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EPA-420-B-13-032
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June 2013
Summary of Industry and Imports Codes found on EPA
Imports Declarations Forms 3520-1 and 3520-21.
Form 3520-1
Import Codes
Code:
Description
EE
FF
M
E
W
Y
G
U.S. Certified
U.S. certified, catalyst restoration
Identical in all material respects to a U.S. certified version
Canadian "identical" models imported for resale or lease
Miscellaneous exemption
Vehicle at least 21 years old
Racing vehicle
2005 model year (or older) motorcycle, scooter or moped with engine displacement less than 50cc and with
rated speed greater
than 5000 rpm
Non-chassis-mounted engine
Unregulated fuel
Imported for re pair or alteration
Imported fortesting purposes
Imported for display
Imported for up to one year by a member of the armed forces or personnel of a foreign government on
assignment to the U.S.
O
_A_
C
Imported by nonresident for personal use by and individual fora period up to a year
Imported by an ICI for modifications in accordance with a valid EPA certificate of conformity
Imported by an ICI for modification and testing in accordance with 40 CFR 85.1509 (Vehicle over 6 years old)
Imported by an ICI for the purpose of pre-certification testing in order to obtain an EPA certificate of
conformity
Imported by an ICI for purpose of modifying to be identical to an original equipment manufacturer certified
version
Imported, owned, and controlled directly by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), research,
development ortesting purposes
Imported, owned, and controlled directly by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), for storage pending
receipt of applicable EPA _
Codes from EPA Forms 3520-1 and 3520-21 06/04/2013
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/
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Form 3520-21
Import Codes
Code:
10
11
Description:
Permanent exemptions for Nonconforming Engines
U.S certified engine orengine installed in a certified vehicle
National Security.
Manufacturer-owned engine
Replacementengine
Extraordinary circumstances/hardship
hardship forsmall volume manufacturers
Equipment-manufacturer hardship
identical configuration
ancient engine
Temporary Exemptions for Nonconforming Engines
Repairs oralterations
Testing
12 [Display
13 Export
14 Diplomatic or military
15 Delegated assembly
16
Partially complete engine
17
18
Importation of Engines Excluded from U.S. EPA Emission Standards
Engine manufactured before emission standards started to apply
Competition engine
19
20
21
22
Stationary compression-ignition engine with displacement at or above 30 liters per cylinder or stationary spark-
ignition engine above 19kWthat is not designed to run on gasoline or, if rich-burn, on liquefied petroleum gas.
Underground mining
Hobby engine
Exemptions for Specific Engine Categories or Other Special Cases
Transition program forequipment manufacturers
23 Personal-use exemption forsmall spark-ignition engines
24 Engine imported by an independent commercial importer recognized by EPA
25 Otherexemption
Industry Codes
Code:
A
B
Description
Heavy-duty highway engines (for use in motor vehicles with gross vehicle weight rating above 8500LBS
Locomotives or locomotive engines
Marine compression-ignition engines
Other nonroad compression-ignition engines
Marine spark-ignition engines
Recreational engines and vehicles, including snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and
off-road
utility vehicles
Other non road spark-ignition engines at or below 19kW or below 30kW if total displacement is at or below
lOOOcc
Other nonroad spark-ignition engines above 19kW
Stationary compression-ignition engines
Stationary Spark-ignition engines
Codes from EPA Forms 3520-1 and 3520-21 06/04/2013
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/
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