“Under Review” means CPSC, or another U.S. agency that works with customs, is still checking your entry data. CBP can still release the goods, so they can leave the port. But they aren't free to enter commerce, to be sold or sent on, until that agency sends “May Proceed”. “Hold Intact” goes further: the agency wants the goods kept whole while it decides.
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Answer three questions — free →| Under Review | Hold Intact | |
|---|---|---|
| Who sends it | A partner government agency, not CBP | A partner government agency, not CBP |
| What it means | The agency is still deciding | The agency wants the goods kept whole while it decides |
| Where the goods are | May be released by CBP, but not yet free to enter commerce | Kept unchanged and complete, at a set location |
| Is it a release? | No. CBP's release is a separate message | No, whatever CBP's release message says |
Source: CBP, ACE Cargo Release with PGA Data Glossary of Terms; CPSC, Use of 1USG Notification Messaging at Import (June 2026)
One or more of these partner agencies, such as CPSC, are checking the entry data. Each one is deciding whether to send “May Proceed” or to place a Hold Intact.
Under Review doesn't stop the goods at the port by itself. CBP can release them if it isn't holding them for an exam or for missing data. But they aren't free to enter commerce until the review ends with “May Proceed”. Moving them into commerce before then can bring a redelivery notice or enforcement action.
CPSC says its review can delay the final all-clear message, but it won't slow the goods at the border unless CPSC decides an intensive exam is needed and CBP agrees. CPSC also says most shipments get an automatic “May Proceed” from its system.
For higher-risk products, CPSC sets its own review times, counted in business hours after the entry is filed. Its business hours are 8am to 4pm in the port's time zone, on days the federal government is open.
By air or truck, the time is 4 business hours, or 8 if the entry has added risk factors. By ocean, it's 8 business hours, or 16. CPSC handles express shipments separately.
These are CPSC's own timeframes, not a promise. CPSC says that if its staff take no action in that time, its system sends “May Proceed” on its own. Any other agency on the same entry runs its own review.
If CPSC wants a closer look, one of these messages follows. A Hold Intact: keep the goods whole while CPSC decides. A Hold Intact with documents needed: the same, and the message lists the documents to load into CBP's Document Image System (DIS). Or an Intensive Exam request: CPSC asks CBP to stop the entry at the port for an exam, sometimes with documents too. The broker sees that one as a CBP hold, with any note from CPSC.
With a Hold Intact or a documents review, CPSC can also post its Form 354, a Notice of Conditional Release, to DIS for the broker to download. And even after “May Proceed”, CPSC can still say it will examine the goods at the importer's place.
The agency wants the goods kept intact, unchanged and complete, and taken to a set location while it decides whether they can enter commerce.
It's separate from CBP's own release. An agency can place a Hold Intact whatever CBP's release message says. So your entry can show a CBP release and a Hold Intact at once, and the goods still wait for the agency.
The status message alone doesn't say what set it off. For CPSC, a hold usually traces back to a certificate for a regulated product. So knowing whether your product needs a CPSC certificate, and which one, tells you what the agency is looking for.
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Information current as of 2026-10-28.
This report is an automated, informational screening tool only. Tiana & Co. is not a licensed customs broker and does not conduct customs business. This report does not constitute legal advice, a compliance determination, or a certification of admissibility for any supplier, product, or shipment.
Verdicts in this report are produced by deterministic code, not by a language model. The explanatory paragraph accompanying each check is model-generated and checked against the cited sources before delivery. No part of this report is reviewed by a person before it is issued, so every material finding and citation should be confirmed against the underlying government source before it is relied on.
This report reflects data available as of the report date. The OFAC SDN and Consolidated lists, the other U.S. Consolidated Screening List constituents, the UFLPA Entity List, CBP withhold release orders, CPSC's eFiling list, and regulatory guidance are updated frequently and without prior notice. Users should re-screen periodically and consult qualified counsel for compliance decisions.
Name-similarity results do not establish or rule out the identity of any company. Where multiple similarly named records exist, none should be treated as confirmed without independent verification against the primary government source.
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Use of this report for import, procurement, sanctions-compliance, or investment decisions is at the user's own risk. Anyone with compliance obligations under UFLPA, OFAC, or CPSC regulations should consult qualified legal counsel before making a transactional decision.
This report is an automated, informational screening tool only. Tiana & Co. is not a licensed customs broker and does not conduct customs business. This report does not constitute legal advice, a compliance determination, or a certification of admissibility for any supplier, product, or shipment.
Verdicts in this report are produced by deterministic code, not by a language model. The explanatory paragraph accompanying each check is model-generated and checked against the cited sources before delivery. No part of this report is reviewed by a person before it is issued, so every material finding and citation should be confirmed against the underlying government source before it is relied on.
This report reflects data available as of the report date. The OFAC SDN and Consolidated lists, the other U.S. Consolidated Screening List constituents, the UFLPA Entity List, CBP withhold release orders, CPSC's eFiling list, and regulatory guidance are updated frequently and without prior notice. Users should re-screen periodically and consult qualified counsel for compliance decisions.
Name-similarity results do not establish or rule out the identity of any company. Where multiple similarly named records exist, none should be treated as confirmed without independent verification against the primary government source.
This tool is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a substitute for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or any other government agency. No warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness, or currency of any finding.
Use of this report for import, procurement, sanctions-compliance, or investment decisions is at the user's own risk. Anyone with compliance obligations under UFLPA, OFAC, or CPSC regulations should consult qualified legal counsel before making a transactional decision.