| European Union / EEA | Usually F1, F2, or F3, depending on hazard level, safety distance, noise, and intended use. F4 is for persons with specialist knowledge. | Directive 2013/29/EU on the making available of pyrotechnic articles; harmonised standards in the EN 15947 series generally cover F1–F3 fireworks. | CE marking, EU declaration of conformity, and conformity assessment by a notified body where required. F4 products follow specialist-category conformity procedures. | Category, registration number, manufacturer/importer details, minimum safety distance, net explosive content, instructions, age limit, batch or type identification, and required warnings in the local language. | Member-state rules may restrict sale periods, age limits, use dates, storage, and professional operation. Dangerous-goods transport rules may apply. | EU declaration of conformity, notified-body certificate where applicable, test reports, technical file, safety data, transport classification, packaging approval, and translated labels. |
| United Kingdom | Consumer fountains are generally placed in categories F1, F2, or F3; category F4 is restricted to persons with specialist knowledge. | Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015, as amended; applicable designated or recognised standards may include EN 15947 for consumer fireworks. | UKCA or an accepted CE conformity route, subject to current Great Britain rules; UKNI may be relevant for certain Northern Ireland supply routes. | Category, safety distance, instructions, warnings, age restriction, net explosive content, importer details, traceability information, and English-language consumer information. | Sale and use are subject to national time restrictions and local conditions. Storage, transport, and professional displays may require additional permissions or licences. | Declaration of conformity, conformity-assessment records, test reports, technical documentation, label artwork, dangerous-goods classification, and evidence of importer registration where applicable. |
| United States | Fountains are generally consumer fireworks when designed and sold for consumer use; classification depends on construction, effects, composition, and intended use. | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission requirements in 16 CFR Parts 1500 and 1507; transport and explosive classification are governed by the U.S. Department of Transportation. | No universal consumer-firework “certification mark.” Products must comply with applicable federal requirements, including prohibited-device rules, labeling, and transport approvals. | Required warnings, instructions, manufacturer or importer identification, composition and construction limits, performance information, and packaging that meets applicable hazard requirements. | State and local laws control whether fountains may be sold or used. Importers must address DOT classification, shipping papers, packaging, storage, and any federal or local permits. | CPSC compliance evidence, product test reports, labeling review, DOT classification or approval, UN packaging information, bills of lading, and state-market legal review. |
| Canada | Fountains may be classified as consumer fireworks or display fireworks according to their design, effect, and approved use. | Explosives Act and Explosives Regulations, 2013; requirements administered through the federal explosives regulatory framework. | An explosives product or fireworks authorization from the federal explosives regulator is generally required before lawful Canadian sale or use. | Authorized product information, safety instructions, hazard warnings, safety distance, manufacturer or importer details, and bilingual English/French labeling where required. | Federal import, storage, sale, transport, and user-licensing requirements may apply. Municipal and provincial rules can further restrict use and sale dates. | Product authorization, laboratory or factory test information, bilingual label proofs, transport classification, import documents, storage details, and provincial or municipal compliance review. |
| Australia | Fountains are regulated according to the relevant state or territory classification and intended use; consumer access is more restricted than in many other markets. | State and territory explosives legislation, with AS 2187.1 and AS 2187.2 commonly used for storage, transport, handling, and use guidance. | There is no single nationwide consumer-firework conformity mark. State or territory approval, licensing, and product acceptance are decisive. | Product identity, hazard information, safe operating instructions, separation distances, storage conditions, and labels suitable for the relevant Australian jurisdiction. | Importers, wholesalers, users, and display operators may require explosives licences or permits. Sale and use are heavily dependent on state or territory law. | State or territory approval evidence, technical specifications, safety data, transport classification, packaging details, import permit information, and storage or handling plan. |
| New Zealand | Consumer fountains are generally treated as fireworks available for public sale only when they meet applicable product and sale restrictions. | Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act framework, related regulations, and WorkSafe requirements for explosives and hazardous substances. | Compliance depends on approved hazardous-substance controls, importer responsibilities, and product documentation rather than one universal consumer mark. | Clear instructions, hazard warnings, safe-use information, age restrictions, importer details, and packaging suitable for retail and transport conditions. | Retail sale is subject to a limited annual period. Importation, storage, transport, and public displays may require additional approvals or certified handling arrangements. | Hazard classification, import documentation, product safety information, label review, transport details, storage controls, and evidence of compliance with sale-period restrictions. |
| Japan | Fountains are regulated as fireworks under Japan’s explosives-control system; classification and handling requirements depend on quantity and intended use. | Fireworks-related requirements under the Explosives Control Act and associated technical, storage, transport, and handling rules. | Regulatory approval, notification, or permission may be required depending on product type, quantity, importer activity, storage, and use; there is no single universal retail mark. | Japanese-language instructions and warnings, product specifications, safe distance, handling conditions, importer information, and traceability documentation. | Licences or permissions may apply to manufacture, import, storage, sale, transport, and use. Local authorities may impose additional event controls. | Japanese label files, technical specifications, composition and hazard data, import permissions, storage and transport documentation, and local-use approvals. |
| China | Fountains are generally managed within consumer or display-firework categories under China’s fireworks classification and safety rules. | GB 10631, Safety and Quality of Fireworks and Firecrackers, together with applicable Chinese production, inspection, packaging, and transport regulations. | Applicable Chinese product-quality and conformity documentation; export shipments must also meet the destination market’s conformity requirements. | Classification, grade, safety distance, warnings, instructions, production and batch information, packaging requirements, and destination-market language labels. | Production, export inspection, dangerous-goods packaging, customs declaration, transport, and destination-country import controls must be coordinated. | GB test records, inspection or quality certificates, batch traceability, composition and performance data, UN transport information, and destination-market documents. |
| Brazil | Fountains are classified under Brazilian fireworks categories according to the level of hazard, effect, and intended use. | Brazilian Army controls for controlled products, including fireworks, together with applicable national technical regulations and consumer-protection requirements. | Army registration, approval, or authorization may be required for controlled products; applicable conformity assessment can also depend on the product and sales channel. | Portuguese labeling, product category, safety instructions, warnings, minimum distance, net explosive content, batch traceability, and importer or manufacturer details. | Importation, storage, transport, sale, and use may require federal, state, municipal, or police permissions, particularly for professional displays. | Army authorization, conformity or inspection documents, Portuguese label artwork, transport classification, customs paperwork, storage licence, and local-use permits. |
| United Arab Emirates | Fountains are normally treated as pyrotechnic articles subject to import, storage, sale, and event-use controls; consumer availability varies by emirate. | Federal and emirate-level civil-defence, hazardous-material, customs, and event-safety requirements. | Import and use approvals from the competent authorities may be required; conformity evidence is normally reviewed as part of the permit process. | Arabic and English safety information where required, product classification, net explosive content, safe distance, storage instructions, and traceability data. | Import permits, customs clearance, licensed storage, civil-defence approval, transport controls, and event permits may apply before delivery or use. | Product technical file, safety data, conformity or test reports, transport classification, packaging details, importer licence, and event or civil-defence approvals. |
