How to import into the United States
Import intelligence for small importers, in one place.
Held right now
Decoded, if it’s held.
Upload the CBP notice. The hold type and the deadline are read off it, and a cited checklist follows the path that hold takes.
CBP Notice of DetentionUFLPA · forced labor
Hold type · read from notice
Forced labor — UFLPA
Response deadline
≈ 30 days
Not shipped yet
Prevented, before it ships.
Screen the supplier against the forced-labor and sanctions lists customs actually uses, before money moves. Three checks, every finding cited.
Crestline Textile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
UFLPA Entity ListFlagged for review
OFAC SDN · Consolidated · CSLNo match found
CPSC certificate flag · HTS 6108.31Flagged for review
Fictional example — “Crestline Textile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.” is not a real company, and the results shown are illustrative.
No signup · No subscription · Every finding cites its government source
Every tool
One tool for each moment an import goes wrong.
Roughly in the order an import meets them. Most are free. The paid ones cost less than an hour of a broker's time, and are one-time — no subscription.
1 · Before money moves
Screen a Supplier
Three independent checks — forced labor, federal sanctions, CPSC certificate flag — never blended into one score. The supplier’s identity is confirmed before anything is searched. A link that lasts and a PDF that is yours.
2 · Before it ships
Compliance Requirement Check
Whether the product needs a CPSC safety certificate, and which kind, or FCC equipment authorization — from its HTS code and a short questionnaire.
Free
3 · Ask the factory
Supplier Data Request Pack
A ready-to-send request, in the factory's language, for the compliance data an import needs.
Free
5 · Shipment held?
Detention Decoder
Know your hold type and deadline, and get a cited evidence checklist — free. Then an attorney-ready response package, written and ready to customize. The notice is discarded after reading.
Free · $149
6 · Before the broker
Broker-Ready Document Check
Reconcile the invoice, packing list and bill of lading before your broker sees them — free; the assembled handoff package is $49.
Free · $49
7 · Selling on Marketplace
CPC Readiness Check
Selling on Amazon? The five things a marketplace reviewer checks across your certificate, test report and invoice — free, before review.
Free · $39New
How each tool really works
What each tool asks for, and what it hands back.
Six chapters, one shape, in the order the cards above run. The film advances on its own and pauses under the pointer.
1 · Before money moves · Screen a Supplier2 · Before it ships · Compliance Requirement Check3 · Certificate in play · CPSC Product Registry Filing4 · Before the broker · Broker-Ready Document Check5 · Shipment held · Detention Decoder6 · Selling on Marketplace · CPC Readiness Check
You provide
Supplier name
Crestline Textile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Product · HS code
Children’s cotton pajamas · 6108.31
Identity confirmed against the corporate registry before screeningStep 0
You receive
UFLPA Entity ListFlagged for Review
OFAC SDN + ConsolidatedNo match found
CPSC certificate flag · 6108.31Flagged for Review
DHS/FLETF UFLPA Entity List↗You provide
Product · HS code
Children’s cotton pajamas · 6108.31
Is this product made for children 12 or under?
Yes
Is it sleepwear — a nightgown, pyjamas, a robe, or similar?
Yes
You receive
CPSC · certificateCertificate — CPC
FCC · equipment authorizationNot applicable
FDA · registrationNot applicable
All three checked: children’s sleepwear flammability (16 CFR 1615/1616) applies, so a CPC; no electronics or FDA-regulated use.
CPSC citation & disclaim guidance v3 · read 2026-08-08↗You provide
Product name
Children’s cotton pajamas
SKU / model
CTM-6108-PJ
Certificate type
Children’s Product Certificate (CPC)
You receive
✓Package compiled→bulk-upload.csvcertificate-draft.pdfREADME.pdf
✓
Arranged into CPSC's Product Registry upload template · 7 of 7 sections
✓
A draft of the certificate itself — CPC or GCC, on the seven elements 16 CFR 1110.11 requires · for the certifier to issue
The README names every value the CSV had to change, disclosed per value. Nothing is issued, certified or filed here.
Nothing is submitted on the requester’s behalf.
You provide
✓
Commercial invoice
commercial-invoice.pdf
✓
Packing list
packing-list.pdf
✓
Bill of lading
bill-of-lading.pdf
You receive
✓
Seller and buyer match across documents · Fields consistent
✓
Quantities match across invoice and packing list · Fields consistent
!
Invoice total vs packing-list value · Reconcile
Each document is read, then discarded. Nothing is stored. A clean set for the customs broker — the round-trips are fewer.
You provide
U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Port of Los Angeles · Notice of Detention · The merchandise described above has been detained pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1307 and the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The importer may submit information demonstrating admissibility within 30 days of the date of this notice…
A PDF or a photo. The notice is read once and discarded. Nothing is stored.
You receive
Read from the notice
Hold typeForced labor — UFLPA
Response deadline≈ 30 days · computed
Your documents, cross-checked against the UFLPA evidence checklist
✓
Supply-chain tracing to the raw cotton · cited · present
!
Transaction proof for the flagged input · reconcile · missing
Written for you — ready to customize for your attorney
✓Package compiled→executive-summary.pdfresponse-package.pdfevidence-index.pdf
19 U.S.C. § 1307 · UFLPA↗You provide
✓
Children's Product Certificate
cpc.pdf
✓
Test report — CPSC-accepted lab
test-report.pdf
✓
Commercial invoice + listing details
invoice.pdf
You receive
✓
Model and brand match across certificate, report and listing · 16 CFR 1110.11
✓
Age grade consistent across all three documents · consistent
!
Issuing lab is CPSC-accepted — confirm on the marketplace's current list · confirm
The five things a marketplace reviewer checks, before Amazon’s review. Each document is read, then discarded. Nothing is stored. Where the fix is the certificate itself, the Filing reissues it in the importer’s name.
16 CFR 1110 · 1112 · Part 1200↗Fictional example — “Crestline Textile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.” is not a real company, and the results shown are illustrative. List names, HTS codes, CFR references and deadlines are real.
Step 4 of 10·Screen the supplier for forced labor and sanctions
★ Screen a Supplier — $29
Screen a Supplier · $29 per report
Screen a supplier before money moves
Checks the supplier against the UFLPA, OFAC and CPSC lists the government publishes; every finding names its source.
Why we askThis exact name is what gets checked against each government list.
Start typing to see candidate HTS codes — pick the closest, never auto-filled.
Why we askan HS code is the 6-digit product code used in tariff schedules worldwide. CPSC organises its eFiling requirements by HS code, so the one picked here is used to look up which safety rules may apply. This searches the official tariff descriptions by keyword — it is not a classification opinion, and it is not a duty or cost calculator. The code that goes on an actual customs entry is a longer HTSUS code; that is a separate code, set by a licensed customs broker or whoever files the entries.
Optional
Why we askconfirms the exact facility, not just the company name.
Don't have this? Skip it — the check still runs on the name alone.
Add the supplier name to run the check.