Amazon Reminds Sellers That CPSC Certificate eFiling Becomes Mandatory on July 8, 2026 — Importers of Regulated Products Must Submit Certificate Data Electronically at Customs Entry (July 2026)
Amazon has published guidance reminding sellers that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is making electronic filing (eFiling) of Certificates of Compliance mandatory starting July 8, 2026. Amazon stresses this is not a new certification requirement — it is a new way of submitting the compliance documentation sellers already need. Importers of CPSC-regulated consumer products must now transmit the certificate data (a Children's Product Certificate, or CPC, for products intended for children 12 and younger, and a General Certificate of Conformity, or GCC, for certain other regulated products) electronically into U.S. Customs and Border Protection's ACE system at the time of entry, rather than simply keeping a PDF certificate on file. The data must be structured and machine-readable and filed before the shipment arrives. Shipments missing the required certificate data can face customs holds, clearance delays, or entry refusal — which for FBA sellers means inventory that never reaches a fulfillment center. Amazon points sellers to its CPSC regulated products reference guide and Seller Support for product-specific questions.
Key Points
- Starting July 8, 2026, the CPSC requires electronic filing (eFiling) of Certificate of Compliance data for regulated consumer products imported into the U.S.
- Amazon says this is not a new certification requirement — it is a new way of submitting existing compliance documentation during the import process
- Affected certificates include the Children's Product Certificate (CPC) for products intended for children 12 and younger, and the General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) for certain other regulated products
- Certificate data must be transmitted electronically into U.S. Customs and Border Protection's ACE system at the time of entry — as structured, machine-readable data, not just a PDF kept on file
- The data must be accurate and filed before the shipment arrives; missing or inaccurate data can trigger customs holds, clearance delays, or entry refusal
- For FBA sellers who import, a blocked entry means inventory that never reaches an Amazon fulfillment center — Amazon points sellers to its CPSC regulated products reference guide and Seller Support
What You Should Do Now
- 1Identify which of your imported products are CPSC-regulated and require a CPC (children's products) or GCC certificate
- 2Confirm your certificate information is complete and accurate, and get it into a structured electronic format ready for ACE filing — a PDF on file is no longer sufficient
- 3Coordinate with your customs broker or freight forwarder so the certificate data is eFiled in ACE before each shipment arrives, starting with entries on or after July 8, 2026
- 4Review Amazon's CPSC regulated products reference guide and contact Seller Support for product-specific clarification if you're unsure whether a product is in scope