As reported by the Toy Industry Association (TIA), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a pilot program last week that will require participating importers to electronically file five data elements for imported consumer products, in order to help the agency more accurately target noncompliant and unsafe consumer products before they are imported. CPSC is currently seeking volunteer participants.
The test program is approved to begin next summer and run for approximately six months, and will require importers to e-file the following data elements via the Partner Government Agency message set, which enables trade-related data to be entered in one location:
• Identification of the finished product
• Each consumer product safety rule to which the finished product has been certified
• The place where the finished product was manufactured, produced, or assembled, including the identity and address of the manufacturing party
• Name and contact information of the testing entity
• A check box indicating that a required certificate currently exists for the finished product.
The CPSC is looking for up to nine companies from a cross-section of industry to participate in the pilot program. Companies interested in participating can email efilingpilot@cpsc.gov with the subject line: Application to Participate in PGA Message Set Test.
