Practical guides, regulatory updates, and lessons from building a compliance platform.
Almost every document Amazon requests exists because a law requires it. Knowing which law tells you what will satisfy the request and what will not.
You are almost never the duty holder under REACH. Your EU customer is, which is why their questionnaire arrives with a deadline attached and yours does not.
You are the importer if you are the US owner or consignee at entry. What the programme has to contain, and the exemption most people never check for.
There is no registration, no filing and no approval. There is one duty, three exemptions, and a private enforcement system that does the work.
The difference is not paperwork preference. One requires testing at a CPSC-accepted lab, and since July 2026 imports must eFile both at entry.
The phrase that triggers almost every state PFAS obligation, and why it doesn't mean what a lab report says. Quoted from Minnesota, Maine and New Mexico law.
Which US states require PFAS disclosure, which ban outright, and what an importer actually has to file. Verified against each state's own statute.
FSVP and HACCP are not the same thing — and outside juice and seafood, a supplier's HACCP plan doesn't exempt you from FSVP. Here's how they work together and what FDA expects from importers.
Same product, different rules state by state. A practical framework for managing multi-state compliance, from PFAS to packaging laws.
What FBA and FBM sellers need for Amazon compliance — CPCs, Prop 65 warnings, SDS sheets — and how to avoid listing rejections.
How to pick the right compliance testing lab: accreditations, specializations, cost, and a checklist to run before you send samples.
CPSC recalls hit importers harder than manufacturers. The recall process, your legal liability, the financial impact, and how to protect your business.
Spreadsheets can't track document expiry, flag what's coming due, or cite the exact regulation behind each requirement. See what breaks first. Get started with Aleph.
We rebuilt Aleph around a design system called Manifest — navy, cream, red, zero border-radius, borrowed from customs forms and shipping receipts.
A growing list of states regulate PFAS in consumer products, and EPA requires a one-time federal PFAS report. Guide for importers on bans, reporting, labeling, and affected categories.
Not sure if your product needs a Prop 65 warning? Decision guide for importers: when warnings apply, safe harbor text, and label requirements. Get started with Aleph.
Step-by-step guide to CPSIA Children's Product Certificates. What's required, which tests you need, and how to prepare a complete CPC. Get started.
What the FDA's Foreign Supplier Verification Program requires from food importers. Plain-language guide to compliance, inspections, and records. Learn more.
The compliance tools for importers are painfully generic or absurdly expensive. Here's why I built a product compliance platform from scratch. Get started with Aleph.