Every CPSC eFiling date
The dates that decide when certificate data must be filed, each with its primary source.
Last checked: 2026-09-22 · Source: CPSC, CBP and the Federal Register · Licence: CC BY 4.0
CPSC eFiling became mandatory on 8 July 2026 for imported consumer products that need a CPC or GCC. International mail shipments follow on 22 October 2026, through CBP's new Entry Type 13, and goods entered from a Foreign Trade Zone on 8 January 2027. Sources (3)CPSCCPSC: Update on Certificates of Compliance and eFilingCPSC bulletin: eFiling guidaCPSC bulletin: eFiling guidance for mail shipments (1 Sep 2026)CPSCCPSC: eFiling Guidance for Foreign Trade Zones (PDF)
| Date | What | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Final rule published 90 FR 1800 revises 16 CFR part 1110 and makes certificate eFiling mandatory. | Federal Register: Certificat |
| 2026-01 | Flagged-HTS list published CPSC publishes about 600 HTS codes it will flag for eFiling (January 2026 edition). | CPSC |
| 2026-06-24 | CBP suspends de minimis for mail Interim final rule 2026-12669 indefinitely suspends the de minimis exemption for mail shipments and creates a postal informal entry, Entry Type 13. | Federal Register: Indefinite |
| 2026-07-08 | eFiling mandatory for imports Certificate data must be filed electronically in ACE at entry for regulated imported products. New certificate content rules also apply to domestic products. | CPSC |
| 2026-07-29 | CBP: ACE will not reject for missing CPSC data CSMS #69382435: entries without a CPSC message set are accepted by ACE; CPSC may reject the CPSC data and take enforcement action. | CBP CSMS #69382435 |
| 2026-09-14 | Flagged-HTS list updated September 2026 edition: 589 codes in 23 product categories. | CPSC |
| 2026-10-22 | eFiling required for mail shipments Mail shipments must file CBP Entry Type 13 and carry a CPSC Full or Reference Message Set. | CPSC bulletin: eFiling guida |
| 2027-01-08 | Foreign Trade Zone entries eFiling applies to regulated products entered from an FTZ for consumption or warehousing. | CPSC |
How to cite this dataset
ComplyGoods, CPSC eFiling deadlines, version 2026-09-22. https://complygoods.com/data/deadlines/. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Machine-readable twin for assistants: https://complygoods.com/data/deadlines.md
Founder of ComplyGoods. Publishes open data on product-compliance regimes (also eprfrancerep.com and eprgermanyrep.com). Every figure here links to the government file or provider page it was read from.
Razvan Toma on LinkedIn ↗Importing consumer products into the US?
Certificate data is now filed with every entry. Check which CPSC rules your product falls under, then keep every product's certificate data complete, current and provable.