California Air Resources Board

2023 Survey Background

The California Air Resources Board's (CARB’s) 2023 Consumer and Commercial Products Survey (2023 Survey) is an important step in collecting information on consumer products that are sold or supplied for use in California. For ease of reporting, the Consumer Products Reporting Tool (CPRT), an interactive electronic reporting tool, was developed for responsible parties. The data collected from the 2023 Survey will support the statewide consumer product inventory, speciation profiles used in criteria pollutant modelling, and future rulemakings. All reported data will be treated as confidential. The 2023 Survey documents, as well as the CPRT and survey instructions, are available to view and download below.

• 2023 Survey FAQs

Consumer Products Reporting Tool (CPRT)

• CPRT - Windows - Excel macro-enabled workbook v1.03 (.xlsm) (717 KB)
  • For use with Windows Computers
• CPRT - Mac - Excel macro-enabled workbook v1.02 (.xlsm) (671 KB)
  • For use with Mac Computers
    • Export Instructions for Mac users
• CPRT CSV Headers
  • Product List (.csv) (1 KB)
  • Product Ingredients (.csv) (1 KB)
  • Product Formulator (.csv) (1 KB)
  • Fragrance Formulator (.csv) (1 KB)
  • Solvent Manufacturer (.csv) (1 KB)

Instructions and Appendices

• Survey Instructions
  • CPRT Checklist
• Appendices
  • Appendix A: List of Survey Product Categories
  • Appendix B: List of NAICS Codes
  • Appendix C: List of Chemical Compounds
  • Appendix D: List of Hydrocarbon Solvent Bins
  • Appendix E: Consumer Product Definitions
  • Appendix F: Conversion Tables
  • Appendix I: U.S. Resident Population

Video Resources

• A YouTube playlist of video modules to assist with reporting.
  • CPRT Module 1: Getting Started
  • CPRT Module 2: Products
  • CPRT Module 3: Formulation Data
  • CPRT Module 4: Formulators
  • CPRT Module 5: Importing Data
  • CPRT Module 6: Finalizing Data
  • CPRT Module 7: Submitting Data

Formulator Resources

To expedite the reporting process, CARB will not require Responsible Parties to contact Formulators. Instead, CARB staff will contact Formulators on behalf of the Responsible Parties to obtain any necessary formulation data via a customized version of the reporting tool called the Consumer Products Reporting Tool for Formulators (CPRTF). The CPRTF is not available for download but will be sent to Formulators as needed.

• Formulator Instructions
  • CPRTF Checklist
• Video Resources for Formulators
  • CPRTF Module 1: Getting Started
  • CPRTF Module 2: Entering Data
  • CPRTF Module 3: Finalizing Data

If you have any questions about the material posted or have general questions regarding the Consumer Products Program, please contact Moslem Hossein Mardi or the 2023 Consumer Products Survey Help Box.

Consumer Products Program - Consumer & Commercial Products Surveys