USA Regulatory Changes:
USA Mandatory CPSC e-Filing Requirements – Effective 8 July 2026
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will introduce mandatory e-Filing requirements from 8 July 2026. This change affects all CPSC‑regulated products entering the United States.
From this date, Certificate of Compliance (CoC) is required at the time of entry into the USA. Failure to provide the required data may result in:
Entry delays
Shipment holds
Examinations
Requests for additional documentation
Refusal of entry
1. Products Affected
The rules apply to all products regulated under CPSC safety standards. Examples include (but are not limited to):
Clothing made from flammable fabrics
Toys
Shoes
Pacifiers
Children’s furniture
Infant sleep products
Imitation jewellery
Child chairs
Carriages and strollers
Rugs
Bicycle helmets
Power adapters and chargers
2. CPSC Product Registry (Optional)
The CPSC Product Registry is an optional online system that allows importers to pre‑register product certificate data.
If a product is pre-registered, only three data elements are required at the time of entry:
Certifier ID
Product ID
Certificate Version ID
This significantly reduces the data burden during import processing.
3. Requirements for Non‑Preregistered Products
If a shipment contains a product flagged as CPSC‑regulated and it has not been preregistered, U.S. Customs may request the full certificate details at the time of entry, including:
a) Product identifier (e.g., GTIN)
b) Each applicable CPSC safety rule certified under 16 CFR Part 1110
c) Date of manufacture of the finished product
d) Name and address of the manufacturer, producer, or assembler
e) Date of the most recent compliance test
f) Name and address of the testing laboratory
g) Contact details for the party maintaining test records
4. Postal Shipments
Because the CPSC Partner Government Agency (PGA) dataset is dependent on the ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) entry process — and postal shipments do not use ACE — no additional linkage or data submission is required for postal items at this time.
Upcoming U.S. Tariff and Import Process Changes – Expected July 2026
The U.S. government is expected to issue an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the coming days outlining changes to the import process for goods entering the United States. While the final text has not yet been published, the following developments
have been communicated to industry stakeholders, although may be subject to change.
1. Expiry of Section 122 Tariffs – 24 July 2026
The temporary Section 122 tariffs, introduced after the invalidation of the IEEPA tariffs, are legally limited to 150 days. They are therefore expected to expire on 24 July 2026.
Current indications suggest that these temporary measures will be replaced by Section 301 tariffs under a revised framework.
2. Impact on Postal Exports
With the de minimis exemption suspended for low‑value international postal shipments, all postal exports will:
Move directly from the flat Section 122 surcharge
Into the finalised Section 301 tariff structure
Immediately upon implementation in July 2026
This means postal items will no longer benefit from simplified low‑value treatment and will instead follow the same tariff rules as commercial shipments.
3. Data Requirements
The only expected change to data requirements is:
Full HS code (10‑digit) details must be provided for every item in the shipment.
If anymore data requirements become applicable, we will update as necessary.
This applies to all postal exports once the new tariff framework is in effect.
4. Qualified Party Model and Use of Commercial Customs Brokers
The current Qualified Party model is expected to be replaced.
Under the new approach:
Clearance must be performed by an approved commercial customs broker.
