Türkiye updates harmonized system (HS) codes and product descriptions for toys and other consumer goods.

The CPSC has determined not to revise the current maximum lead content limits for children’s products as well as paints and similar surface-coating materials.

The China RoHS 2026 Catalogue expands Category I by adding 23 new product categories and 5 expanded categories.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced on 15 June the removal of toy drones and toy drones that contain foreign-produced components from the list of equipment and services that have been determined to pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons. As a result, the ban that had been in place on the importation of these products into the U.S. – including Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong toy drones – is no longer in effect.

This page lists the contact information of Hong Kong trade associations related to toys and games.

Hong Kong exporters have a reputation for high quality toys. Contract manufacturing with overseas manufacturers and licence holders generates a large share of the industry’s revenues. In order to reduce operating costs and stay competitive, the majority of Hong Kong toy makers have set up production facilities offshore, particularly in the Chinese Mainland and Southeast Asia. The role of their Hong Kong offices has shifted towards quality control, management, marketing, product design and production planning. In 2024, Hong Kong was the world’s eleventh largest toy exporter.

Hong Kong updates several standards for toys and children’s products, effective August 1, 2026.

China Releases an Updated National Mandatory Standard GB 18383-2025 General technical requirements for products with filling materials.

The European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation, CEN) has published a new standard for microbiological safety in toys containing accessible aqueous media.

The European Union’s system for monitoring dangerous non-food products recorded a significant increase in safety alerts in 2025, reflecting both the scale of unsafe products reaching the market and the growing capacity of authorities to detect them. The European Commission announced on 5 March 2026 that, according to its latest annual report on the Safety Gate Rapid Alert System, national authorities notified 4,671 alerts during the year, the highest number since the system was established in 2003.