I ship to U.S. customers by international mail. What happens on October 22, 2026?
No new requirement starts on October 22, 2026. CBP moved mandatory Entry Type 13 for regulated mail to January 20, 2027, and CPSC’s October 2026 guidance moved its eFiling start for mail to the same date. Until then, mail entry procedures do not change, but certificate data must still be in CPSC’s Product Registry before arrival.
Two rules, and a date that moved
Since July 8, 2026, importers eFile certificate data at entry, with no de minimis exemption, except for mail: its certificate data must be in CPSC’s Product Registry before the product arrives 16 CFR 1110.13(a)(1) CPSC eFiling FAQ.
CBP suspended the de minimis exemption for mail on June 24, 2026, and set up an email-based postal entry for parcels of $2,500 or less, in effect since July 24 91 FR 37801; mail subject to another agency’s requirements must use formal entry 19 CFR 145.12(a)(2)(v), a point first delayed to October 22, 2026. A final rule published October 22 moves that compliance date to January 20, 2027, with the current informal mail process in place until then 91 FR 66638. CBP encourages the optional Entry Type 13 now CBP release, Oct. 14, 2026. It has also proposed these entry and data requirements for all mail packages except letters and flats CBP release, Oct. 14, 2026 91 FR 64532.
What CPSC says now
CPSC’s October 2026 guidance, posted October 20 CPSC document library: with CBP requiring Entry Type 13, “CPSC will require eFiled certificates for mail shipments, via a Full or Reference Message Set, beginning on January 20, 2027” CPSC mail guidance. The earlier edition, dated July 2026, said October 22, 2026.
Since October 22, CBP’s Entry Type 13 test also accepts, for now, entries without complete electronic agency data, until a future notice ends it 91 FR 66707. This is CBP’s flexibility: CPSC’s guidance does not mention it, and CPSC’s requirements in the table below still apply.
| Now | From January 20, 2027 | |
|---|---|---|
| CPSC data | In the Product Registry before arrival 16 CFR 1110.13 | A Full or Reference message set with the entry CPSC mail guidance; the Registry rule for mail stays in 16 CFR 1110.13(a)(1) 16 CFR 1110.13 |
| CBP entry, regulated mail | Current procedures; Entry Type 13 optional 91 FR 66638 | Entry Type 13 or formal entry CBP release, Oct. 14, 2026 |
Who files
An Entry Type 13 is filed by the owner or purchaser in ACE, or by a licensed broker; a post, forwarder or carrier acting as consignee must use a broker, and a bond is required 91 FR 38007. For CPSC, the importer of mail is a party eligible to make entry, not typically a consumer buying for personal use 16 CFR 1110.3, and issues the certificate 16 CFR 1110.7(a).
We prepare the certificate data for the Registry and for either message set: your CPC or GCC with every element of 16 CFR 1110.11, a Product Registry import file in CPSC’s CSV template with a step-by-step guide, and a broker sheet with the three identifiers. $79 per product in 2 U.S. business days, or the next business day for +$40.
We do not file entries, post bonds or clear parcels. A licensed customs broker does.
Last reviewed: November 5, 2026 · First published: September 30, 2026 · Not legal advice.
Sources read November 5, 2026
- 16 CFR 1110.13 — Certificate availability and eFiling
- CPSC, eFiling Frequently Asked Questions
- CPSC, Guidance for Mail Shipments on eFiling of Certificates, October 2026 (posted Oct. 20, 2026)
- CBP interim final rule, de minimis suspension for mail and new postal entry process, 91 FR 37801 (June 24, 2026)
- 19 CFR 145.12 — Entry of mail shipments (formal and informal entry)
- CBP final rule, mail entry: delayed compliance extension to Jan. 20, 2027, 91 FR 66638 (Oct. 22, 2026)
- CBP news release, International Mail Entry Type 13 mandatory implementation date extended to Jan. 20, 2027 (Oct. 14, 2026)
- CBP proposed rule, Low-Value Shipments, 91 FR 64532 (Oct. 8, 2026); comments due Dec. 7, 2026
- CPSC, eFiling Document Library
- CBP notice, Modification of the Test of the New Electronic Informal Entry Process for Mail, 91 FR 66707 (Oct. 22, 2026)
- CBP notice, Test of the New Electronic Informal Entry Process for Mail (Entry Type 13), 91 FR 38007 (June 24, 2026)
- 16 CFR 1110.3 — Definitions (importer, Product Registry)
- 16 CFR 1110.7 — Who must certify
- 16 CFR 1110.11 — Certificate content