Toys & recreation
Import of toys and recreational items, with the required certifications and controls.
We handle the import of toys and recreational items, a category with specific safety requirements. Today the control is mostly resolved inside the market, not at customs: Res. SIyC 313/2025 (Art. 8) repealed the article of Res. 163/2005 that authorized customs intervention before release, after Res. 237/2024 (Art. 6) had already dispensed the Dirección General de Aduanas from that control. What's still checked at the border is the phthalate restriction: Res. 373/2009 (Art. 3) requires filing a technical report or a sworn declaration from the importer with customs, backed by an INTI-Plásticos record.
The rest of the control moved to market surveillance, backed by a Declaración Jurada de Conformidad (Res. SIyC 313/2025), with testing —depending on the product— against IRAM-NM 300, ISO 8124, ASTM F963, or EN 71 / EN IEC 62115. The conformity mark —seal plus QR code, which points to both the Declaración de Conformidad and the product's certification— originates in Res. SIyC 237/2024 and has been enforceable since October 1, 2025 (Res. 26/2025); for toys whose packaging or primary wrapping is in direct contact with food, or that are sold together with food, that enforceability was suspended (Res. SIyC 428/2025), and since October 1, 2026, the mark has applied to them as well. If you still hold certificates under the regulations Res. 313/2025 repealed, get in touch and we'll review your situation. And separately, the phthalate limit under Res. 583/2008 (Ministerio de Salud) remains in force, covering imports and domestic sale today —not exports, since its amendment by Res. 1948/2019.
- Toys and recreational items
- Declaración Jurada de Conformidad (Res. SIyC 313/2025), no prior customs intervention
- Testing depending on the product: IRAM-NM 300, ISO 8124, ASTM F963, EN 71 / EN IEC 62115
- Conformity marking with seal and QR code (Res. SIyC 237/2024)
- Certificates under repealed regimes: get in touch about your situation
- Phthalate restriction in force for imports (Res. 583/2008)
Regulations and agencies involved
Res. SIyC 313/2025 — Declaración Jurada de Conformidad for toys
In force since August 14, 2025, it unified the technical regulation of five consumer categories —lighters, sunglasses, toys, children's bicycles, and wood-based panels— and, in its Art. 8, repealed the article of Res. 163/2005 that authorized the Dirección General de Aduanas to intervene before clearance. Compliance control today rests on a sworn declaration backed by testing, not on a pre-release intervention.
Testing and conformity marking (Res. SIyC 237/2024 and Res. SIyC 313/2025)
Depending on the product, testing is run against IRAM-NM 300, ISO 8124, ASTM F963, or EN 71 / EN IEC 62115. The conformity mark —seal plus QR code, pointing to both the Declaración de Conformidad and the product's certification— originates in Res. SIyC 237/2024 and has been enforceable since October 1, 2025 (Res. 26/2025, Art. 4); for toys whose packaging is in direct contact with food, enforceability was suspended (Res. SIyC 428/2025), and since October 1, 2026, it has applied to them as well.
Res. 583/2008 (Ministerio de Salud) — phthalate restriction
Sets a 0.1% mass limit for certain phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP, and DINP/DIDP/DNOP in products that can be put in the mouth) in toys and childcare articles. It has no repealing rule; Res. SIyC 313/2025 expressly points to it (Apéndice III) as a standing requirement. Since Res. 1948/2019, it covers imports and domestic sale, not exports. Border verification is done via a sworn declaration from the importer to Customs, backed by an INTI-Plásticos record (Res. 373/2009, Art. 3).
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