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AustraliaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Seats (not those of heading no. 9402) – Australia

Official title

Limited review of the mandatory safety standard for Baby bath aids

Australia notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 6 February 2026. The comment period closed on 7 April 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Baby bath aids

HS codes
  • 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
    • 940180 Seats, n.e.s.
Notifying member
Australia
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 6 February 2026. Check WTO ePing or Australia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/AUS/196

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 7 April 2026
Proposed adoption
Not applicable - we are consulting on whether the mandatory safety standard should be updated.
Proposed entry into force
Not applicable.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 7 April 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/196; it can take them up with Australia.

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What the notification says

The mandatory standard for baby bath aids (the mandatory standard) Consumer Goods (Baby Bath Aids) Safety Standard 2017 was introduced in 2005 to address the drowning deaths of infants while using baby bath aids in Australia. It was updated in 2017 to improve the permanence and legibility of the safety warnings. It covers requirements for warning statement labelling and the testing of these warning labels to ensure permanency and legibility. The mandatory standard currently references the 2013 version of the voluntary US standard for infant bath seats (ASTM F1967) subclauses 7.3.1, 7.3.3, and 7.3.4 for the determination of warning label permanence. The ACCC is conducting a limited review of the mandatory standard. The purpose of this limited review is to seek stakeholder views about: increasing compliance options by referencing appropriate 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 US and European standards: ASTM F1967:2024 — Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats; I.S. EN 17022:2018 — Child care articles – Bathing aids – Safety requirements and test methods; I.S. EN 17072:2018 — Child care articles - Bath tubs, stands and non-standalone bathing aids - Safety requirements and…

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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