With store closures and lockdowns still in place in many parts of the world, online shopping is rapidly becoming the norm. While there has been a significant boom in e-commerce in recent years, in 2020, amid the pandemic, sales continued to grow. If this trend maintains, experts are predicting that e-commerce sales could reach $8 […]
Need to know: sourcing PPE & medical supplies
As global supply chains hit the bottleneck amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the gap between supply and demand of personal protective equipment or PPE, medical devices and testing kits is widening at an accelerating rate. Buyers are racing to find surgical masks, face shields, goggles, gloves, body suits, thermometers, respirators, and laboratory and ICU equipment fast […]
CPSIA compliance for American baby & kids product and toy importers
By Renaud Anjoran The CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) was enacted in 2008 to enhance children’s product and toy safety in the USA in the wake of high-profile instances of toy recalls due to excessive levels of lead.
EN 71 toy testing: What EU toy importers must know
By Maegan Burkhart If you closely follow the European toy industry, you’ll know toys are commonly recalled for noncompliance with the EC Toy Safety Directive and EN 71 requirements.
What is a Certificate of Conformity (COC), and how to get one?
By Renaud Anjoran Some clients have asked us “what is a certificate of conformity” over the years, and we wrote this article to answer that question.
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