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Enabling PFAS Product Shipping Restrictions

PFAS Product Restrictions is a compliance feature that helps brands prevent shipping PFAS-containing products to states with restrictions, ensuring regulatory compliance with new state-level PFAS regulations coming in January 2025.


What is PFAS Product Restrictions?

  • Brands can now label products containing PFAS in their product catalog

  • Admins can configure shipping restrictions for restricted states and for warning states, at a state level

  • Admins can customize messages that show on the products page and at the cart validation step for both restricted and warning states

  • RepSpark will automatically validates shipping addresses against the brand’s configured PFAS restrictions, restricting shipping to restricted states and displaying a warning to warning states

  • Buyers will receive clear notifications and validation messages about PFAS products during the order flow

What is a warning state and a restricted state? 

Warning state: A state that CAN have PFAS products shipped to it, but the customer needs to be notified. If a PFAS product is being shipped to a warning state, the buyer will receive a warning in the cart validation step. 

Restricted state: A state that CANNOT have PFAS products shipped to it. If a PFAS product is being shipped to a restricted state, the buyer will not be able to submit their order until they remove the PFAS products in the cart. 

Why does it matter?

Starting January 2025, several states will implement new regulations restricting the sale of products containing PFAS. Our PFAS Product Restrictions feature helps you stay ahead of these changes by automatically managing where PFAS products can be shipped. Rather than manually tracking state-by-state regulations and risking accidental non-compliant shipments, RepSpark does the work for you. Your sales team can focus on selling while having confidence that orders will only be processed for allowed destinations. Plus, your customers will see clear, upfront messaging about any shipping restrictions, creating a transparent and frustration-free shopping experience.

Before You Start

Before enabling PFAS restrictions on your store, please ensure:

  • All customer shipping addresses in your ERP system have correctly formatted state data

  • You have tagged your products in the ERP as PFAS containing or not 

    • Is PFAS Product = true or false  

    • This step may require an update to your integration in order to map the field to RepSpark. Please contact RepSpark Support at support@repspark.com to start your implementation. 

  • You have identified which states should be warning states vs. restricted states

  • You have prepared any custom messaging you want to display to customers


Tagging your products based on your ERP integration 

For Shopify brands, you can tag your products using the ISPFAS tag. 

For API integrations, you can add a product extension ISPFAS to the products that contain PFAS. 

For all other ERP integrations, you'll need to add the value to your ERP, and then work with our Professional Services team to update your integration to map the field to RepSpark. Please contact RepSpark Support at support@repspark.com to start your implementation.


Steps Overview

  1. Enable PFAS in the admin panel

  2. Configure your warning states and restricted states

  3. Customize your messages on the product details page and order validation

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1 - Enable PFAS in the Admin Panel


  1. Navigate to Store Settings in your Admin Panel

  2. Find the "PFAS Product Restrictions" section

  3. Toggle the "Enable PFAS Shipping Restrictions" switch to ON

Toggling will enable you to configure the rest of the settings. 

Step 2 - Configure Warning States and Restricted States

  1. Once PFAS is enabled, you'll see two state configuration sections:

    • Warning States: Orders will show a warning but can proceed

    • Restricted States: Orders cannot be completed

  2. Use the dropdown menus to select states for each category



Step 3 - Customize Your Messages

Configure three types of customer-facing messages:

  1. Product Details Message

    • Appears on product pages for PFAS-containing items

    • Example: "This product contains PFAS and may have shipping restrictions."

  2. Warning State Message

    • Shown during checkout for warning states

    • Example: "Your cart contains PFAS products. Please note shipping restrictions may apply."

  3. Restricted State Message

    • Displayed when attempting to ship to restricted states

    • Example: "PFAS products cannot be shipped to your selected address. Please remove the products and try again."



Make sure to click Save. And you’re all set up! Now you can go over to the Products page and test it out. On the product details page, for restricted products, your message will show in the description. 

In the order validation step, if there is a PFAS product in the cart and the shipping address is to a restricted state, the custom message will appear and restrict the customer from submitting their order. 

Optional Customizations

The following customizations are available for an additional fee:

  1. Customer Exclusions

    • Allows specific customers to be exempt from PFAS restrictions

      • This is useful for distributor-type customers, who might ship to California to be distributed to the end user and are exempt from PFAS restrictions 

  2. Custom PFAS Filter and Column

    • Customize the PFAS filter name on the Products page 

    • Add a custom PFAS column to the Products list view 

Pricing and Requesting Customizations

  • Customizations are priced at your brand's standard hourly rate

  • No scoping fee is required

  • To request customizations:

    1. Contact RepSpark Support

    2. Support will connect you with the Professional Services team

    3. Professional Services will provide a detailed quote and timeline

Need Help?

If you need assistance with PFAS setup or have questions about customizations, please contact RepSpark Support at support@repspark.com.

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