The following articles are exempt from this regulation (§§ 1500.18(a)(9) and 1501.4 below):

1. (a) Balloons;
2. (b) Books and other articles made of paper;
3. (c) Writing materials such as crayons, chalk, pencils, and pens;
4. (d) Children's clothing and accessories, such as shoe lace holders and buttons;
5. (e) Grooming, feeding, and hygiene products, such as diaper pins and clips, barrettes, toothbrushes, drinking glasses, dishes and eating utensils;
6. (f) Phonograph records;
7. (g) Modeling clay and similar products;
8. (h) Fingerpaints, watercolors, and other paint sets;
9. (i) Rattles (as defined at 16 CFR 1510.2); and
10. (j) Pacifiers (as defined at 16 CFR 1511.2(a)).