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UPDATED CBP POLICY

TSCA Imports Entering the United States

October 19, 2005

Background

Under Section 13 of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) chemical substances, mixtures or articles imported into the United States, require the importer to submit to the Port Director a written TSCA statement at time of entry. This requirement has not changed.

Importers' Responsibility

Importers of toxic chemicals must furnish positive or negative certification at the ports of entry for shipments entering the commerce of the United States. Certifications may be typed, preprinted on the invoice, or otherwise included in the entry documentation. Blanket certifications may be authorized by CBP to cover multiple shipments of the same chemical made over a one-year period. A statement referencing the blanket certification must be included on the entry documentation. (See sample certifications below)

Positive Certification

"I certify that all chemical substances in this shipment comply with all applicable rules or orders under TSCA and that I am not offering a chemical substance for entry in violation of TSCA or any applicable rule or order under TSCA."

Negative Certification

"I certify that all chemicals in this shipment are not subject to TSCA."

Positive Blanket Certification

"Importation of the products described above are subject to certificate on file with the Port Director in respect of compliance with TSCA executed by (Importer Name), on (Date), the terms of which, including the fact of its execution are incorporated herein by this reference."

Negative Blanket Certification

"Importation of the products described above are subject to certification on file with the Port Director indicating that they are not subject to TSCA executed by (Importer Name), on (Date), terms of which, including the fact of execution are incorporated herein by this reference."

 

Carefully review import documentation to ensure TSCA statements are present for goods subject to TSCA. The following list of HTS numbers is provided as a guide only and may not contain all TSCA applicable HTS numbers.

