CONSUMER PRODUCTS-SAFETY

Any consumer product offered for importation will be refused admission if the product fails to comply with an applicable consumer product safety rule, specified labeling or certification requirements, or is determined to be a hazardous product or contain a product defect which constitutes a substantial product hazard.

12. Flammable Fabrics. Any article of wearing apparel or interior furnishing, or any fabric or related material which is intended for use or which may be used in wearing apparel or interior furnishing cannot be imported into the United States if it fails to conform to an applicable flammability standard isued under Section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act. This Act is administered by the by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207. Certain products can be imported into the United States as provided in Section 11(c) of the Act for the purpose of finishing or processing to render such products not so highly flammable as to be dangerous when worn by individuals, provided that the exporter state, on the invoice or other paper relating to the shipment, that the shipment is being made for that purpose. The provisions of the Flammable Fabrics Act apply to products manufactured in the United States as well as to imported products.