CERTIFICATE
HTV Certifications Explained: OEKO-TEX, CPSIA, Proposition 65 and REACH
What each standard covers, who has to comply, and which documents to ask your heat transfer vinyl supplier for.
OEKO-TEX Standard 100
A product certification that tests textiles and textile accessories for harmful substances against limit values that are stricter than most national laws. Products are certified in classes; Class I covers articles for babies. Ask for the certificate copy and check the validity date and the certified product scope on the OEKO-TEX label check.
CPSIA (United States)
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act applies to products designed or intended primarily for children 12 and under. Key limits are 100 ppm total lead in substrates, 90 ppm lead in surface coatings, and 0.1 percent for each of the restricted phthalates. Children’s products need third-party testing at a CPSC-accepted laboratory and a Children’s Product Certificate issued by the importer or domestic manufacturer. A film supplier supports this with component test reports.
California Proposition 65
Not a certification but a warning law. Products sold in California that expose consumers to listed chemicals above safe-harbour levels must carry a warning. Suppliers typically provide a compliance statement backed by test data for lead, cadmium and phthalates.
REACH (European Union)
Under REACH Article 33, suppliers must inform customers when an article contains a substance of very high concern above 0.1 percent by weight. Ask for an SVHC declaration referenced to the current candidate list, updated as the list changes.
What to request from an HTV supplier
OEKO-TEX certificate copy with valid dates and product scope
Lead and phthalate test reports from an accredited lab for children’s programs
Proposition 65 statement
REACH SVHC declaration
Technical data sheets and, for imports, certificates of origin
SHINHAN provides these per program. Tell us the market and product category you are qualifying and we will assemble the file.
