US customs will now check product safety certificates electronically, not on paper

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission now requires companies to file product safety certificates electronically with US Customs and Border Protection. This means customs agents can check product compliance faster and more consistently when goods enter the country.

Before this rule, safety certificates were often paper documents, making it hard for customs agents to verify them efficiently. Now, the system can automatically check if a product has the required safety certification before it even clears customs. This change makes it much harder for non-compliant products to enter the US market.