Certain products and substances are subject to bans, which means that supplying them is strictly prohibited. Importing or selling banned products can result in recalls, fines, or even being disqualified from acting as a company director.
This guide will help you determine if a certain product is subject to an existing ban, while also helping you reduce the risk of your products being subject to a new ban.
Packaging materials are subject to various regulations and other compliance requirements in Australia. These range from warning labelling to chemicals and recycling rules.
This guide serves as an introduction to requirements for consumer product packaging, food packaging, packaging waste, and single-use plastic packaging.
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Many products sold in Australia are subject to labelling requirements. These can be set by mandatory product standards, and are often applicable to specific product types. This guide serves as an overview of key labelling requirements, while also providing a methodology that you can use to identify Australian labelling requirements for your products.
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Planning to sell products on Amazon in Australia? This guide provides a simple methodology for sellers to understand and identify relevant product compliance requirements.
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Certain products can only be sold in Australia if they are compliant with mandatory product safety standards. These can, in turn, reference additional AS and AS/NZS standards.
In this guide, we explain what importers and manufacturers must know about finding the right standards and ensuring that your product meets the requirements.
Terminology
Safety standards can mean different things in the context of product compliance in Australia. To avoid confusion, I clarify the terminology used below:
a. Australian product safety standards refer to mandatory product safety standards authorised under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. These are essentially regulations rather than what you might think of as standards.
b. Product standards refer to AS, AS/NZS and other standards that set technical requirements. Some of these are referenced by Australian product safety standards and are therefore mandatory.
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Planning to sell toys or other children’s products in Australia? In this guide, we explain what you must know about mandatory safety standards, substance restrictions, labelling, testing, and other compliance requirements.
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Planning to import or manufacture clothing and textiles for sale in Australia? This guide explains what you must know about Australian product safety requirements, labelling requirements, chemical restrictions, and testing requirements for clothing and other textile products.
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Risk assessments are required for a wide range of products sold in the EU, including consumer products, toys, electronics, PPE, and medical devices. That said, it can be difficult to understand what steps you must actually take to carry out a risk assessment, and how this should be documented.
Covered products
This guide explains risk assessment requirements for consumer products covered by the GPSR and products that require CE marking:
You will also find examples, templates, and methodologies that you can implement.
Terminology
Risk assessments are sometimes referred to as:
In this guide, I primarily use the term risk assessment.
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Gym machines and other fitness equipment are subject to a relatively complex set of product standards and regulatory requirements. This guide serves as an introduction to ASTM standards, UL standards, substance restrictions, FCC regulations, country of origin marking, and other compliance requirements for fitness products sold and operated in the United States.
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Furniture imported or manufactured for sale in Canada must comply with various safety, flammability, substance, and labelling requirements. In this guide, we take a closer look at compliance requirements for various types of furniture, including children’s furniture, textile furniture, mattresses, and other related products.
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