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• CPSC eFiling: the seven data elements that decide entry
  Since July 8, 2026, certificate data travels with the entry, not after it. The seven eFiling data elements, and the two ways to send them.
• Children's product certificates: the fields brokers get wrong
  A CPC has seven required elements under CPSIA Section 14, and the failures cluster in three of them: the lab, the citations, and the certifier.
• No de minimis exemption: why small parcels need certificates too
  The $800 shortcut does not apply to CPSC eFiling. Here is what that means for DTC importers.
• The certificate lifecycle: from lab report to eFile
  A certificate is not a PDF in a drive. It is a living record with a revision history.
• The math of a held container vs. certificate-ops
  Demurrage, storage and a missed season, priced out against a monthly desk fee.