Hong Kong Updates Standards for Toys and Children’s Products

SafeGuardSToys and Juvenile ProductsMarch 23, 2026

SG 042/26

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

In Hong Kong, toys and children’s products must comply with all applicable requirements in any one of the safety standards specified in Schedule 1 (Toy Standards) or Schedule 2 (Schedule 2 Product Standards) of the Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance (the Ordinance, Cap.424).

On March 13, 2026, Hong Kong published the Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Notice 2026, revising safety standards for toys and four categories of children’s products under the Ordinance.

Highlights of the amendment are summarized in Table 1.

Item	Children’s product	New standard	Current standard
1	Toys	BS EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024 ‘Migration of certain elements’	BS EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021
2		BS EN 71-4:2020+A1:2025 ‘Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities’	BS EN 71-4:2020
3		BS EN 71-13:2021+A2:2024 ‘Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games’	BS EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022
4	Children’s highchairs and multi-purpose highchairs for domestic use	BS EN 14988:2017+A2:2024	BS EN 14988:2017+A1:2020
5	Children’s highchairs and multi-purpose highchairs for domestic use	ISO 9221:2024	ISO 9221-1:2015 ISO 9221-2:2015
6	Children’s paints	BS EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024	BS EN 71-3:2019+A1:2021
7	Playpens for domestic use	ASTM F406-24	ASTM F406-22
8	Wheeled child conveyances	AS 2088:2022 (incorporating Amendment 1:2024)	AS 2088:2022
¹Schedule 1 to the Ordinance ‘Toy Standards ²Schedule 2 to the Ordinance ‘Schedule 2 Product Standards’

Table 1.

A previous revision to the Ordinance was announced in February 2025, with the changes becoming effective in August 2025. (SafeGuardS 35/25)

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