40 CFR § 273.70 - Imports.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s273.70"
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title: "40 CFR § 273.70 - Imports."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "273.70"
section_name: "Imports."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "273"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6930, and 6937."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 273.70 Imports.

Persons managing universal waste that is imported from a foreign country into the United States are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR part 262 subpart H and the applicable requirements of this part, immediately after the waste enters the United States, as indicated in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section:

(a) A universal waste transporter is subject to the universal waste transporter requirements of subpart D of this part.

(b) A universal waste handler is subject to the small or large quantity handler of universal waste requirements of subparts B or C, as applicable.

(c) An owner or operator of a destination facility is subject to the destination facility requirements of subpart E of this part.

[81 FR 85729, Nov. 28, 2016]