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Toys · Pre-import risk reports
UK standard ad valorem duty across listed headings: 0%–4%. (Source / snapshot · 2026-09-28) Most common hazard in UK/EU China-origin alerts for the broader Toys category: Choking / asphyxiation (770 / 1433). (Source / snapshot · 2026-10-19 / 2026-10-19) UK compliance topics to check for the exact product: Conformity marking, Toy safety, UK REACH restrictions. (Source / snapshot · Finder snapshot undated; guide dates below)
Mapped HS chapters / headings: 95 / 9503
UK duty
Source / snapshot: UK Integrated Online Tariff · 2026-09-28
These are standard third-country ad valorem ranges across the whole heading, not a quote for the exact product. Compound duties, missing rates, suspensions and steel measures require a commodity-code check. UK import VAT and trade remedies are additional.
| HS | Standard duty | Coverage / exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| 9503 | 0%–4% | Codes checked: 28; specific/compound: 0; no rate: 0; steel: 0; suspensions: 2 |
Trade defence
United Kingdom
Source / snapshot: UK Integrated Online Tariff · 2026-09-28
No positive UK remedy reading in the matched snapshot. This is not confirmation that no measure applies; coverage may be incomplete or dated.
UK rates depend on the commodity and exporter additional code; use the official entry for the applicable rate and legal notice. Registration is not duty charged. Check the exact code
European Union
Source / snapshot: European Commission TDI · 2026-10-20
Potential scope matches only. Read each regulation, status, CN code and exporter conditions; provisional measures and reviews are labelled separately.
No matching EU measure in this dataset; check TARIC before import.
Recalls
Source / snapshot: OPSS · 2026-10-19 (2024-11 – 2026-10); Safety Gate · 2026-10-19 (2024-11 – 2026-10)
Broader recall category: Toys. China-origin alerts, not a failure rate or a count for this exact product. Alerts can have several hazards; UK and EU counts are combined without cross-market deduplication.
What most often fails: Toys
UK OPSS + EU / EEA Safety Gate (alerts counted separately in each system) · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 1433
Combined counts are alerts from both systems, not unique products across markets. Each source uses its own publication window; the same product may appear in both. · OPSS: 2024-11 – 2026-10 · Safety Gate: 2024-11 – 2026-10
- Choking / asphyxiation: 770
- Chemical: 486
- Injuries / cuts: 106
Most-cited regulations
- Toy Safety Directive: 920
- EN 71-1: 621
- Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011: 199
Checks to ask the factory for
- Ask for age-appropriate small-parts and airway obstruction testing where relevant.
- Review detachable parts and mouth-contact features on a finished sample.
- Ask for batch records of attachment-strength and small-parts checks.
Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.
The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.
All recall dataContains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OPSS, GOV.UK product safety alerts)
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate, English XML (en), extracted 2026-10-19. XML distribution: CC0. Cambridge China Bridge analysis.
Compliance
UK compliance finder · The finder snapshot has no recorded review date. Dated supporting guides are linked for each topic. Requirements depend on intended use, materials and territory; GB marking rules do not establish EU or Northern Ireland compliance.
Conformity marking
Declaration of conformity and the technical file, matching your exact model.
Source / snapshot: Do products from China need UKCA, CE or ISO? · 2026-10-01
Toy safety
Technical file, declaration of conformity, and test reports matching your model, materials and colours.
Source / snapshot: Toy safety for UK importers: EN 71 and liability · 2026-10-01
UK REACH restrictions
A substance declaration covering the restricted substances relevant to your product, with accredited test reports.
Source / snapshot: Do I need UK REACH registration for imported goods? · 2026-10-01
Packaging obligations can also apply; use the finder for its universal and conditional checks.
China GB compared with UK / EU: Toys
Source / snapshot: Standards comparison · 2026-10-20
Family references are not a list of standards applicable to every product here. A China GB or CCC document does not replace the UK/EU technical file and declaration.
