Business-account responsibility
Identify the importer or other responsible certifying party and confirm who is authorized to manage and certify records.
CPSC Product Registry preparation
Build and review a Product Registry record—then authorize only the action your CPSC role allows.
Guided Pilot
$349 one timeA reusable certificate record saves time only when the product, testing, manufacturing, and trade-party details still tell the same story. CertifyPreflight helps organize and review that evidence. A signed-in authorized user may approve an import; a certification request is available only when CPSC confirms that user’s Certifier role and the user gives a second authorization. Current automatic scope is one product, one laboratory, and create-only; broader, mixed/exclusions-only, or update work requires guided review. The broker still handles the separate ACE filing.
Reviewed against official CPSC resources · Updated September 25, 2026
Preparation checklist
Reuse the record—not an old mistake.
Repeated imports can make a reusable certificate record valuable, but only when the product and supporting certificate details remain accurate.
Finished-product identity
Use a product description and identifiers that connect the certificate record to the finished product, packaging, invoice, or packing list.
Rules and exclusions
Gather the applicable citation codes and any testing-exclusion information that the authorized reviewer determines applies.
Manufacturing facts
Connect the manufacturer, production location, and date or date range to the supporting source record.
Testing and trade parties
Organize the test date, laboratory, relevant reports, and the parties associated with the certificate.
Certificate identifiers
Prepare to give the broker the Certifier ID, Product ID, and Version ID for the Reference PGA Message Set.
A controlled path
Move from scattered facts to a clearer filing conversation.
Identify
Define the finished product and the responsible importing or certifying party.
Collect
Gather certificate, manufacturing, testing, laboratory, and record-contact sources.
Review
Separate confirmed facts from missing, conflicting, or stale information.
Authorize the exact action
Approve an import for later certification, or—when CPSC confirms the Certifier role—give a separate authorization to import and certify.
Certify and hand off
Complete certification through an authorized account, then give the identifiers and entry context to the broker handling the separate ACE filing.
Common questions
Does every importer need to use the CPSC Product Registry?
No. CPSC explains that an importer using the Full PGA Message Set does not need the Product Registry. The Product Registry supports the Reference PGA Message Set route.
Why use the Reference PGA Message Set route?
CPSC describes it as useful when the same regulated products and certificate records are used for repeated imports. Confirm the route with your licensed customs broker or authorized filer.
Does the Product Registry send information to CBP automatically?
No. CPSC states that the Product Registry is a stand-alone repository and does not communicate automatically with CBP’s ACE system. The importer must provide the certificate identifiers to the broker.
Will CertifyPreflight enter or certify my Product Registry records?
CertifyPreflight can import a reviewed record after explicit authorization. Import-and-certify is available only when CPSC returns the Certifier role for the selected collection and the user gives a separate certification authorization. Without that role, the record is imported for later certification. Current automatic scope is one product, one laboratory, and create-only. Multiple products or laboratories, mixed/exclusions-only records, and certificate updates require guided review. CertifyPreflight does not transmit the broker’s separate ACE PGA Message Set.
Bring the situation—not a perfect file set.
You can begin while questions are still open. CertifyPreflight helps connect the useful details, surface the weak spots, and make the next request more specific.