General Certificate of Conformity (GCC)

What a GCC is, how it differs from a Children's Product Certificate, who issues it, and what Aleph's GCC page shows.

A finished product that is subject to a CPSC rule, ban, standard or regulation must be accompanied by a certificate when it is imported or sold (16 CFR 1110.5). There are two kinds: the Children's Product Certificate (CPC), for children's products (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(2)), and the General Certificate of Conformity (GCC), issued under 15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(1) for other products (16 CFR 1110.3).

For a product made outside the United States, the importer issues the certificate (16 CFR 1110.7(a)). The certificate's contents are the same list for both kinds (16 CFR 1110.11(a)); "The Children's Product Certificate (CPC) for your product" walks through it. Part 1110 also requires importers to file certificates electronically with U.S. Customs and Border Protection for imported products that need one (16 CFR 1110.1).

Aleph's GCC page

The GCC page lists your products with GCC switched on. Each row shows how many of that product's required records are recorded, for example 3 of 8 recorded: what is on file in Aleph, not a finding about the product. GCC appears in the Compliance menu while at least one product has it switched on.

INFO: Aleph does not issue the certificate and does not file it with CBP. Issue it yourself (or have your compliance partner prepare it) and upload it on the product's Compliance tab with Upload document.