A General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) is a written certificate an importer or manufacturer issues for a general-use (non-children's) product, stating — based on testing or a reasonable testing program — that the product meets the consumer product safety rules that apply to it.
A GCC applies to a general-use product — a non-children's consumer product — that is subject to a CPSC consumer product safety rule. The certificate names each applicable rule and certifies the product complies with it.
No — a "GCC certificate" is just the General Certificate of Conformity. The extra word "certificate" is how the document is often searched, but a GCC is itself the certificate: a written statement, issued by the importer or U.S. manufacturer, that a general-use product meets each consumer product safety rule that applies to it. There is no separate "GCC certificate" to obtain on top of the GCC.
What makes a GCC certificate valid is the information on it and the testing behind it, not any official form — CPSC publishes no GCC template to fill in. And because it covers a general-use product, a GCC does not require testing by a CPSC-accepted third-party laboratory the way a Children's Product Certificate does; a reasonable testing program can support it.
A GCC is based on testing or a reasonable testing program. Unlike a children's product, a general-use product does not require testing by a CPSC-accepted third-party lab — first-party testing, or testing by a lab that is not CPSC-accepted, can support a GCC.
The importer issues the GCC for products made overseas; the U.S. manufacturer issues it for products made domestically. That party is always legally responsible for the certificate, even if a lab or consultant helps draft it.
You will see the GCC searched as the "CPSIA general conformity certificate." It is the same document. The certification requirement — a GCC for a general-use product, a CPC for a children's product — traces to Section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Act and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), carried out through 16 CFR part 1110. So "GCC" and "CPSIA general conformity certificate" name the same certificate; the CPSIA is the law it comes from.
The same document is also searched as a "consumer product safety commission general conformity certificate" — that is the Consumer Product Safety Commission's own name attached to the certificate it oversees, not a different certificate. Written as a GCC, a CPSIA general conformity certificate, or a consumer product safety commission general conformity certificate, it is the one document, and CPSC issues none of them — the importer or U.S. manufacturer does.
The free Certificate Requirement Check tells you whether your product needs a GCC, a CPC, or neither — from the product's attributes. If a filing is needed, the CPSC Product Registry Filing tool formats the data.
Run the free Certificate Requirement Check →The rules on this page do change — an eFiling date, a list, a threshold. Leave an email and a short note goes out if one does: a few a year at most, one click to stop, and the address is used for nothing else. A summary of the guide and a link arrive now, as confirmation.
Information current as of 2026-09-16.
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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.