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19 CFR § 208.2 - Definitions applicable to this part.

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title: "19 CFR § 208.2 - Definitions applicable to this part."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "208.2"
section_name: "Definitions applicable to this part."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "NONADJUDICATIVE INVESTIGATIONS"
part_number: "208"
part_name: "INVESTIGATIONS OF UNITED STATES-MEXICO CROSS-BORDER LONG-HAUL TRUCKING SERVICES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 4574(e)."
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# 208.2 Definitions applicable to this part.

For the purposes of this part, the following terms have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

(a) *Act* means the USMCA Implementation Act.

(b) *Border commercial zone* means:

(1) The area of United States territory of the municipalities along the United States-Mexico international border and the commercial zones of such municipalities as described in subpart B of 49 CFR part 372.; and

(2) Any additional border crossing and associated commercial zones listed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration OP-2 application instructions or successor documents.

(c) *Cargo originating in Mexico* means any cargo that enters the United States by commercial motor vehicle from Mexico, including cargo that may have originated in a country other than Mexico.

(d) *Change in circumstance* may include a substantial increase in services supplied by the grantee of a grant of authority.

(e) *Commercial motor vehicle* means a commercial motor vehicle, as such term is defined in 49 U.S.C. 31132 (1), that meets the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 31132(1)(A).

(f) *Cross-border long-haul trucking services means:*

(1) The transportation by commercial motor vehicle of cargo originating in Mexico to a point in the United States outside of a border commercial zone; or

(2) The transportation by commercial motor vehicle of cargo originating in the United States from a point in the United States outside of a border commercial zone to a point in a border commercial zone or a point in Mexico.

(g) *Driver* means a person that drives a commercial motor vehicle in cross-border long-haul trucking services.

(h) *Grant of authority* means registration granted pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 13902, or a successor provision, to persons of Mexico to conduct cross-border long-haul trucking services in the United States.

(i) *Interested party* means:

(1) Persons of the United States engaged in the provision of cross-border long-haul trucking services;

(2) A trade or business association, a majority of whose members are part of the relevant United States long-haul trucking services industry;

(3) A certified or recognized union, or representative group of suppliers, operators, or drivers who are part of the United States long-haul trucking services industry;

(4) The Government of Mexico; or

(5) Persons of Mexico.

(j) *Material harm* means a significant loss in the share of the United States market or relevant sub-market for cross-border long-haul trucking services held by persons of the United States.

(k) *Operator* or *supplier* means an entity that has been granted registration under 49 U.S.C. 13902, to provide cross-border long-haul trucking services.

(l) *Persons of Mexico* includes:

(1) Entities domiciled in Mexico organized, or otherwise constituted under Mexican law, including subsidiaries of United States companies domiciled in Mexico, or entities owned or controlled by a Mexican national, which conduct cross-border long-haul trucking services, or employ drivers who are non-United States nationals; and

(2) Drivers who are Mexican nationals.

(m) *Persons of the United States* includes entities domiciled in the United States, organized or otherwise constituted under United States law, and not owned or controlled by persons of Mexico, which provide cross-border long-haul trucking services and long-haul commercial motor vehicle drivers who are United States nationals.

(n) *Threat of material harm* means material harm that is likely to occur.

(o) *Trade Representative* means the United States Trade Representative.

(p) *United States long-haul trucking services industry* means:

(1) United States suppliers, operators, or drivers as a whole providing cross-border long-haul trucking services; or

(2) United States suppliers, operators, or drivers providing cross-border long-haul trucking services in a specific sub-market of the whole United States market.

(q) *USMCA* means United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.