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Where will you sell it, and what is it?

Answer a few questions and you'll get a plan made for your product. Until then, the steps below are the general plan.

Where will you sell it?
What is the product?

A few quick questions about the product. They decide which safety certificate it needs and fill in the plan.

So farNo requirement found yet. The next steps decide.Still to check: CPSC, FCC.Details ▸
CPSC — safety certificatedecided by the CPSC questions in step 2
FCC — equipment authorizationasked in step 2
FDA — food, drug, deviceno FDA questions for this product type
Other agenciesnone flagged for this product type
01

What it is

What is it? Tick every one that fits.
How CPSC decides ▸
CPSC weighs four things:
  • A statement by the manufacturer about the product's intended use, including a label, where that statement is reasonable. An age label or a "not for children" line does not decide it alone: a product whose look, size or marketing is aimed mainly at children can still be one.
  • Whether the packaging, display, promotion or advertising presents it as appropriate for children 12 or younger.
  • Whether consumers commonly recognise it as intended for a child 12 or younger. Something a parent or caregiver uses in a child's room, and the child does not, is not a children's product.
  • The Commission's Age Determination Guidelines (September 2002) and any successor to them.
Why we askit decides whether the children's lead limit applies and which kind of certificate this points to, and it is the one question no customs code can answer.
02

A few details

A few questions decide whether the product needs FCC equipment authorization, and which kind.

Tick every one that fits.

Answer the question above to continue.

What to have for this product

Your answers fill this in.

Then follow these steps, in order

  1. 1 · Before you pay the deposit

    Supplier on a blacklist?

    High risk

    Check the supplier isn't on a US forced-labor or sanctions list.

  2. 2 · Before you order

    Which safety certificate does my product need?

    Your answers fill this in.

  3. 3 · Before you order

    Which documents do I need from my supplier?

    High risk

    Your answers fill this in — or open the tool now; it asks for what it needs.

    Get the supplier request — free
  4. 4 · Before it ships

    Need the certificate in your own name?

    Your answers fill this in — or open the tool now; it asks for what it needs.

  5. 5 · Before the broker files

    Do my shipping documents match?

    Check that the invoice, packing list and bill of lading match before your broker files.

    You need:Commercial invoicePacking listBill of lading
    Check my documents — free
  6. 6 · At the port

    Shipment stuck at customs?

    High riskOnly if customs holds it

    If customs holds it, read the notice and find your deadline.

    You need:The CBP notice, or a few answers
    Read the CBP notice — free
  7. 7 · When you list

    Will Amazon accept the certificate?

    Your answers fill this in — or open the tool now; it asks for what it needs.

    Check my certificate — free

The whole import, including your broker's part, step by step →