Other Agency Requirements – TSCA CBP List – Updated 01/27/2005

05061000

27101921

28043000

28151200

28263000

28331150

05069000

27101922

28044000

28153000

28269000

28331900

05119920

27101923

28045000

28161000

28271000

28332100

13023100

27101930

28046100

28170000

28272000

28332200

1301909090

27101935

28046910

28170000

28273100

28332300

15180040

27101940

28046950

28181010

28273200

28332400

1521100020

27101945

28047000

28181020

28273300

28332500

1521100040

2710194545

28048000

28182000

28273400

28332600

1521100060

2710194590

2804800000

28183000

28273500

28332700

15219040

27101990

28049000

28191000

28273600

28332910

25090010

27109905

28051100

28199000

28273910

28332920

25090020

27109910

2805120000

28201000

28273920

28332930

2510100000

27109916

2805199000

28209000

28273930

28332950

2510200000

27109921

28053000

28211000

28273940

28333000

2511101000

27109931

28054000

28212000

28273950

28334020

25111010

27109932

28061000

28220000

28274100

28341010

25111050

27109939

28062000

28230000

2827394500

28341050

25112000

27109945

28070000

28241000

28274910

28342100

25309020

27109990

28080000

28242000

28274950

28342910

27030000

27111100

28091000

28249010

28275950

28342920

27050000

27111200

28092000

28249050

28276010

28342950

27060000

27111300

28100000

28251000

28276020

28351000

27071000

27111400

28111100

28252000

28276050

28352200

27072000

27111900

28111910

28253000

28271000

28352300

27073000

27112100

28111930

28254000

28289000

28352400

27074000

27112900

28111960

28255010

28291100

28352500

27075000

27122000

28112100

28255020

28291900

28352600

27079100

27129010

28112210

28255030

28299005

28352910

27079910

27129020

28112250

28256000

28299025

28352950

27079920

27132000

28112300

28257000

28299040

28353100

27079940

27139000

28112910

28258000

28299060

28353910

27079950

28011000

28112920

28259010

28301000

28353950

27081000

28012000

28112950

28259015

28302010

28361000

27082000

280120000

28121010

28259020

28302020

28362000

27090010

28013010

28121050

28259030

28303000

28363000

27090020

28013020

28129000

28259045

28309000

28364010

27101115

28020000

28131000

28259075

28311010

28364020

27101125

2802000000

28139010

28259090

28319000

28365000

27101145

28030000

28139020

28261110

28321000

28366000

27101190

28041000

28139050

28261150

28322000

28367000

27101905

2804100000

28141000

28261200

28323010

28369100

27101910

28042100

28142000

28261900

28323050

28369200

27101915

28042900

28151100

28262000

28331110

28369910

28369950

28491000

29031910

29052210

29071980

29102000

28371100

28492010

29032100

29052220

29072100

29109010

28371900

28492020

29032200

29052250

29072210

29109020

28372010

28499010

29032300

29052910

29072250

29109050

28372050

28499020

29032900

29052990

29072300

29110010

28380000

28499030

29033005

29053100

29072905

29110050

28391100

28499050

29033015

29053200

29072910

29121100

28391900

28500005

29033020

29053910

29081010

29121200

28392000

28500007

29035100

29053920

29081025

29121300

28399000

28500010

29035905

29053960

29082020

29121910

28401100

28500020

29035915

29053990

29089030

29121920

28401900

28500050

29035920

29054100

29089040

29121930

28402000

28510000

29035930

29054200

29089050

29121940

28403000

29011010

29035940

29054400

29091914

29121950

28411000

29011050

29036110

29054500

29091918

29122100

28412000

29012100

29036120

29054910

29091930

29122910

28413000

29012200

29036130

29054920

29091960

29122930

2841509000

29012300

29036910

29054930

29092000

29122960

28417010

29012410

29036920

29054940

29093005

29123010

28417050

29012420

29041008

29054950

29093007

29123020

28418000

29012450

29041010

29055910

29093009

29123050

28419010

29012910

29041015

29055930

29093010

29124100

28419020

29012950

29041050

29055990

29093020

29124200

28419030

29021100

29042010

29061100

29093040

29124910

28419050

29021900

29042015

29061200

29093060

29124915

28421000

29022000

29042035

29061310

29094100

29124925

28429000

29023000

29042040

29061350

29094200

29124950

28431000

2902300000

29042045

29061400

29094300

29125010

28432100

29024100

29042050

29061910

29094400

29125050

28432900

29024200

29049020

29061950

29094905

29126000

28433000

29024300

29049030

29062100

29094910

29130020

28439000

29024400

29049035

29062910

29094915

29130040

28443010

29025000

29049040

29062920

29094920

29130050

28443020

29026000

29049050

29062930

29094930

29141110

28443050

29027000

29051110

29062960

29094960

1914111000

28444000

29029010

29051120

29071100

29095010

29141150

28445000

29029020

29051200

29071200

29095020

2914115000

28451000

29029030

29051300

29071300

29095040

29141200

28459000

29031100

29051410

29071400

29095045

2914120000

28461000

29031200

29051450

29071510

29095050

29141300

28469020

29031300

29051500

29071910

29096010

29141900

28469040

29031400

29051600

29071920

29096020

29142210

28469080

29031500

2905170000

29071940

2909605000

29142220

28470000

29031905

29051900

29071960

29101000

29142910

29142950

29161250

29171935

29182904

29214210

29215940

29145050

29161300

29171940

29182908

29214215

29215980

29146100

29161410

29171970

29182920

29214216

2922110000

29146910

29161420

29172000

29182922

29214218

29221200

29147010

29161510

2917200000

29182925

29214221

2922120000

29151200

29161550

29173100

29182939

29214222

29221300

29151310

29161910

29173200

29182965

29214223

29221920

29151350

29161920

29173300

29182975

29214236

29221933

29152100

29161930

29173400

29183010

29214255

29221960

29152200

29161950

29173500

29183015

29214265

29221970

29152300

29162050

29173600

29183025

29214290

29221995

29152910

29163110

29173700

29183030

29214304

29222110

29152950

29163120

29173904

29183070

29214308

29222125

29153100

29163130

29173908

29183090

29214319

29222140

29153200

29163150

29173912

29189005

29214322

29222150

29153300

29163210

29173915

29189006

29214324

29222210

29153400

29163220

29173917

29189035

29214340

29222220

29153500

29163515

29173920

29189043

2921438020

29222250

29153910

29163525

29173930

29189047

2921438040

29222906

29153920

29163555

29173970

29189050

2921438090

29222908

