tagsfromfile with date in American format

[DaveL]

I have some bank statements which have the CreateDate in US format (e.g. 2/1/2020 00:03:24). I don't want to use a real example as test data as it contains my bank details, but I can't find a way to copy the createdate 'verbatim' to a blank pdf - it sets the CreateDate to the current date instead.
Is there any way to do this please?

[StarGeek]

What are you using to look at the "Create Date" that is in US format. Is it in exiftool or something else? What are you using to look at the new "Create Date"?

Use this command to view all the time related tags. Is the one you are looking at showing up in US format? Because it shouldn't if written correctly.
exiftool -time:all -G1 -a -s file.pdf

There are several tags that can be called "Create Date", so it's important to figure out exactly which one you need to copy.