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| Decision field | Open accessCPSC Certificate eFilingUnited States · North AmericaRemove | Open accessEU VIES VAT Number ValidationEuropean UnionRemove |
|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | ||
| Primary job | Check standards | Check standards |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Standards | Standards |
| Best for | Planning the current CPSC certificate-data handoff for regulated imports with the importer, finished-product certifier, customs broker, and entry records | Checking an EU supplier's stated VAT number and saving the dated validation response as one identity and invoicing control |
| Know before using | The portal does not decide whether a product requires certification, identify the correct rules or certificate data, classify an entry, replace the current 16 CFR part 1110 text, or reconcile a filing to an actual shipment. Effective dates and workflows differ by entry route; use current CPSC, CBP, customs, product-safety, and legal review. | A valid VAT number is not proof of manufacturing capability, facility ownership, authorized bank instructions, product origin, tax advice, quality, capacity, certification, labor conditions, or delivery; names and addresses may not be returned for every country, and temporary database outages occur. |
| Practical access | ||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | United States · North America | European Union |
| Access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Reference | Reference |
| Source type | Government guidance | Official registry |
| Source and review | ||
| What the source establishes | CPSC operates the eFiling portal with role-specific importer, broker, applicability, Product Registry, regulated-product, laboratory, ACE, FAQ, video, and document-library routes. The certificate final rule took effect July 8, 2026 for covered non-FTZ products, with separate timing for covered FTZ entries. | VIES is the European Commission's online VAT Information Exchange System interface for querying national VAT databases to determine whether a submitted number is valid for intra-EU cross-border trade at the time of the request. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 |
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