July 9, 2026

U.S. Customs Reminder: CPSC eFiling Effective July 8, 2026

Starting July 8, 2026, your Certificate of Compliance data must be filed electronically with CBP at the time of entry.


Who this impacts

Any importer of record bringing CPSC-regulated consumer products into the U.S. — including apparel (adult and children’s), children’s products, toys, mattresses, furniture, and other certified goods.


If you are unsure whether your product qualifies, please confirm first using CPSC’s free Regulatory Robot tool: https://www.cpsc.gov/Business–Manufacturing/Regulatory-Robot/Safer-Products-Start-Here

If Your Products are Regulated, Enroll in the CPSC Product Registry and Pre-file your products

Importers are strongly encouraged to register directly with CPSC to obtain credentials for the eFiling system. Register here

Once enrolled, load your certificate data in the Product Registry once. When registering, record the IDs generated for each product and provide to Carson at time of entry: Certificate ID, Product ID and Version ID.

Importers who do not enroll in the Product Registry can still comply by providing Carson with the full certificate data set for each shipment. This option is best for infrequent importers or those who have not yet completed their enrollment. This requires you to provide the seven data elements to Carson with every shipment:

  • Product ID
  • Applicable safety rule citation codes
  • Date of manufacture
  • Place of manufacture
  • Date of most recent compliance testing
  • Testing laboratory contact information
  • Point of contact maintaining the records

In all cases of CPSC regulated products, Carson recommends including a copy of the certificate with your shipment documents in case they are requested by CBP.

Update Your Invoices

Please update your invoices with the Certificate ID, Product ID and Version ID generated by the CPSC portal for each product, along with your Certifier ID and the applicable Intended Use Code. If you are not enrolled, you will need to include the seven data elements listed above on your customs invoice so that Carson can include these on the customs entry.

CPSC has identified approximately 600 HTS codes that will be automatically flagged in ACE starting July 8. 
Entries filed under a flagged code without eFiling data will receive an immediate electronic warning, and shipments may be placed under review or held for examination. If your product falls under a flagged HTS but does not require a CPC or GCC, you will need to advise Carson to disclaim CPSC by adding this instruction to your customs invoice: “CPSC Disclaimed.” 
Note: An unflagged code does not mean you are exempt. If your product requires a CPC or GCC, the eFiling obligation applies regardless of whether your HTS code appears on the flagged list.

You can view the full list of flagged HTS codes to verify if you need to include a disclaim instruction here: CPSC-Guidance-and-HTS-List-for-Filing-of-Electronic-Certificates-6B-Cleared.pdf

Please be aware if the required CPSC data or the CPSC disclaim instructions are missing, this will result in your shipment getting delayed and or held at the border.

Please reach out to Carson for assistance.