PortCert
How it works

Five steps, all by email.

No calls, no portal to learn. You send the product; we send the rules that apply and a fixed price; once you pay, we deliver the finished file. Here is the whole sequence, and who does what.

1 business day to reply 2 business days to deliver 0 calls

Last updated: September 2026

  1. You send the product

    Photos, what it is made of (fabric, prints, trims, metal parts, batteries), the age group it is for, the factory and the month it was made, your product IDs, and any lab reports you already have. The first check is free: we tell you whether a CPSC rule covers the product, whether it needs a CPC or a GCC, the rules we expect, the lab tests to order if some are missing, and a fixed price.

    Reply within 1 U.S. business day
  2. You approve the quote and pay

    A secure card payment link comes with the written quote, along with a short checklist of the documents we need. The delivery clock starts when we have both your payment and the documents on the checklist.

    Clock starts at payment + documents
  3. We check the rules and write the certificate

    Each rule is checked against the current eCFR text. We match every test report to the rule and the component it covers, claim only the testing exclusions the regulation allows, and flag gaps: a missing test, a lab not accepted by CPSC for that test, a periodic test out of date, a label the rule requires. If a gap blocks the certificate, we tell you in writing within one U.S. business day.

    2 U.S. business days · rush: next day
  4. The Registry import file, and how to import it

    Your certificate data comes as a CSV file in CPSC’s official bulk-upload template, with a step-by-step import guide based on CPSC’s own user guide. Importing needs Collection Editor permissions or above in your Business Account CSV guide v3: you, your customs broker or a Collection Editor you designate imports the file, reviews CPSC’s import screen, and certifies Registry guide. We never log into your account and never submit anything to CPSC; the certifier stays legally responsible 16 CFR 1110.15.

    Same delivery date
  5. Broker sheet and retest date

    One page for your customs broker: the Certifier ID, Product ID and Version ID for a Reference message set, the full data set as a fallback, and the check of your HTS number against CPSC’s flag list. For children’s products, the date your next periodic test is due 16 CFR 1107.21.

    Delivered with the certificate
Who does what

You hold the facts. We hold the rules.

You provide

  • Product photos, materials and components
  • Factory name, address, email and phone, and the month of manufacture
  • Lab reports — or you order the tests we list
  • Your product IDs (SKU, UPC, GTIN or model)
  • The import into your Product Registry — by you, your broker or your own Collection Editor
  • Your review, and the certification itself

We do

  • The rule check, with a citation for every rule
  • The certificate, every element of 16 CFR 1110.11
  • Matching each test report to its rule and component
  • The CSV import file and the step-by-step import guide
  • The broker-ready sheet
  • The retest calendar, and reminders on the Catalog Plan
Timelines

The dates we commit to, in writing.

U.S. business days: Monday to Friday, excluding U.S. federal holidays.

Free check
Reply within 1 U.S. business day.
Certificate Package
2 U.S. business days after payment and complete documents. $79 per product.
Rush
By the end of the next U.S. business day. +$40 per product.
Catalog Plan
Same 2-day delivery for each of up to 10 certificates a month. $149 per month.
If we are late
Full refund of that product’s fee. The date that counts is the one in your quote.
Questions
Every email answered within 1 U.S. business day. Nothing by phone.

The limits, stated once more

We are not a testing laboratory, a customs broker or a law firm. We prepare documents from the regulations and your records; you review, certify and submit, and the legal responsibility for the certificate stays with the certifier 16 CFR 1110.15. We cannot promise that CBP or CPSC will admit your goods.

Start with step 1

Send it tonight. We reply within one U.S. business day.

The first check costs nothing and tells you exactly where your product stands.