Built for collectibles. Ready for every market we ship into.
Our clients are IP holders, studios, collectible brands and independent creators worldwide. The United States is our largest single market and the heaviest regulatory one, so it is where this page goes deepest. The production discipline behind it does not change by destination.
DAK Collectibles manufactures adult collectibles on the US general-use product path, which means a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC), not a Children's Product Certificate (CPC).
A GCC for goods manufactured overseas must be issued by the US importer, not by the factory. We supply the data it is built from: product identification, the applicable CPSC rules, manufacturer details, test basis and report references, and laboratory information, assembled ready for your filing.
Since 8 July 2026, certificate data for most regulated consumer products must be filed electronically with US Customs and Border Protection through the ACE system before the goods arrive. Our light-up pieces are USB-powered and contain no battery, so no lithium shipping documentation is required.
Compliance summary, last reviewed 2026-10-01Two certification paths, and they are not interchangeable.
Using the wrong one does not downgrade your paperwork. It invalidates it.
| CPC path | GCC path | |
|---|---|---|
| Applies to | Intended primarily for ages 12 and under | Everything else, including adult collectibles |
| Testing | Must use a CPSC-accepted laboratory | Any laboratory, or a documented reasonable testing programme |
| Who issues it | Importer or US manufacturer | Importer or US manufacturer |
| Certificate type | Children's Product Certificate | General Certificate of Conformity |
Everything we produce is an adult collectible, a general-use product on the GCC path
You issue the GCC. We hand you everything it is built from.
A General Certificate of Conformity for goods manufactured overseas is issued by the US importer. That is your side of the line, and we do not blur it: we will not claim to issue your certificate, and we would advise caution with anyone who offers to.
What we do is supply the material the certificate is built from. A GCC has to carry seven defined elements, and we assemble them in the form your filing needs.
- 01Product identification
What the piece is, and how it is identified on the marking.
- 02Applicable CPSC rules
The rules and standards the product is being certified against.
- 03Manufacturer identity
Name and contact details for the manufacturer.
- 04Test basis
Test basis and report references, traceable to the document itself.
- 05Laboratory information
Which laboratory performed the testing, and when.
- 06Date and place of issue
Completed by you, the importer.
- 07Contact details
The contact a regulator or retailer can reach.
Ask at order stage and we will send the data set with the production schedule, not after the shipment has sailed.
We test the materials we actually produce with.
Lab names and report dates are shown to buyers on request, together with the scope each report actually covers. A report is only meaningful if you can see what it tested, so we send the document, not a summary of it.
eFiling
Since 8 July 2026, importers of most regulated consumer products must file certificate data electronically with US Customs and Border Protection through the ACE system, before the goods arrive. Enforcement is now active.
That changes compliance documentation from “available on request” to “structured, ready, and filed ahead of arrival.”
What we provide: a structured data set for the products in your shipment, covering the elements your filing calls for, issued in time for you to file before the container lands.
Prop 65
Proposition 65 requires a warning where listed substances exceed defined thresholds, and warnings must appear on the product or its packaging.
We test for the substances most relevant to our materials, principally heavy metals in coatings and inks, and tell you the result. Prop 65 carries a private right of action, which is why we test rather than assume.
- Where a warning is required
- We mark the product and packaging to your specification.
- Where it is not
- We tell you in writing, so you have something to show your retailer.
Labelling, origin and traceability.
- Country of origin
- Marked on the product and on the packaging.
- Tracking information
- Manufacturer, production date and batch recorded and applied.
- Edition numbering
- Numbers issued in sequence and reconciled against the quantity produced.
- Report availability
- A copy provided to you, and to CBP or CPSC on request.
Edition numbering doubles as traceability. Because every piece carries its own number in sequence, a production issue can be traced back to a batch, a date and a stage. That is not something we added for compliance, it is how a numbered edition has to work anyway.
Powered by USB, no battery in the product.
Light-up pieces in our range are USB-powered. The piece contains no cell and no battery pack; we supply the cable, and the user connects it to any standard USB source.
For you, that removes an entire category of work and risk. Your shipment moves as ordinary cargo, with no lithium restrictions on air, sea or road, and no battery documentation to assemble.
- Lithium battery shipping rules
- No cell in the product, nothing to declare as dangerous goods.
- UN 38.3 and MSDS
- Not applicable without a battery.
- Button and coin cell rules
- The piece does not contain one.
- Shelf-life concerns
- Nothing to go flat in a warehouse.
Holding the age grading.
Under US rules, whether a product is treated as a specific regulated category turns on how it is designed, priced, produced and marketed, not on what a label says.
The Commission's own interpretive rule sets out what distinguishes an adult collectible: themes not intended for younger audiences; features that preclude play, such as high cost, limited production, fragile detail and display structures; and marketing that does not point at younger buyers.
If a piece in your range edges toward a younger audience, we will say so at the design stage, while it is still cheap to fix, and well before it is a problem at the port.
Questions buyers ask about compliance.
How does US law define an adult collectible?
The Consumer Product Safety Commission's interpretive rule at 16 CFR 1200.2(d)(2) sets out the characteristics that distinguish an adult collectible: themes not intended for younger audiences, features that preclude play such as high cost, limited production, fragile detail and display structures, and marketing that does not point at younger buyers. Those are the characteristics our pieces are built around.
Do you issue the General Certificate of Conformity?
No, and no overseas factory can. For goods manufactured abroad a GCC is issued by the US importer, which is your side of the line. What we supply is the material the certificate is built from: a structured data set covering the seven elements a GCC has to carry, assembled in the form your filing needs.
What is CPSC eFiling and when does it apply?
Since 8 July 2026, importers of most regulated consumer products must file certificate data electronically with US Customs and Border Protection through the ACE system, and it has to be filed before the goods arrive. We provide a structured data set for the products in your shipment, issued in time for you to file before the container lands.
Does Proposition 65 apply to resin statues?
It can. Proposition 65 requires a warning where listed substances exceed defined thresholds, and the substances most relevant to our materials are heavy metals in surface coatings and inks. We test for those and tell you the result. Where a warning is required we mark the product and packaging to your specification. Prop 65 carries a private right of action, which is why we test rather than assume.
Do your light-up pieces contain batteries?
No. Light-up pieces in our range are USB-powered: the piece contains no cell and no battery pack, and we supply the cable. That removes lithium battery shipping rules, UN 38.3 and MSDS documentation, and button and coin cell requirements from the shipment entirely.
What we do not claim
We publish what we do. We do not claim certifications we do not hold.
Nothing on this page needs to be taken on trust. Every statement can be evidenced on request: reports, markings, records. If you need documentation to satisfy a retailer questionnaire or a customs query, ask, and you will get it.
If you need something specific.
A retailer questionnaire, a customs query, your own compliance review. Send it over. If we have it, you get it. If we do not have it, we will tell you that too.