A trading name of A Star Supply · ContactA trading name of A Star Supply · ContactShort answer: no. The General Product Safety Regulation creates no certificate, no marking and no third-party approval step. Here is what it requires instead, and why sellers keep being offered "GPSR certification".
A full-text search of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 finds no mention of a notified body, no CE marking requirement and no declaration of conformity. Certification appears only twice in any meaningful sense: Article 8 lists voluntary certification schemes and similar third-party frameworks among things the Commission may take into account, and Article 22 requires online marketplaces to obtain a self-certification from traders that they will only offer compliant products.
The European Commission's 2025 guidelines for businesses use the same language. They describe an internal risk analysis by the manufacturer, not an external approval.
If a service offers to sell you a "GPSR certificate", understand what you are buying: a document from that company, not a legal status the regulation recognises.
Test reports can form part of the documentation where appropriate, and Article 9(2) allows tests conducted by the manufacturer or by another party on their behalf. That is optional evidence, not a required certificate.
Article 7 gives a presumption of conformity with the general safety requirement where a product conforms to European standards whose references have been published in the Official Journal. The Commission's guidelines note that these standards are not legally binding, and that a manufacturer can use other methods; the product then does not get the presumption, and the manufacturer has to show precisely how the identified risks were tackled.
The presumption does not stop market surveillance authorities from acting (Article 7(3)).
CE marking obligations come from sector-specific EU legislation such as the toy safety, electrical equipment or personal protective equipment rules, never from the GPSR. Article 2 says the GPSR applies where there are no specific provisions with the same objective under EU law, and only to risks not covered by them. The Commission calls the GPSR a safety net that complements harmonised legislation.
Amazon staff on the Seller Forums describe the safety attestation as confirming that a product does not require warning and safety information, to be used only where that is the case. In bulk upload it is a "Yes" in a column.
It is a self-declaration in an Amazon listing field, and an alternative to uploading warnings, not a certificate and not something the regulation creates.
No. Regulation (EU) 2023/988 creates no certificate, no marking and no notified body. It requires an internal risk analysis, technical documentation, labelling and listing information.
The regulation does not require it. Test reports may form part of the technical documentation where appropriate, and can be carried out by the manufacturer or by another party on its behalf.
No. CE marking comes from sector-specific EU legislation. The GPSR applies where no such specific provisions cover the risk.
What they issue is their own document. The legal duties stay with the manufacturer, importer or distributor, and no certificate discharges them.
No. Amazon describes it as confirming a product does not require warning and safety information. It is a self-declaration in a listing field.
Instilus organises the documents you already have into a GPSR evidence pack. Take the free eligibility check.
One email with the checklist, the label generator, the templates and the example pack. No account, and nothing else is sent unless you ask.