Baby Safety Gates

I’m interested in expanding my local business to include customers in Sweden and I’m wondering if they require a certificate or safety marking on importing retractable baby gates? I’ve been able to find a few things, one being an EN 9130 marking, but that’s about it. Thanks in advance for any and all help!
The retractable baby gates are sold from our website and shipped individually if that helps!

I’m pretty sure the product has to meet the EN 1930:2000 standard for children’s safety barriers, and that the product itself has to have the marking on it. Usually there should also be a CE mark on it.

In 2003, the Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) tested 9 different baby gate products available on the market at the time and found that only one actually met the EN 1930:2000 standard, called Kiddyguard, from Lascal. Despicable! The products that didn’t meet the standards were all subject to mandatory recall/withdrawal from the market.

I suggest you contact the Swedish Consumer Agency for further info – contact details are on their web site. The link below is for the English version of their site. I’ve also supplied a link to the above report, although it’s in Swedish only.

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