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GPSR compliance for craft & DIY kits sellers
Since 13 December 2024, the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, Regulation (EU) 2023/988) applies to craft & DIY kits sold online to EU buyers — including handmade items such as jewellery-making kits, embroidery kits, candle-making kits, model kits. Marketplaces enforce it themselves: Amazon can suspend non-compliant listings and Etsy removes them.
This guide covers what that means concretely for craft & DIY kits: the information every EU-facing listing must display, the safety warnings that typically apply to this category, and the rules that exist beyond GPSR.
What every EU-facing listing must display
GPSR Art. 19 requires this information to be visible before purchase — on the listing itself, not just inside the parcel:
- Manufacturer name, postal address and electronic address
- If the manufacturer is outside the EU: name and contact details of the EU Responsible Person
- Product identification: a photo, the product type, and a batch or model reference
- Any warnings and safety information, in the language(s) of each EU country you target
Typical safety warnings for craft & diy kits
Which warnings apply depends on your exact product — these are the ones that most often apply in this category. In your kit, each one comes pre-translated in every language of the EU countries you sell to.
| Warning (English version) | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Keep this information for future reference. | GPSR Art. 9 — instructions and safety information |
| Use only under adult supervision. | Supervision convention for products used by children |
| Contains sharp tools (needles, scissors). Handle with care and keep away from young children. | Sharp tool injury prevention convention (craft kits) |
| WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months. Small parts — choking hazard. | EN 71-6 age warning convention |
| Keep out of reach of children. | General child protection convention (cf. CLP P102) |
Risk factors to assess before listing
Contains needles, scissors or other sharp tools
Contains beads or other small components
Contains glue, paint, dye or wax
Marketed for children
Each factor you tick adds the matching warnings and risk-assessment lines to your kit — that is how the documents stay specific to your product.
The documents to prepare
The fields above are the easy part — what takes time is preparing what goes in them. The GPSR Kit generates all four documents for your specific product in one pass:
- Safety Information Sheet — the warning texts to paste, in every language of the countries you sell to
- Simplified Risk Assessment — pre-filled for your category, to review, adapt and sign for your technical file
- Marketplace Checklist — the field-by-field steps for your channels
- Label Template — the mandatory mentions plus a copy-paste block for your listing descriptions
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FAQ
Do I need GPSR compliance to sell craft & DIY kits to the EU from outside the EU?
Yes. GPSR applies to any product offered to EU consumers, wherever the seller is based. If the manufacturer is outside the EU, you also need an EU-based Responsible Person whose contact details appear on your listings and labels.
Which languages do my safety warnings need to be in?
Warnings and safety information must be in the language(s) of every EU country you sell to. The GPSR Kit covers 8 languages across the 27 EU/EEA countries — gaps for the remaining languages are flagged honestly in your checklist.
Is more than GPSR involved for craft & DIY kits?
GPSR is the baseline safety regulation for general consumer products. Depending on materials and use, other EU rules can apply on top — the pre-filled risk assessment in the kit flags the usual suspects for this category.
GPSR Kit helps you prepare product-safety compliance documents. It is not legal advice and does not guarantee compliance or marketplace approval. Review and adapt all content to your actual product before use.