Sports Goods & Toys
Every ball, every toy, verified.
Accredited testing, with a liaison office in Sialkot.
Accredited toy tests to ASTM F963-23, 16 CFR and EN 71-3
Tti Labs offers testing and inspection for sports goods and gears, and has a liaison office in Sialkot’s sports goods hub.
In 2012 Tti Labs acquired the Cleaner Production Centre (CPC) Laboratory in Sialkot with the Pakistan Gloves Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PGMEA). The move strengthened testing support for Pakistan’s glove, sports goods, leather products and PPE industries.
Division 08 at a glance
PNAC LAB 022 · CPSC Lab ID 1168
7
Families of sports goods & gears, plus toys
19
Elements in EN 71-3 migration
5
Mechanical toy tests on the PNAC toys row
8
Inspection stages, from sample picking to loading
24 h
Inspection booked; report within the next 24 hours
Seven families, from bagpipes to sports balls.
Division 08 lists seven families of sports goods & gears, plus toys. Tti Labs offers testing and inspection for each, and customised quality assurance for other sporting equipment.
Sports goods & gears
Testing for Pakistan's sports goods exporters.
Sports balls: footballs and other match and training balls
Cricket equipment: balls, bats and pads for cricket
Boxing equipment: gloves and pads for boxing
Medical balls: weighted balls for strength training
Bags: sports and kit bags
Bagpipes: bagpipes and their parts
Goalkeeper gloves follow the PPE route. Protective gloves for football goalkeepers are a glove family in Tti Labs’ PPE division (Division 03).
Physical tests for leather and glove materials
Tti Labs' PNAC row for leather, footwear and gloves lists 15 physical tests.
Thickness
Tensile strength & elongation
Tear load, single & double edge
Distension & surface strength (ball burst)
Abrasion, rotating drum
Flex resistance (flexometer)
Water resistance, flexible leather
Glove sizing & dexterity
“Ball burst” names a leather grain test, not a test of inflated balls.
U.S. toy compliance
Under 16 CFR 1250.2, each toy must meet all applicable provisions of ASTM F963-23.
Torque and tension tests to ASTM F963-23 and 16 CFR 1500
Sharp point and sharp edge tests to 16 CFR 1500.48 and 1500.49
Small parts to 16 CFR 1501
Total lead, lead in paint and phthalates to CPSC methods
The CPSIA adds lead limits for children’s products and phthalate limits for toys and child care articles.
Use and abuse testing for toys
Torque and tension tests simulate use and foreseeable abuse, as 16 CFR 1500.50 describes.
Sharp point, sharp edge and small parts tests then check for hazards.
The small parts cylinder
Applies to toys and articles for children under 3 years (36 months)
An article that fits entirely, in any orientation and uncompressed, fails
Pieces that come off in use and abuse testing get the same check
EU toy regulation
The new EU toy rules ban the intentional use of PFAS and ten bisphenols.
12 Dec 2025: published in the Official Journal
1 Jan 2026: entry into force
1 Aug 2030: Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 applies; Directive 2009/48/EC repealed
19 elements, three limits each
Migration limits depend on the toy material. Tti Labs tests migration of certain elements to EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024, an accredited method.
Inspection
Booked in 24 hours, reported in the next 24.
Tti Labs’ inspection coverage includes sports and recreation goods: balls and boxing gloves.
Sample picking, at about 10% of production
Pre-production: raw material and production readiness
Initial production, at 10–20% of production
During production: in-line quality control
Pre-final, at 60–80% of production
Final random: pre-shipment inspection to AQL standards
Full check: 100% product inspection
Loading supervision: correct loading and handling
U.S. toy rules, matched to Tti Labs’ methods.
