any person or company exports toys which are not registered, the Inspection and Quarantine Institution shall order the party in q uestion to stop the exports and shall confiscate any 
illegal income and impose a fine of 10 to 50% of the value of the goods in question.  
 
Article 41  If any person or company changes or damages the marks or seal indications that are 
added by an Inspection and Quarantine Institution, said Institution shall impose a fine of RMB 
50,000.  
 
Article 42  If a member of staff of an Inspection and Quarantine Institution abuses his/her 
power, neglects his/her duties, intentionally makes things difficult for the parties  concerned or 
indulges in malpractice, forges the inspection and quarantine results or intentionally delays the issue 
of documents, said member shall be disciplined and any illegal income shall be confiscated. In 
cases that are serious enough to constitute  a crime, criminal responsibility shall be invoked.  
 
Article 43  If one of the following items applies to a production or commercial enterprise or a 
brand company in China that is involved in the import and export of toys, the Inspection and 
Quarantine Inst itution shall issue warnings or impose a fine of not more than RMB 30,000:  
(1) Exported toys handled by one of said parties has given rise to quality and safety incidents in 
import countries or regions and the party in question has hidden this fact and failed to report 
it which has lead to serious consequences;  
(2) Has failed to report the defective toys to the Inspection and Quarantine Institution which 
should be reported;  
(3) Has failed to recall defective toys which should be recalled.  
 
Article 44  If any person or c ompany fails to comply which these measures and if the breach is 
serious enough to constitute a crime, then criminal responsibility shall be invoked.  
 
Chapter 7 Supplementary Articles  
 
Article 45  The term “first product” herein refers to the trial producti on product that is produced 
before the batch production of the toys. If the structure of the first product, the raw materials, 
supplementary materials and production technologies which are used are changed, then this product 
shall be regarded as a differen t first product.  
 
The term “random -selected product from batch inspection” herein shall refer to the on -the-spot 
inspections carried out by the Inspection and Quarantine Institution and the submission of randomly 
selected samples to the toy laboratory for testing in accordance with the classified administration 
category for enterprises producing commodities for export.  
 
Article 46  AQSIQ shall be responsible for explaining these provisions.  
 
Article 47  These measures shall come into force on xx (day) of xx ( month) 2008.