Importer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013930",
  "term": "Importer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any person, company, or organization of record that for any reason brings a product into the United States from a foreign country, excluding introduction into U.S. jurisdiction exclusively for United States military purposes. An importer is the person, company, or organization primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise or an authorized agent acting on their behalf. The term includes, as appropriate:(1) The consignee.(2) The importer of record.(3) The actual owner.(4) The transferee, if the right to draw merchandise in a bonded warehouse has been transferred.\n\n2. The person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise or an authorized agent acting on his or her behalf. The term also includes, as appropriate:(1) The consignee;(2) The importer of record;(3) The actual owner; and(4) The transferee, if the right to draw merchandise in a bonded warehouse has been transferred.\n\n3. Person who imports a regulated substance into the United States. “Importer” includes the person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise or an authorized agent acting on his or her behalf. The term also includes: (1) The consignee; (2) The importer of record; (3) The actual owner; or (4) The transferee, if the right to draw merchandise in a bonded warehouse has been transferred.\n\n4. Person to whom possession or other form of legal control of the hazardous waste is assigned at the time the imported hazardous waste is received in the United States.\n\n5. Person who imports transportation fuel or renewable fuel into the covered location from an area outside of the covered location.\n\n6. Person who imports any product or specified component using or intended for use with a regulated substance into the United States. Importer includes the person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise or an authorized agent acting on his or her behalf. The term also includes: (1) The consignee; (2) The importer of record; (3) The actual owner; or (4) The transferee, if the right to withdraw merchandise from a bonded warehouse has been transferred.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 82.172 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 84.3 (CFR 2022)",
    "40 CFR 262.81 (CFR 2022)",
    "40 CFR 80.2 (CFR 2024)",
    "40 CFR 84.52 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/importer/"
}