MLchartDataset catalogue

Principal importer

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-022151

The first importer who, knowing that a new chemical substance will be imported rather than manufactured domestically, specifies the identity of the chemical substance and the total amount to be imported. Only persons who are incorporated, licensed, or doing business in the United States may be principal importers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-022151
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
References40 CFR 720.3 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 721.3 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022151",
  "term": "Principal importer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Principal Importer",
  "definition": "The first importer who, knowing that a new chemical substance will be imported rather than manufactured domestically, specifies the identity of the chemical substance and the total amount to be imported. Only persons who are incorporated, licensed, or doing business in the United States may be principal importers.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 720.3 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 721.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/principal-importer/"
}

Record 21,555 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.