If you sell products on eBay and ship them to the United States, there is an important change you should know about.
From July 8, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, called CPSC, requires electronic compliance documents for some products imported into the USA.
This does not affect every product. But it can be important if you sell products such as children’s items, toys, apparel or other regulated consumer products.
In many cases, sellers may need one of these documents:
- General Certificate of Conformity, also called GCC
- Children’s Product Certificate, also called CPC.
These documents show that the product meets the required safety rules for the U.S. market.
Why is this being introduced?
The idea behind the new CPSC e-filing requirement is simple: products imported into the United States should be easier to check before they enter the market.
For some products, especially children’s products, toys, apparel and other regulated consumer goods, sellers or importers may need to prove that the product meets U.S. safety rules.
With the new e-filing requirement, this certificate information should be available electronically. This helps U.S. authorities check products faster and reduces the risk of unsafe or non-compliant products entering the U.S. market.
Why should the document be connected to an eBay listing?
The document is not uploaded just to store a file somewhere. It should be connected to the actual eBay listing, because eBay needs to know which product the certificate belongs to.
For buyers, this does not really change how the listing looks. The important part happens in the background: the correct GCC or CPC certificate is linked to the correct eBay offer.
That is why Eselt supports the upload and assignment of these documents. You can upload the certificate in Eselt, connect it with the right eBay listing, and Eselt passes the required document information to eBay.
Eselt supports the upload of GCC and CPC documents
The good news is: Eselt supports this.
If your product needs a GCC or CPC certificate, you can upload the required document in Eselt and assign it to the relevant eBay listing.
Eselt then sends the document information to eBay, so the certificate is connected with the correct offer.
Screenshot: CPSC document upload for eBay listings in Eselt
This is especially useful because the document does not have to be handled separately outside your listing workflow. You can manage it directly where you prepare and update your eBay listings.
What should sellers do now?
If you sell to the U.S. market, it is a good idea to check whether your products are affected by the new CPSC requirements.
If your products need a GCC or CPC certificate, you should prepare the required document and upload it in Eselt. After that, you can assign it to the correct eBay listing.
This can help avoid problems with affected shipments to the United States, such as delays, additional checks or missing document information.
In short: if your product needs a GCC or CPC certificate, you can upload this document in Eselt and connect it with your eBay listing.
This helps keep your listings ready for the new eBay and CPSC requirements and makes it easier to sell affected products to customers in the United States.