U.S. requirements
CPSIA · 16 CFR
Requirement
U.S. reference
Method on the scope
Total lead in substrates
CPSIA Section 101
CPSC-CH-E1001-08.3 (metal) · CPSC-CH-E1002-08.3 (non-metal)
Lead in paint & surface coatings
16 CFR Part 1303
CPSC-CH-E1003-09.1
Phthalates content
CPSIA Section 108
CPSC-CH-C1001-09.4 · ISO 14389:2022
Small parts (choking hazard)
16 CFR Part 1501
Small parts cylinder
Sharp points & sharp edges
16 CFR 1500.48 & 1500.49
16 CFR 1500.48 · 1500.49
Torque & tension
16 CFR 1500.50, .51, .53
ASTM F963-23
Tracking labels
CPSIA Section 103
Label verification (service; not on the PNAC accredited scope)
Limits
Limit
What it covers
100 ppm
Total lead content by weight, any part of a children’s product. CPSIA §101(a)(2)(C), from 14 Aug 2011
90 ppm
Lead in paint and similar surface coatings (0.009%). 16 CFR 1303.1, from 14 Aug 2009
0.1%
Each of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP and DCHP in children’s toys and child care articles. 16 CFR 1307.3
Torque & tension by age group
16 CFR 1500.51–1500.53
Age group
Torque
Tension
18 months or less · 16 CFR 1500.51
2 in-lb · 2.30 kg-cm
10 lb · 4.55 kg
Over 36, not over 96 months · 16 CFR 1500.53
4 in-lb · 4.60 kg-cm
15 lb · 6.80 kg
Mechanical tests on the toys row
Test
Method
Torque test
ASTM F963-23 · 16 CFR 1500.50, .51, .53
Tension test
ASTM F963-23 · 16 CFR 1500.50, .51, .53
Small parts cylinder
16 CFR 1501
Sharp point
16 CFR 1500.48
Sharp edge
16 CFR 1500.49
Force goes on a part a child can grasp with thumb and forefinger or teeth. The torque builds within 5 s and holds for 10 s, in both directions. Tension pulls parallel to the part, then at 90 degrees. Source: 16 CFR 1500.51–1500.53, paragraphs (e) and (f). The 18–36 month group (16 CFR 1500.52) is not on Tti Labs’ scope.
EN 71-3 migration limits, mg/kg
Elements 1–10
Dry
Liquid
Scraped
0.02
0.005
0.053
0.9
0.2
12
1.3
0.3
17
2.0
0.5
23
3.8
0.9
47
7.5
1.9
94
10.5
2.6
130
37.5
9.4
460
37.5
9.4
460
45
11.3
560
Elements 11–19
Dry
Liquid
Scraped
75
18.8
930
622.5
156
7,700
1,200
300
15,000
1,200
300
15,000
1,500
375
18,750
2,250
560
28,130
3,750
938
46,000
4,500
1,125
56,000
15,000
3,750
180,000
Limits in mg/kg: Regulation (EU) 2025/2509, Appendix, Part A, point 1. The Regulation applies from 1 Aug 2030; Directive 2009/48/EC applies until then. Values are limits, not test results.
Methods on the accredited scope
Chemistry · PNAC LAB 022 Rev. 09
Test
Method
Migration of certain elements
EN 71-3:2019+A2:2024
Total lead, metal & non-metal
CPSC-CH-E1001-08.3 · CPSC-CH-E1002-08.3
Lead in paint & coatings
CPSC-CH-E1003-09.1 · 16 CFR 1303
Phthalates
ISO 14389:2022 · CPSC-CH-C1001-09.4
Bisphenols A, B, S, F
ISO 11936:2023 (LC-MS/MS)
PFAS
ISO 23702-1:2023 · CEN/TS 15968:2010 · EN 17681:2025
Total fluorine
ASTM D7359 · EN 14582 · EN 17813
Cadmium extractability
BS EN 1122:2001
PAH
ISO 16190:2021 · AfPS GS 2019-01
Leather & glove materials
Test
Method
Thickness
ISO 2589:2016
Tensile strength & elongation
ISO 3376:2020
Tear load, single & double edge
ISO 3377-1:2011 · ISO 3377-2:2025
Distension & surface strength (ball burst)
ISO 3379:2024
Abrasion, rotating drum
ISO 4649 (2010 & 2024)
Flex resistance (flexometer)
ISO 5402-1:2022 · SATRA TM 55
Water resistance, flexible leather
ISO 5403-1:2025
Glove sizing & dexterity
EN ISO 21420:2020+A1:2024
PNAC accredits each method for the product row shown. EN 71-3 and the mechanical tests sit on the toys row.
Certified, accredited & approved
ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratory, PNAC LAB 022
ISO/IEC 17020 accredited inspection body, PNAC IB-006 (Tti Inspections Pvt Ltd)
U.S. CPSC accepted conformity assessment body, Lab ID 1168
Sialkot liaison office: Opposite Mag Town Masjid, Kashmir Road, Sialkot-51310 · (052) 3573367
544
Accredited methods
600+
Samples a day
3-day
Turnaround
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Sports goods & toys testing