The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced new requirements surrounding the electronic filing of Children’s Product Certificates (CPCs) and General Certificates of Conformity (GCCs).

Beginning on July 8, 2026, these forms will need to be electronically filed in Customs and Border Protection’s ACE system at the time of entry - not after the fact. 

Importers with goods requiring this certification will need to provide it to their Customs broker for electronic submission in the ACE system prior to arrival. This includes all finished consumer products subject to CPSC mandatory safety standards, rules, or bans, such as children’s products requiring a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) and general-use products requiring a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC). 

The program will also require importers of regulated products to file several new data elements, 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.

Please see the CPSC News Release: CPSC Approves Final Rule to Implement eFiling for Certificates of Compliance and the CPSC’s frequently asked questions page for complete details.

Importers who require these certificates and have, up to this point, operated under the understanding that they are needed only when requested are encouraged to contact their broker to ensure their process is updated.