- GB 6675.1-2014 · Safety of toys — Part 1: Basic code · Current · Published / implemented: 2014-05-06 / 2016-01-01
Replacement (check implementation date): GB 6675.1-2025
- GB 6675.2-2014 · Safety of toys — Part 2: Mechanical and physical properties · Current · Published / implemented: 2014-05-06 / 2016-01-01
Replacement (check implementation date): GB 6675.2-2025
- GB 6675.3-2014 · Safety of toys — Part 3: Flammability · Current · Published / implemented: 2014-05-06 / 2016-01-01
Replacement (check implementation date): GB 6675.3-2025
- GB 6675.4-2014 · Safety of toys — Part 4: Migration of certain elements · Current · Published / implemented: 2014-05-06 / 2016-01-01
Replacement (check implementation date): GB 6675.4-2025
- GB 6675.1-2025 · Safety of toys — Part 1: Basic code · Upcoming · Published / implemented: 2025-10-05 / 2026-11-01
- GB 6675.2-2025 · Safety of toys — Part 2: Mechanical and physical properties · Upcoming · Published / implemented: 2025-10-05 / 2026-11-01
- GB 6675.3-2025 · Safety of toys — Part 3: Flammability · Upcoming · Published / implemented: 2025-10-05 / 2026-11-01
- GB 6675.4-2025 · Safety of toys — Part 4: Migration of certain elements · Upcoming · Published / implemented: 2025-10-05 / 2026-11-01
UK
- Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (Great Britain)
BS EN 71-1 / EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018; BS EN 71-2 / EN 71-2:2020; BS EN 71-3 / EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 Source / snapshot
EU
- Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (current product regime)
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 — general application from 1 August 2030
- GB 6675.1–.4-2014 are recorded as current on the review date. Their 2025 replacements are published, with implementation on 1 November 2026. Confirm the edition for your production and supply dates. Source / snapshotSource / snapshotSource / snapshotSource / snapshot
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 is in force from 1 January 2026, but generally applies from 1 August 2030; certain provisions apply earlier. It must not be presented as today’s replacement product regime. Source / snapshotSource / snapshot
Documents to request
- Request reports for your exact model, materials, colours and intended use against the applicable UK designated/referenced and EU harmonised standards. Use a laboratory accredited for the relevant tests and verify report authenticity; accreditation is a buyer check, not a universal legal requirement. Source / snapshotSource / snapshotSource / snapshot
- Ask for the technical file or an agreed means of obtaining it, including risk assessment, drawings, bill of materials, test evidence and change control for production. Source / snapshotSource / snapshot
- Approve label and instruction artwork before production: product traceability, manufacturer identity, UK importer name/address and destination-language warnings. For EU supply, identify the EU economic operator and applicable contact details separately. Source / snapshotSource / snapshot
- Obtain the manufacturer-signed UK or EU declaration appropriate to the marking route, identifying the exact toy. Record the UK importer in the compliance pack and on the required labelling; ask for its inclusion as an additional declaration contact, not as a substitute for the manufacturer. Source / snapshotSource / snapshot
- Agree the intended age group, English warnings and testing for all relevant EN 71 parts; under-three suitability is a safety decision. Source / snapshotSource / snapshot
China rebates
Changes matched at HS heading level, including historical and announced future changes. Only the listed annex codes are covered; confirm the exact China export code and effective date. These are supplier-side rebates, not UK import duty discounts or guaranteed price changes.
Source / snapshot: MOF / STA announcements · 2026-10-19
No matching change in the recorded announcements; this does not establish the current rebate rate.
Estimate the price impactRelated guides
- Toy safety for UK importers: EN 71 and liability · 2026-10-01
- Do products from China need UKCA, CE or ISO? · 2026-10-01
- Do I need UK REACH registration for imported goods? · 2026-10-01
- Own-brand toy safety assessment and technical file · 2026-10-12