Intermediate2h 16m # CPSC eFiling Course for Electronics Importers Prepare for CPSC eFiling: GCC vs CPC certificates, third-party testing for children's products, Reese's Law, lithium battery safety and both eFiling paths. A held shipment at the port isn't usually a sign that a consumer electronics product is unsafe. Far more often, it's a compliant product with an incomplete or missing electronically filed certificate — the exact gap the Consumer Product Safety Commission's mandatory eFiling rule was built to close, and the one this course exists to help you close first, on your own terms, before it costs you a shipment. This course teaches CPSC's certification and mandatory eFiling framework from first principles to complete practical compliance: the legal authority behind it in the Consumer Product Safety Act and 16 CFR Part 1110, exactly which consumer electronics products fall under CPSC's jurisdiction, the General Certificate of Conformity and Children's Product Certificate pathways and the testing standards behind each, the button and coin cell battery rule under Reese's Law, portable power and lithium-ion battery safety including the proposed micromobility standard, and the full eFiling mechanism itself — required data elements, the Full and Reference PGA Message Set filing paths, setting up and maintaining the CPSC Product Registry, and working effectively with your customs broker. Every module ends with a knowledge check, and the closing modules walk a complete practical compliance program, a full shipment walkthrough from purchase order to cleared entry, and your own thirty-sixty-ninety day compliance action plan. Common failure patterns — stale Certificate Identifiers, certificate-product mismatches, incomplete Product Registry setup — are covered as they occur throughout the course, not just listed once at the end. Built on CPSC's current eFiling rule, effective July 8th, 2026 for most imports and January 8th, 2027 for Foreign Trade Zone entries, and Krono's regulatory database current as of 2026. This course contains the use of artificial intelligence for asthetic purposes. * Includes the ebook edition, free * 8 downloadable resources included ## What you'll learn * Apply the button and coin cell battery rule, and track the proposed micromobility battery standard * Set up and maintain a CPSC Product Registry — entity, Certifier, Collections, and Certificate records * Choose and execute the right eFiling path for any shipment — Full or Reference PGA Message Set * Work effectively with your customs broker and resolve a port hold quickly when one happens * Build your own compliance program, avoid the recurring failure patterns, and create your action plan ## Requirements * ·No prior US customs or import compliance experience required — the course starts from first principles * ·Some familiarity with consumer electronics product development or sourcing is helpful but not essential * ·Importers, compliance and trade teams, customs brokers, and hardware startups will all benefit $149.00 One-time purchase · Lifetime access · No subscription Less than one hour with a compliance consultant. [First lesson free to preview: CPSC Mandatory eFiling for Consumer Electronics Importers](#lesson-30a407c4-c090-4c2b-82d3-1a02096b101a) * Tell the difference between having a valid certificate and being eFiling-compliant * Classify any consumer electronics product against CPSC's applicable rules and standards * Choose correctly between the General Certificate of Conformity and Children's Product Certificate Includes the ebook edition, free — read it in your [library](/platform/books) after purchase. Enroll — $149.00 Secure checkout via Paddle Not what you expected? Contact us within 14 days. Built from a regulatory graph already at work 1,599 users this week 658 guides 323 product types 9 markets ## Course content 26 modules·136 min total CPSC eFiling & Consumer Electronics Compliance: The Big Picture Preview10 min The Legal Framework 7 min Scope: What Actually Counts 6 min Two Certificates: GCC and CPC 6 min Testing & Lab Accreditation 6 min Third-Party Testing for Children's Products 5 min Reese's Law: Button & Coin Cell Batteries 6 min Portable Power & Lithium-Ion Battery Safety 5 min Other Standards Electronics Importers Encounter 5 min Import Roles & Responsibilities 5 min The CPSC Product Registry 6 min Certifier IDs, Collections & Certificate Identifiers 4 min Required eFiling Data Elements 6 min Filing Path One: The Full PGA Message Set 4 min Filing Path Two: The Reference PGA Message Set 5 min Working With Your Customs Broker 4 min The Entry Filing Process, End to End 6 min FTZ Entries & the January 2027 Deadline 4 min Recordkeeping Requirements 5 min Enforcement, Penalties & Import Surveillance 6 min Common Filing Failures & Port Holds 5 min Amendments, Corrections & Recalls 5 min Building Your Compliance Program 5 min Full Walkthrough: A Real Shipment 5 min Your Compliance Action Plan 5 min What's Next 0 min Enroll — $149.00 Need more than one? 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