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I have an Australian child seat, and I would like to know if it's legal to use in the US.

From what I can tell, there is a US standard for child restraints, but I can't seem to find whether it is required for child restraints to conform to it. All I can see is that children under certain ages are required to be in an appropriate type of child restraint.

Is it legal to use the Australian child seat in the US?

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The laws in the US are state specific; some states require 'federally approved', others require 'according to technical standards'. So it depends on where you are going.

You can check for each state for example under this link: https://saferide4kids.com/car-seat-laws-by-state/

Note that realistically nobody will stop you and investigate your child seat's approval marks. At the end this is between you and your consciousness about your child's security.

Aganju
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