The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) investigators are located at most major United States ports and they work closely with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staff to target incoming containers for noncompliant and hazardous imports.
CPSC uses a proprietary Risk Assessment Methodology (RAM) to electronically risk-score incoming shipments of consumer products to target shipments to divert for physical examinations and detentions. Detentions are conducted at CBP-bonded warehouses at the company’s expense. Products may be detained for 60 days or more, leading to excessive storage fees, demurrage costs, and delivery delays, often impacting retailer delivery timeline requirements.
Have you received a CPSC notice that your container is detained or targeted for inspection?
From 2021 - 2025, CPSC intercepted more than 32,054,144 items at U.S. ports that were not in compliance with the U.S. mandatory regulations.
CPSC targets using various factors including but not limited to the history of the reporter uses a proprietary Risk Assessment Methodology (RAM) to electronically risk-scores imported shipments of consumer products to target those shipments that it selects and diverts for physical examinations and detentions
Did you know?
According to the CPSC, there are 4 million “low value” (<$800) packages which arrive into the United States every day. - Feb, 2025
