Get Ready To Comply With CPSC's Upcoming EFiling Requirement

Consumer products regulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) may soon be denied entry into the United States unless the importer of record electronically files a detailed product certification with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In late 2023, the CPSC published a proposed CPSC rule that will require that importers of regulated consumer products eFile Certificates of Compliance at import.

Since 2008, importers and domestic manufacturers have been required to maintain Certificates of Compliance and to provide distributors and retailers a reasonable means to access the certificate, but the certificates did not need to be filed at import. In June, the CPSC expanded its beta program testing the eFiling system and issued an "eFiling Quick Start Guide," which provided additional information about the program and predicted that "full implementation of eFiling will occur in or around 2025."