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AustraliaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Tricycles, scooters – Australia

Official title

Limited review of the mandatory safety standard for toys containing lead and other elements; accessed via link below.

Australia notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 13 November 2025. The comment period closed on 12 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

(various) Children’s toys containing lead and other elements – being children’s toys that are products designed or clearly intended for use in play by children under the age of 6 years. This regulation addresses the risk of children ingesting or absorbing heavy elements in a range of t

HS codes
  • 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
    • 9503 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds
Notifying member
Australia
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 13 November 2025. Check WTO ePing or Australia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/AUS/190

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 12 January 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 12 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/AUS/190; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

The mandatory standard for toys containing lead and other elements came into effect in 2009 to protect children from harmful levels of lead and other toxic elements in children’s toys supplied in Australia. The mandatory standard covers requirements for maximum migration limits for certain elements and provides guidelines on how to test for certain elements in children's toys and finger paints. The ACCC is conducting a limited review of the mandatory standard for toys containing lead and other elements. The purpose of this limited review is to seek stakeholder views about: increasing compliance options by referencing appropriate voluntary Australian and overseas standards that provide an equivalent or better level of safety; whether adding dynamic references is appropriate - so updates to referenced voluntary standards flow through to the mandatory standard. The limited review seeks views about allowing suppliers to comply with the most recent version of the voluntary Australian standard: Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2021/Amd 1:2023 - Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements) In addition, the limited review seeks views about allowing suppliers to comply with the following voluntary international standard: International Standard (ISO 8124-3:2020/Amd 1:2023 - Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements) Note: The Australian/New Zealand Standard is a direct adoption of the International standard. The proposed safety standard would…

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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