Fizz Labs CPSC CSV Pre-Checker

Fizz Labs CPSC CSV Pre-Checker is a data format checker, not testing, certification, customs brokerage or legal advice. The importer is responsible for certificate content.

Exporting to the US: get the CPSC eFiling CSV right

For manufacturers whose products already carry a home-market certification (for example KC in Korea, or PSE / PSC / ST in Japan) and whose US importer now asks for “CPSC certificate data in CSV”.

What changed

Mandatory electronic filing of certificates of compliance is in effect for importers of regulated consumer products (CPSC news release, 2026-07-08). Products entering through Foreign Trade Zones follow from 2027-01-08 (same source). The importer files; as the manufacturer you usually supply the data.

What the importer needs from you

One row per product certificate in the CPSC CSV Template V3. The required columns are: Product Update, New Version ID, Primary Product ID, Primary Product ID Type, Certificate Type, Product Name (Model), Manufacturer GLN / Manufacturer Alternate ID, Manufacture Date, Lab 1 Type, Lab 1 Citation Codes, Last Test Date, Point of Contact (POC) for Test Result Records (User Guide for CSV Upload V3, p.7). The Product Registry accepts CSV only, so the Excel template is saved as CSV before upload (p.3).

Five format errors to check

  1. Commas in company names. “Example Co., Ltd.” breaks the file: CPSC asks you to remove every comma from values (p.3). Write “Example Co. Ltd.”.
  2. Excel changed the dates. Manufacture Date is MM/CCYY and Last Test Date is MM/DD/CCYY. Excel can turn them into 2026-08-14 or a number. Set the columns to Text (p.3).
  3. Translated or renamed headers. Headers must stay exactly as in the template; only lab columns may be added for Lab 3 and above (p.3, p.6).
  4. Codes from the wrong list. ITL and LAB labs take citation codes; an NOL lab takes testing exclusion codes. Several codes are separated by semicolons (p.6–7, Citation and Testing Exception Codes).
  5. Template example rows left in. The three example rows must be deleted before upload (p.3).

Lab types in one line each

Is my product on the HTS list?

CPSC publishes about 600 HTS codes where certificate data is required (CP2) or may be needed (CP1). The list is not exhaustive (CPSC HTS list (09/30/2026)). The checker has a lookup box.

What this site does not decide

Which CPSC rules apply to your product, and whether a test report is acceptable, are decisions for your importer and a qualified lab. A home-market certificate is not a CPSC certificate.

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