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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref. : EIC 111/2/21

12 December 2023

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 885/2023

US : Proposed Revisions to Rule for Certificates of Compliance for Consumer Products

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) published in the Federal Register (FR) of 8 December 2023 a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the rule for Certificates of Compliance (certificates). Interested parties may submit comments to the Commission by 6 February 2024.

2.In 2013, the Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to revise the rule for certificates to align with rules for testing children's products and component part testing, and to require electronic filing of certificates (eFiling) for imported consumer products with the US Customs and Border Protection. Building on the 2013 NPR, this notice proposes to amend the rule for certificates to, among other things: revise terminology; broaden the definition of ''importer''; allow private labelers to test and certify products; and implement eFiling for imported, CPSC-regulated consumer products and substances.

3.For details, please refer to the FR notice at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-08/pdf/2023-25911.pdf.

ENQUIRIES

4.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact Miss K Y HO at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Kwany KOU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.