CPSC EFILING · IN EFFECT SINCE JULY 8, 2026
CPSC eFiling is now mandatory. Here's what your shipment needs.
Since July 8, 2026, imported consumer products need a CPC or GCC electronically filed with Customs. Missing or wrong paperwork means held cargo — up to 60 days. We prepare the certificates and filing data for small sellers, without the $129/month enterprise suite.
CHILDREN'S PRODUCT CERTIFICATE
eFiled ✓- Product
- Sample Wooden Toy — SKU SP-0042
- Applicable CPSC rules
- Listed rule by rule, in full
- Manufacturer
- Sample Product Co.
- Date & place of manufacture
- March 2026 · Sample City
- Testing lab
- CPSC-accepted laboratory, named
- Records custodian
- records@sampleproduct.example
Does this apply to me?
- You import consumer products into the US — including Amazon FBA shipments where you are the importer of record.
- Children’s products need a CPC — a Children’s Product Certificate backed by testing at a CPSC-accepted lab.
- General-use consumer products need a GCC — a General Certificate of Conformity.
- The filing applies per shipment, not once per product. Every entry needs its certificate data filed.
One exception on timing: goods entering from foreign trade zones have until January 8, 2027.
CPC vs. GCC — which one is yours?
Both are certificates of compliance, and both now get filed electronically through the CPSC Product Registry. Which one you need — and what testing stands behind it — depends on whether your product is made for children.
| Aspect | CPC — Children’s Product Certificate | GCC — General Certificate of Conformity |
|---|---|---|
| Which products | Children’s products — items designed or intended primarily for children. | General-use consumer products — everything subject to a CPSC rule that isn’t a children’s product. |
| Testing basis | Testing performed by a CPSC-accepted laboratory. | Testing that supports compliance with each applicable rule — the official CPSC guidance below covers what qualifies for your category. |
| Product identified | Yes — the certificate identifies the specific product it covers. | Yes — same requirement. |
| Applicable rules cited | Yes — each CPSC rule the product must comply with, listed on the certificate. | Yes — same requirement. |
| Manufacturer information | Yes — who made it. | Yes — same requirement. |
| Date & place of manufacture and testing | Yes — when and where it was made, and when and where it was tested. | Yes — same requirement. |
| Records custodian contact | Yes — contact details for the person who maintains the test records. | Yes — same requirement. |
The details above come from the official guidance — worth bookmarking both: CPSC: Certificates of Compliance (official guidance) · GDLSK: The new CPSC eFiling rule, explained
What happens if I don't file (or file wrong)?
Your shipment can be held at the port while the paperwork gets sorted out — and the CPSC warns those delays can reach 60 days. Beyond holds, non-compliance carries the possibility of seizure and penalties.
- The costs don’t stop at the border, either: marketplaces can suspend listings while they wait for documentation. For a small catalog, one flagged shipment can take your best sellers offline.
- None of this requires a horror story — a missing or incorrectly filed certificate is enough.
Twenty minutes is usually enough to know exactly where your shipment stands.
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- Certificates, generated correctly. Correctly formatted CPC and GCC certificates for your products — every required element, in the required form, nothing missing.
- eFiling data, prepped field-by-field. Your filing data prepared field-by-field for the CPSC Product Registry, so what gets submitted matches what the system expects.
- One organized evidence file. Your country-of-origin documents and test reports kept in one organized place — ready the day Customs, a marketplace, or a regulator asks.
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- Generated, correctly formatted CPC and GCC certificates for your products
- Your eFiling data prepped field-by-field for the CPSC Product Registry
- One organized country-of-origin / test-report evidence file
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Questions, answered plainly.
What is CPSC eFiling?
Since July 8, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission requires certificates of compliance for imported consumer products to be filed electronically with U.S. Customs, through the CPSC Product Registry. Children’s products need a CPC (Children’s Product Certificate); general-use consumer products need a GCC (General Certificate of Conformity). The filing applies per shipment, not once per product.
Do Amazon FBA sellers need to eFile?
If you are the importer of record for your FBA shipments, yes — the rule applies to you like any other importer. Whether your products need a CPC or a GCC depends on your product category. If you’re not sure which side of that line you’re on, that’s exactly what the free triage call is for.
What's the difference between a CPC and a GCC?
A CPC covers children’s products and must be backed by testing at a CPSC-accepted lab; a GCC covers general-use consumer products. Both certificates identify the product, cite each applicable CPSC rule, and state the manufacturer, the date and place of manufacture and testing, and contact details for the person who keeps the test records. The comparison table above walks through it side by side.
What happens if my CPSC eFiling is rejected?
A rejected or missing filing puts your shipment at risk of being held at the port — the CPSC warns delays can reach 60 days — with possible seizure and penalties in more serious cases. Marketplaces can also suspend listings while documentation is outstanding. The fix is getting the certificate data corrected and properly refiled, which is why the filing data is worth preparing carefully the first time.
Do I need new lab tests or can I use existing test reports?
It depends on your product category. Children’s products require testing from a CPSC-accepted lab, so the question becomes whether your existing reports come from an accepted lab and cover the rules that apply to your product. That’s a per-product answer, not a blanket one — bring your existing reports to the free triage call and we’ll look at what you actually have.
What is the CPSC Product Registry?
It’s the system through which certificate of compliance data is filed electronically with U.S. Customs, as required since July 8, 2026. Your certificate information gets entered field-by-field, and it’s an easy place to slip up — the certificate can be right while the filing data is wrong. Preparing that data correctly is one of the three things MadeProof does.
Does this apply to products from a foreign trade zone?
Yes, but on a later timeline: goods entering from foreign trade zones have until January 8, 2027 to comply with the eFiling requirement. Everything else about the rule — CPC or GCC, filed through the CPSC Product Registry — works the same way. If your goods route through an FTZ, that extra time is for getting the paperwork right, not for skipping it.
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