It’s that time of the year to audit your consumer product safety compliance program, and in 2026, things are changing.
Companies need to digitize their compliance data now to avoid disruption when CPSC eFiling becomes mandatory in mid‑2026. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) finalized its eFiling rule in January 2025, requiring importers of regulated consumer products to electronically transmit Certificate of Compliance data at the time of import entry through Customs’ ACE system or the CPSC Product Registry.
The shift to real‑time digital compliance
The eFiling mandate replaces the decades‑old paper or PDF certificate model, where a CPC or GCC could be provided later on request. CPSC eFiling requires electronic data submissions linked directly to each imported shipment. This means compliance will now be validated while shipments are at sea or upon arrival in port. Missing or inaccurate data may hold shipments, and manual certificate management processes will no longer be feasible under this real‑time enforcement model. Manufacturers will need to overhaul their compliance documentation and recordkeeping—from flexible, document-centric systems to rigid, real-time, digital data management
Why is digitization essential now
Digital transformation is not optional. Companies still managing compliance data in spreadsheets or paper systems will struggle to meet eFiling’s structured data requirements, which demand standardized fields, immediate traceability, and five‑year electronic record retention. Early digitization allows organizations to:
- Ensure data accuracy and consistency across product lines before linking into Customs’ systems.
- Automate testing, certification, and recordkeeping workflows.
- Avoid costly port delays due to incomplete certificate data.
- Integrate compliance data with supply‑chain and ERP systems, building a unified traceability framework.
If you are selling regulated products that need a CPC or GCC certificate, you can generate the digital certificates with each new test report or incoming shipment, so you will have all the required data needed when CPSC eFiling goes into effect.
Strategic advantages for proactive adopters
Importers that adopt digital compliance systems early will receive tangible trade benefits. CPSC and Customs will assign lower risk scores to compliant importers, resulting in fewer examinations, shorter hold times, and reduced clearance costs. Beyond avoiding penalties, digitization strengthens audit readiness, enhances cross‑department collaboration, and positions companies for broader global regulatory digitalization trends, including Digital Product Passports and Extended Producer Responsibility reporting. In short, digitizing compliance data ahead of the CPSC’s eFiling requirement is both a defensive and strategic move—essential to maintain uninterrupted imports and to accelerate a future‑ready compliance infrastructure built for automated, data‑driven regulation.
Use Comply PRO+ to automate data collection
Comply PRO+ automates data collection & checks your data against requirements every 15 seconds, generates certificates for every product on every shipment, with one-click filing directly to the CPSC product registry. Use the Comply PRO+ platform to host your policies and standard operating procedures, enabling you to train employees, contractors, and board members. Use the Incident reporting module to record safety-related incident data for quick review, identify risks in real time, and implement corrective actions if necessary. Suppliers can upload production data and add tracking information, allowing for traceability of evry shipment, minimizing your risk in the event of a recall as you have the data you need to limit your exposure to only the products affected.
Start today and ask about our early adopter discounts so you can start 2026 building the data you need for upcoming CPSC efiling, State Extended Producer Responsibility reporting, and digital product passports for specific products when selling in the EU and the UK. Schedule a demo to add additional users to your plan, and early filers to the CPSC Product Registry get extra discounts.