29153930

29163903

29181110

29190015

29214390

29222910

29153935

29163904

29181150

29190025

29214405

29222913

29153940

29163906

29181200

29190030

29214410

29222915

29153945

29163908

29181310

29190050

29214420

29222920

29153947

29163912

29181320

29201040

29214470

29222926

29153960

29163916

29181330

29201050

29214510

29222929

29153990

29163917

29181350

29209020

29214520

29222960

29154010

29163920

29181400

29209050

29214525

29222980

29154020

29163945

29181510

2921110000

29214560

29223905

29154030

29163975

29181550

2921120000

29214590

29223910

29154050

29171100

29181610

29211930

29214910

29223914

29155010

29171210

29181650

29211960

29214915

29223917

29155020

29171220

29181910

29212100

29214932

29223925

29155050

29171250

29181812

29212205

29214945

29223945

29156010

29171300

29181915

29212210

29214950

29223950

29156050

29171410

29181920

29212250

29215110

29224100

29157000

29171450

29181930

2921225000

29215120

29224210

29159010

29171910

29181960

29212900

29215130

2922425000

29159014

29171915

29181990

29213005

29215150

29224310

29159018

29171917

29182150

29213010

29215904

29224350

29159020

29171920

2918225000

29213030

29215908

29224905

29159050

29171923

29182320

29213050

29215917

29224910

29161100

29171927

29182330

29214110

29215920

29224930

29161210

29171930

29182350

29214120

29215930

29224937

2922494010

29251930

29291035

29339979

31039000

32041525

2922494015

29251942

29291055

29339982

31041000

32041530

2922494020

29251970

29291080

29339985

31042000

32041535

2922494050

29251990

29299005

29339987

31043000

32041540

29224960

29252010

29299015

29339989

31049000

32041580

29224980

29252018

29299020

29339997

31051000

32041610

2922505000

29252060

29299050

29341010

31052000

32041620

29225007

29252070

29301000

29341020

31053000

32041630

29225010

29252090

29302020

29342010

3105400010

32041650

29225011

2926100000

2930400000

29342015

3105400050

32041704

29225035

2926200000

29310010

29342020

31055100

32041708

29225040

29269001

29310015

29342030

31055900

32041720

29225050

29269005

29310027

29342035

31056000

32041740

29231000

29269008

29310030

29342040

32012000

32041760

29232010

29269011

29310090

29343050

31019010

32041790

29232020

29269012

29321100

29349903

32019050

32041906

29239000

29269014

29321200

29349905

32021010

32041911

29241910

29269016

29321300

29349906

32021050

32041920

29241980

29269017

29321910

29349908

32030010

32041925

29242118

29269019

29321950

29349909

32041110

32041930

29242120

29269021

29322930

2934992000

32041115

32041935

29242145

29269023

2932295050

29349939

32041118

32041940

29242150

29269025

29331100

29349944

32041135

32041950

29242310

29269043

29331930

29349970

32041150

32042010

29242370

29269048

2933193500

29350010

32041205

32042040

29242375

2926905010

29332100

29350015

32041213

32042080

29242901

2926905050

29332910

29350020

32041217

32049000

29242903

29270003

29333100

29399900

32041220

32050040

29242905

29270006

29333910

29420010

32041230

32050050

29242910

29270015

29333920

29420050

32041245

3206200010

29242920

29270018

29333961

31010000

32041250

3206200020

29242923

29270030

29334910

31021000

32041310

3206200030

29242926

29270040

29334915

31022100

32041320

3206200050

29242931

29270050

2933610000

31022900

32041325

32063000

29242933

2928001000

29337100

31023000

32041345

32064100

29242936

29280015

29337915

31024000

32041360

32064200

29242952

29280025

29337920

31025000

32041380

32064300

29242965

29280050

29337930

31026000

32041410

32064910

29242971

2928005000

29339901

31027000

32041420

32064920

29242976

29291010

29339905

31028000

32041425

32064930

29242980

29291015

29339908

31029000

32041430

32064940

29242995

29291020

29339911

3103100010

32041450

32064950

29251100

29291027

29339913

3103100020

32041510

3206495000

29251910

29291030

29339924

31032000

32041520

32065000

32071000

3402115050

38029010

38256100

39093000

 

32072000

34021210

3802902000

38256900

39094000

 

32073000

34021250

38029050

38259000

39095010

 

32074010

34021310

38030000

39011000

39095020

 

32074050

34021320

3803000000

39012000

39095050

 

32081000

34021350

38040010

3913100000

39100000

 

32082000

34021910

38040050

39021000

39111100

 

32089000

34021950

38052000

39022010

39119010

 

32091000

34022011

38059000

39022050

39121100

 

32099000

34022051

38062000

39023000

39121200

 

32100000

34029010

38063000

39029000

39123100

 

32110000

34029030

38069000

39031100

39123900

 

32129000

34029050

38070000

39031900

39129000

 

3212900010

34031120

38091000

39032000

39139010

 

3212900050

3403112000

38099100

39033000

39139020

 

32131000

34031140

38099210

39039010

39139050

 

32139000

3403114000

38099250

39039050

40011000

 

32141000

34031150

3809931000

39041000

40012100

 

32149010

3403115000

38109010

39042100

40012200

 

3214901000

34031910

38111110

39042200

40012900

 

32149050

34031950

38111150

39044000

40029900

 

3214905000

34039110

38111900

39045000

96081000

 

3215110010

34039150

38121010

39046100

96082000

 

3215110020

34039900

38121050

39046910

96083900

 

3215110030

34041000

38122010

39049050

96085000

 

3215110040

34042000

3812201000

39051900

 

 

3215110050

34049010

38122050

39061000

 

 

3215110060

34049050

38140010

39069010

 

 

3215190010

34051000

38140020

39069020

 

 

3215190020

34052000

38140050

39069050

 

 

3215190030

34053000

3815905000

39071000

 

 

3215190040

34054000

38170020

39072000

 

 

3215190050

34059000

38220050

39073000

 

 

3215190060

35030010

38249028

39074000

 

 

32159010

35030020

38249091

39075000

 

 

3215901000

35040050

38251000

39076000

 

 

3215905000

35051000

38252000

39079150

 

 

3301250010

35052000

38253000

39079900

 

 

34011900

35061010

38254100

39081000

 

 

34012000

35061050

38254900

39091000

 

 

34021150

37071000

38255000

39092000

 

 

For additional information on import requirements for new and existing chemicals subject to TSCA in the EPA publication, please refer to the following link:

http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest/importguide.pdf

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