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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