Tips for Buying Imported Toys

Every year, 315 is the International Consumer Rights Day. In recent years, consumer rights protection has risen to an increasingly important position. Customs has always practiced the concept of "people's customs for the people", constantly improving the quality and safety risk warning and rapid response supervision system of imported and exported commodities, ensuring the quality and safety of imported and exported commodities, actively safeguarding the vital interests of consumers, and boosting consumer confidence.

 

What are the harms of inferior toys to children?

Inferior toys do great harm to children. It mainly includes mechanical damage, chemical damage, noise damage and harmful bacteria damage. For example, the small parts that are easy to fall off in inferior toys are easy to be swallowed by children, causing the risk of swallowing foreign objects and suffocation; sharp edges and burrs have potential scratches and puncture dangers; toxic and harmful substances exceeding the standard will damage vital organs such as children's liver and kidneys. Cause chronic damage and so on. Therefore, it is extremely important to choose high-quality toys.

 

Shopping Tips

1.The above mark is the China Compulsory Certification (CCC) mark, which is used to indicate that the product meets the requirements of national standards related to quality and safety. my country implements compulsory certification (CCC certification) for some children's toys. Plastic toys, metal toys, electric toys, ride-on vehicle toys and other categories have been included in the scope of my country's compulsory certification products. The above-mentioned imported toys must obtain my country's compulsory certification (CCC certification) before entering the domestic market. For toy products within the scope of compulsory certification, please be sure to confirm that there is a "CCC" mark on the product or package. When shopping online, you can also check whether there is CCC certification information on the product details page, or ask the seller to show the certificate.

 

2.Pay attention to small parts and other parts of the toy that can pose a hazard. There should be as few detachable small parts in the toy as possible to prevent children from swallowing; attention should be paid to check the metal and plastic edges of the toy, which should feel smooth and not cut hands when touching, and avoid the danger of scratches and stabs caused by sharp edges and burrs.

 

3.When purchasing, you need to smell whether the toy has a pungent smell. It is not necessarily good to have a toy with a strong fragrance. Too strong a fragrance may be the addition of excessive or substandard chemical fragrances. Children have a sensitive sense of smell. If the toy contains excessive chemical fragrances, etc., the strong smell can easily irritate the child's respiratory tract.

 

4.Be careful with toys that come with strings. Strings on toys or children's clothing may cause children to be suffocated by the strings around their necks, or injured by being caught in elevators, slides, car doors, etc. Parents can try their best to choose styles without ropes and drawstrings when purchasing children's toys and clothing.

Children's safety and health are related to the happiness of every family and to social harmony and stability. We hope that every parent can correctly choose children's products suitable for their children, so that these products can accompany every child's healthy and happy growth.