On December 8^th, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPR) to revise 16 CFR 1110  - Certificates of Compliance. The SNPR proposes to align the certificate rule with other CPSC rules on testing and certification, and to implement, for imported CPSC-regulated products and substances, electronic filing of certificates (eFiling) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Public comment period is open until February 6, 2024.

This proposed change has been triggered by a CPSC study which found an increased likelihood of a violation if a certificate is not provided within 24 hours of CPSC’s request or not provided at all. CPSC Staff also found relationships between product compliance and data on a certificate. On June 10^th, 2022, the CPSC issued notice announcing Beta pilot for electronic filing (eFiling) of certain data elements of the Certificate of compliance (CPC/GCC) for the regulated consumer products.

The eFiling initiative will enable importers to electronically file the data elements required from a certificate of compliance electronically with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 

Intertek has participated in the eFiling Beta Pilot with retails and CPSC. When the rulemaking is completed by the end of 2024, expect functions will include：

1. Manual upload on CPSC website
2. Bulk upload via CSV file
3. Electronic data transfer via API integration

For additional information on eFiling, please refer to CPSC site: https://www.cpsc.gov/eFiling

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