Alpaca toy safety and compliance
Tubi alpaca fur stuffed animals are safe and compliant for international markets. Every alpaca is tested by an independent accredited laboratory for mechanical safety, flammability and metals, and passes.
Ready to sell in Europe, Asia, the United States and the Middle East. The test results can always be shown and sent on request.
Are Tubi alpaca stuffed animals safe?
Yes, Tubi alpaca fur stuffed animals are completely safe and compliant for international markets. Each collection is tested on several levels and passes.
For the child
Every alpaca is tested in three ways. The eyes, the nose and the seams take a measured pull and twist, and nothing may come loose or leave a small part behind. The fur and body are tested for how a flame spreads, and the material is tested for lead, cadmium and other metals a child could take in.
For your shop
The alpacas come with the age label on them and the EU Declaration of Conformity or the US certificate for your market, so a customs officer or a marketplace can be answered straight away. The test results can always be shown and sent on request. Alpaca fur has no lanolin, which is why it suits customers with a wool allergy.
What each standard checks
In plain words. Every Tubi alpaca passes each standard below, and the results can be shown and sent on request.
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EN 71-1
Europe · Mechanical and physical
Pull and twist tests on the eyes, the nose and each seam, a check for small parts, and one for sharp points and edges.
PASS Results on request
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EN 71-2
Europe · Flammability
Flammability: how fast a flame spreads across the fur and the body of the alpaca.
PASS Results on request
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EN 71-3
Europe · Migration of certain elements
Migration of metals: what could pass from the material to a child, such as lead, cadmium and chromium VI.
PASS Results on request
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2009/48/EC
Europe · CE marking
The European toy directive behind the CE mark. The EU Declaration of Conformity is signed for each order.
PASS Prepared per order
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ASTM F963-23
United States · US toy safety
The US toy safety standard, the counterpart of EN 71, tested by a laboratory the CPSC accepts.
PASS Results on request
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CPSIA
United States · Children's Product Certificate
The Children's Product Certificate for the US, based on the ASTM F963 result, with a tracking label on each alpaca.
PASS On request
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REACH
Europe · Restricted substances
The European limits on chemicals, including what the dyes and finishes on the fur may contain.
PASS Results on request
The documents with your order
Your broker can go over these papers before the order is placed. They belong with the quotation, not with the packed cartons.
- 01Proforma invoice The price, quantities and terms of your order, sent with the quotation. You pay the first half against it to start production.With the quotation
- 02Test results The laboratory results for EN 71, ASTM F963 and the other standards. They can always be shown and sent on request, to confirm.On request
- 03EU Declaration of Conformity The signed statement that the alpacas meet the EU toy directive, the basis for the CE mark. As an EU importer you keep it for ten years.Signed for your order
- 04Commercial invoice The final invoice customs use for the value, the duty and the VAT. It is made out by the workshop that made the alpacas.In the workshop's own name
- 05Packing list What is in each box, with the weights and box sizes. Your forwarder and customs check the shipment against it.Box by box, with weights
- 06Certificate of origin Shows that the alpacas were made in Peru. Ask for the proof of origin with your quotation when you want the lower duty of a trade agreement, such as 0% in the EU.Made in Peru
- 07HS code 9503.00 The customs code for stuffed toys, with the same first six digits in every country. Your broker uses it to find the duty rate.On the quotation
A bill of lading or an air waybill only comes into it when you collect ex works with your own forwarder: then your forwarder issues it, with our papers in hand.
By market
Tell us where the alpacas will be sold and the papers for that market come with the order.
Europe and the UK
EN 71EN 71 parts 1, 2 and 3, REACH, the CE mark, and UKCA for Great Britain. From you we need your VAT or EORI number.
United States
ASTM F963ASTM F963-23 and a Children's Product Certificate under the CPSIA, with the tracking label on each alpaca. From you we need your importer of record number.
Selling in Asia, the Middle East or elsewhere? Name the country and we check what it asks for with your quotation, before work starts.
Questions about safety
Are Tubi alpaca stuffed animals safe?
Yes, Tubi alpaca fur stuffed animals are safe and compliant for international markets. Every alpaca is tested for mechanical safety, flammability and metals under EN 71 and ASTM F963, and passes.
Which markets are the alpaca toys compliant for?
Europe, Asia, the United States and the Middle East. For any other country, name it with your quotation request and we check what it asks for before work starts.
Can I see the test results for the alpaca stuffed animals?
Yes. The test results can always be shown and sent on request, to confirm what this page says. Name the standards your market needs when you place your order.
Do the alpaca toys carry the CE mark?
Yes. Every order comes with an EU Declaration of Conformity under the toy directive 2009/48/EC, and UKCA for Great Britain.
Is there a Children's Product Certificate for the alpaca toys in the US?
Yes, on request. It is based on the ASTM F963-23 result, and every alpaca carries the tracking label the CPSIA asks for.
Do I have to test the alpaca toys myself?
No. Every alpaca has been tested and the declarations come from us, with the age label already on the alpacas. As the importer you only give the numbers your customs ask for, such as an EORI or importer of record number.
Do the eyes and the nose on the alpaca toys stay on?
Yes, they are tested for it. Under EN 71-1 and ASTM F963 a laboratory pulls and twists each eye, the nose and the seams with a fixed force, and an alpaca only passes when nothing comes loose and no small part is left behind.
Are the colours on alpaca stuffed animals safe?
Yes. Every alpaca, natural or coloured, is tested under EN 71-3 for metals such as lead, cadmium and chromium VI, and the dyes and finishes stay within the REACH limits.
Is alpaca fur hypoallergenic?
Alpaca fur has no lanolin, the wax in sheep's wool that many wool allergies react to. That is why alpaca fur is called hypoallergenic.