Facts You Should Know…
- This is not a Federal law
- Only 16 states require registration for stuffed bedding & furniture articles.
- Not all states require all products to be registered
- Registration fees per state vary from US$5.00 to US$720.00
- License periods vary by state and licenses must be renewed at the end of their periods to remain active.
- Renewal procedures vary by state
- Violations vary by state
- A Uniform Registry Number (URN) must be printed on the law label of the manufacturer’s products. This state issued URN identifies the manufacturer of the products to the state and the consumer.
- A Uniform Registry Number System exists between the states so that only one number is needed for each manufacturer to print on their law labels.
- A URN from one state must be registered in another before products displaying that number can be sold there.
- A URN can only be assigned to the manufacturing facility of the products
- A manufacturer with multiple facilities must have a separate URN for each facility.
- A company which contracts a another company to make it’s products is NOT considered the manufacturer under this system. They are considered the importer/wholesaler/distributor of the products even though they may own the rights, designs, patents, etc. This applies also to U.S. companies contracting non-U.S. companies to make their products.
- Non-U.S. companies who make products which will be at any time, or by any other company in the world, sold in the U.S., must be registered - even if they are not directly selling or exporting their products to the U.S.
- Importers/Wholesalers/Distributors of these products must also have licenses in some states.
- Importers/Wholesalers/Distributors will not be issued licenses if the manufacturer of the products they wish to sell is not registered in that state.
- Some states require an Importer/Wholesaler/Distributor to obtain a separate license for each manufacturer it wishes to sell the products of.
- Conversely, some states require an Importer/Wholesaler/Distributor to obtain a single license allowing them sell the products of multiple manufacturers - as long as those manufacturers are licensed.