Baar (December 23, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 183.25, reporting on Hong Kong’s launch of a consultation on draft amendments to several standards for toys and children’s products.
The Hong Kong government launched the one-month consultation on December 1, 2025. The proposed revisions cover changes to adopt up-to-date operative versions of standards for Hong Kong’s Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance (the Ordinance, Cap 424).
Cap 424 mandated compliance for all toys and children’s products with all applicable requirements in one of the safety standards specified in the Ordinance’s Schedule 1 (Toy Standards) or Schedule 2 (Schedule 2 Product Standards).
The draft proposals adopt the most recent standards for toys and four categories of children’s product and include an Annex that provides details of the intended changes. Comments will be accepted until December 31, 2025.
SGS experts publish SafeGuardS to keep stakeholders informed about regulatory changes that could impact their business. SafeGuardS 183.25 includes a helpful table summarizing the proposed amendments to Schedules 1 and 2 of the Ordinance.
Stakeholders are encouraged to refer to the original SafeGuardS 183.25 for more details.
SGS toy and juvenile product services
SGS offers a wide range of services to ensure that products comply with relevant standards for childcare articles and children’s equipment. They provide consulting, training, product development, testing, audit and inspection services to ensure that products comply with strict regulations worldwide, demonstrating the safety and quality of juvenile products being brought to the market. After all, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s toy and juvenile product services.
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