CPSC eFiling Compliance for US- Bound Shipments- Overview
Overview
From July 8, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requires electronic filing (eFiling) of product-safety Certificate of Compliance data for certain consumer products entering the United States. The requirement is set by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Global-e acts as Merchant of Record (MOR) and Importer of Record (IOR) for US imports, and is therefore legally responsible for filing this data with the CPSC Product Registry on Merchant’s behalf. Global-e handles the full technical integration with CPSC and registers the products on behalf of the Merchant — the merchant is responsible for supplying the underlying product-safety data. If that data is missing or incorrect, shipments can be held at US customs. For implementation details for Shopify and non-Shopify / SFTP merchants, see the CPSC eFiling Compliance for US-Bound Shipments — Merchant Guide.Why this matters
- Keeps shipments moving — prevents US customs holds on affected products.
- Avoids penalties — protects you and Global-e from CPSC enforcement action.
- Preserves US selling — required to continue US cross-border shipping via Global-e Logistics or Global-e integration after July 8, 2026.
Who and what is in scope
- Merchants shipping to the US via Global-e Logistics or Global-e integration.
- Products whose HTS code appears on the CPSC in-scope list (~600 codes) — e.g. toys, children’s products, and other regulated consumer goods. Ref: CPSC-Guidance-and-HTSList-for-Filing-of-Electronic-Certificates-040826-V5.pdf
- Merchants who believe their products are required by the regulation.
- All Global-e supported platforms: Classic via SFTP and Shopify via the platform integration.