16 CFR § 1260.3 - Prohibited stockpiling.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1260.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1260.3 - Prohibited stockpiling."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1260.3"
section_name: "Prohibited stockpiling."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1260"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARD FOR OPERATING CORDS ON CUSTOM WINDOW COVERINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2056, 15 U.S.C. 2058, and 5 U.S.C. 553."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 73189, Nov. 28, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1260"
---
# 1260.3 Prohibited stockpiling.
(a) *Prohibited acts.* Manufacturers and importers of custom window coverings shall not manufacture or import custom window coverings that do not comply with the requirements of this part in any 180-day period between November 28, 2022, and May 30, 2023, at a rate that is greater than 120 percent of the rate at which they manufactured or imported custom window coverings during the base period for the manufacturer.
(b) *Base period.* The base period for custom window coverings is any period of 180 consecutive dates, chosen by the manufacturer or importer, in the 5-year period immediately preceding November 28, 2022.