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GPSR compliance for home décor & handmade crafts sellers
Since 13 December 2024, the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, Regulation (EU) 2023/988) applies to home décor & handmade crafts sold online to EU buyers — including handmade items such as wall art, dried-flower arrangements, macramé, ornaments, vases. Marketplaces enforce it themselves: Amazon can suspend non-compliant listings and Etsy removes them.
This guide covers what that means concretely for home décor & handmade crafts: 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 home décor & handmade crafts
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 |
| This product is not a toy. | Misuse prevention convention (decorative items) |
| Ensure the product is securely mounted with fixings suitable for your wall before use. | Safe installation information (GPSR Art. 9) |
| Contains small parts — choking hazard. Keep away from children under 3 years. | Choking prevention convention (non-toy products) |
| Fragile: broken glass or ceramic can cause cuts. Handle with care. | Cut injury prevention convention (glass/ceramic) |
| Place the candle on a stable, heat-resistant surface. | EN 15494 candle safety label convention |
| Always burn the candle well away from anything that can catch fire. | EN 15494 candle safety label convention |
| Never leave a burning candle unattended. | EN 15494 candle safety label convention |
| Highly flammable material: keep away from fire, flames and heat sources. | Flammability precaution convention (dried/natural materials) |
Risk factors to assess before listing
Wall-mounted or hanging
Has small decorative parts that could detach
Contains glass or mirror
Candle or tealight holder
Dried or natural plant material
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 home décor & handmade crafts 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 home décor & handmade crafts?
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.