Guides

Guides for importers who certify

Short, sourced explainers - every regulatory claim links its official source and the date we checked it.

CPSC eFiling in 2026: what importers file — and what the data behind it has to survive

Mandatory since July 8, 2026 for covered imports. How the Product Registry, the CSV template, and your broker's ACE reference actually fit together — and the data layer the Registry does not validate for you.

The five-year records request: what CPSC can ask a children's product maker to produce

16 CFR 1107.26's six record classes, the five-year clock, the 48-hour translation rule — and where each record class breaks in real supply chains.

Minnesota's PFAS reporting deadline, in plain language

Initial reports due September 15, 2026; extension and waiver requests postmarked by August 16; the extended deadline December 14. The three dates, the fees, what a defensible extension request contains — and why supplier data is the long pole. Primary sources linked and dated.

Comply PRO+ vs CertEvidence: filing tool or evidence system?

They automate the filing; we keep the evidence behind the certificate defensible. An honest dimension-by-dimension comparison, from their public site as of 2026-07-29 — complementary for some buyers, and we say so.

Every regulatory claim in these guides carries the date it was checked against the linked official source. See also the methodology behind our evidence model, or try the Certificate Data Health Check — it runs in your browser and uploads nothing.