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Are you actually ready for CPSC eFiling?

Eight questions, scored out of 100. You will see which of the seven filing data elements your paperwork is missing, and what to fix before your next booking — no signup, nothing stored.

1. Do you know which certificate your product needs?

Children's products (12 and under) need a CPC. General-use products covered by a CPSC rule need a GCC.

2. Do you have a current test report supporting that certificate?

Children's products need testing by a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory. General-use products can be supported by any qualified lab, or in some cases first-party testing.

3. Does your certificate state the exact 16 CFR citation for each applicable rule?
4. Do you have the manufacturer's legal name, full address and contact details in your document set?

The overseas factory, not your trading company — the address has to be the one a CBP officer could verify.

5. Do you have the date and place of manufacture for the shipment?

Month and year, plus the city and country of manufacture.

6. Do you have the date and place of testing, or where the certificate was issued?
7. Are your product identities consistent across invoice, packing list and certificate?

SKU or model number, and the description as your supplier lists it.

8. Is your customs broker set up to transmit your certificate data in the PGA Message Set?

Your broker files the entry and transmits the data, but you are the importer of record and you own the accuracy of every element.

No signup and nothing stored — the score is calculated in your browser.

The seven elements CBP expects

Since July 8, 2026, certificate data for CPSC-regulated consumer products is transmitted electronically at entry — every shipment, at any value (16 CFR 1110; the Free Trade Zone phase follows on January 8, 2027). The importer of record owns the accuracy of each element below.

Certificate type and rule

CPC for children's products, GCC for general-use products covered by a CPSC rule, each with its exact citation.

Test report and lab

CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory for children's products; a qualified lab or first-party data for general-use products.

Manufacturer name and address

The factory's legal name, full address and a contact point — not your trading company.

Date and place of manufacture

Month and year, plus the city and country of manufacture.

Date and place of testing

When and where the product was tested, or where the certificate was issued.

Product identity

One consistent SKU or model number, and a description that matches across invoice, packing list and certificate.

Importer of record

Your details, and a broker who actually has a PGA Message Set mapped to transmit the certificate data.

Your broker files. You certify.

This is the part most importers get backwards. Your customs broker files the entry and transmits the certificate data in the Full PGA Message Set — but they are transmitting your certification. The importer of record is the party legally responsible for the certificate being true, complete and rule-specific. A broker cannot sign off on a document they did not build, and they cannot invent a citation you did not give them.

So the useful question is not "does my broker handle eFiling?" It is "do I have a complete, citation-correct document set in their hands?" That is what this check scores.

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EntryReady is a documentation workspace, not a law firm or a customs broker. This check is general compliance guidance, not legal advice — confirm the current rule for your exact product, and review your certificate with a qualified compliance professional before filing. EntryReady is operated in Australia.