On June 4, 2024, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced their joint intent to expand the current Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set test (Beta Pilot) to include up to 2,000 additional participants. This expansion would allow importers of regulated consumer products to voluntarily participate in the test by electronically submitting (eFiling) data from a certificate of compliance for up to three additional years, or until an effective date of a final rule requiring eFiling. Beta Pilot test participants will eFile certificate data to the CBP-authorized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system known as the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). In addition, CPSC also seeks comment on the revised burden estimates for this expanded collection of information.

Submit requests to participate in the Beta Pilot test and any technical comments on CPSC's supplemental Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) guideline through email to: [email protected]. Requests to participate in the Beta Pilot test should contain the subject heading: “Beta Pilot: Application to participate in Expanded PGA Message Set Test.” Technical comments on CPSC's supplemental CATAIR guideline should contain the subject heading: “Beta Pilot CATAIR Technical Comments.” 

Any importer seeking to participate in the test should email their company name, contact information, importer of record number(s), filer code(s), and an explanation of how they satisfy the requirements for participation to the address listed above. CPSC will consider applications to participate for three years, until reaching the expanded Beta Pilot test capacity of 2,000 participants, or until the effective date of a final rule, whichever comes first. 

Intertek is capable of providing you with eFiling-related service. Intertek's Interlink^TM solution digitizes certificate data to support electronic filing of compliance certificates. 

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