Program Details
2026-09-25 12:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-25 12:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTThe CPSC now requires mandatory electronic filing of Certificates of Compliance for imported consumer products subject to certain safety standards and regulations, and the rule reaches every finished product that requires certification, including de minimis shipments. This session covers which products need a Children’s Product Certificate — generally supported by testing at an independent third-party laboratory accredited by the CPSC — and which general use products need a General Certificate of Conformity, which may be tested internally or by a third-party lab. It identifies who carries the obligation: importers are primarily responsible for e-filing certificate data, while manufacturers and private labelers must issue certificates for domestically produced products, or where an overseas manufacturer provides none. It then walks through the certificate data elements transmitted through the Automated Commercial Environment, the choice between filing in the CPSC Product Registry at cpsc.gov and submitting directly in ACE for each product, the July 8, 2026 deadline for General Import Entries and the January 8, 2027 deadline for Foreign Trade Zone entries, and the penalties, fines, seizures, and holds that follow a failure to file as CBP implementation advances.
Michelle Corrigan Erikson
Elsa Manzanares 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm ESTTransmitting a certificate at entry is the easy part — what follows is where the real liability lives. With de minimis gone and every low-value shipment now entering the formal stream, CPSC has an unprecedented data trail into millions of small-parcel imports, and it is using it: counterfeit safety-label investigations, third-party testing integrity reviews, eSafe takedown notices past the 100,000 mark, eight-figure late-reporting penalties, and criminal referrals. This session picks up the moment the data hits ACE and walks counsel through the enforcement machinery on the other side — port detentions and refusals, certificate and test-report challenges, Section 15(b) reporting triggers, marketplace and dropshipper liability as “distributors,” and how to build a compliance file that survives scrutiny. Led by a former Chief Counsel to a CPSC Commissioner, the session gives practitioners a realistic view of how the agency actually evaluates, escalates, and resolves these matters.
Boaz GreenMichelle Corrigan Erikson is a partner in Stinson LLP’s St. Louis office whose practice sits at the intersection of products liability defense and consumer product regulation. Across nearly three decades she has defended manufacturers and distributors in personal injury and property damage claims involving consumer, industrial, and food products, with a concentration in children’s products. She also counsels clients on the regulatory side of the same exposure — warning programs, risk management strategy, supply chain agreements, product recalls, California Proposition 65 compliance, PFAS regulation, and the coordination of FDA and CPSC obligations — so that the compliance file and the litigation defense are built to hold together.
Elsa Manzanares is a partner in Stinson LLP’s Dallas office who works to minimize trade and corruption risk in international transactions. A former in-house counsel, she advises on the U.S. and international rules governing imports and exports of goods, services, software, and technology for technology companies, defense contractors, manufacturers, and retailers, and for clients in the aerospace, explosives, electronics, semiconductor, firearms, chemical, military training, consumer products, energy, and financial services sectors. Her import practice — U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations, antidumping and countervailing duty matters, and tariff exclusions — is the customs side of the same entry that now carries a CPSC certificate.
Boaz Green is a seasoned consumer product lawyer who provides practical advice tailored to a company’s business and culture, informed by a deep understanding of consumer product safety laws and regulations and the internal workings of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). A Partner at Neal Cohen Law, Boaz has extensive experience advising and representing companies on product safety compliance, policy, and enforcement, as well as on broader consumer product regulatory requirements such as labeling, advertising, and marketing under federal and state law. He works with a diverse range of clients—from leading retailers, private labelers, and manufacturers to innovative startups, platform sellers, and franchisers.
Michelle Corrigan Erikson is a partner in Stinson LLP’s St. Louis office whose practice sits at the intersection of products liability defense and consumer product regulation. Across nearly three decades she has defended manufacturers and distributors in personal injury and property damage claims involving consumer, industrial, and food products, with a concentration in children’s products. She also counsels clients on the regulatory side of the same exposure — warning programs, risk management strategy, supply chain agreements, product recalls, California Proposition 65 compliance, PFAS regulation, and the coordination of FDA and CPSC obligations — so that the compliance file and the litigation defense are built to hold together.
Elsa Manzanares is a partner in Stinson LLP’s Dallas office who works to minimize trade and corruption risk in international transactions. A former in-house counsel, she advises on the U.S. and international rules governing imports and exports of goods, services, software, and technology for technology companies, defense contractors, manufacturers, and retailers, and for clients in the aerospace, explosives, electronics, semiconductor, firearms, chemical, military training, consumer products, energy, and financial services sectors. Her import practice — U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations, antidumping and countervailing duty matters, and tariff exclusions — is the customs side of the same entry that now carries a CPSC certificate.
Boaz Green is a seasoned consumer product lawyer who provides practical advice tailored to a company’s business and culture, informed by a deep understanding of consumer product safety laws and regulations and the internal workings of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). A Partner at Neal Cohen Law, Boaz has extensive experience advising and representing companies on product safety compliance, policy, and enforcement, as well as on broader consumer product regulatory requirements such as labeling, advertising, and marketing under federal and state law. He works with a diverse range of clients—from leading retailers, private labelers, and manufacturers to innovative startups, platform sellers, and franchisers.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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