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Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a Final Rule to implement electronic filing (eFiling) of Certificate information for regulated, imported consumer products and to revise requirements for Certificates of Compliance.
On Dec 18, 2024, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a Final Rule to implement electronic filing (eFiling) of Certificate information for regulated, imported consumer products and to revise requirements for Certificates of Compliance. The new rule will take effect 18 months from the date of publication in the Federal Register, with a 24-month effective date for consumer products imported into a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) and subsequently entered the US market for consumption or warehousing.
CPSC’s new eFiling program will apply to all imported consumer products subject to a mandatory safety standard, as set forth in the rule, including de minimis shipments. The program will require importers of regulated products that require certification to electronically file data elements at the time of filing an entry including:
- identification of the finished product;
- party certifying compliance;
- each consumer product safety rule to which the finished product has been certified;
- date and place the finished product was manufactured;
- when and where the finished product was most recently tested for compliance; and
- contact information for the person maintaining test records.
CPSC is inviting up to 2,000 additional importers to sign up for the eFiling voluntary stage to develop and test their systems before eFiling becomes mandatory. The upcoming mandatory eFiling requirement will significantly impact the way products enter the U.S. market. We encourage importers to submit participation requests to efilingsupport@cpsc.gov to get familiar with eFiling.
As the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company having many CPSC-approved testing laboratories located in various countries, SGS provide a variety of solutions to help our global clients fulfill their upcoming mandatory eFiling requirements:
- Manual upload of each product’s certificate data
- CSV batch upload of multiple product certificates
- API to automatically integrate with product registry
We are ready to help both domestic and international businesses on this new importing requirement. With an unrivaled global network of experts, we are here to support you in making a seamless transition that helps you stay compliant. Get in touch today and stay up to date with the US eFiling requirements for consumer goods.
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