vvEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Transportation and Air Quality EPA-420-B-19-037 July 2019 Instructions for Requesting a Nonresident Exemption Nonconforming motor vehicles may be temporarily imported into the U.S. by a nonresident for personal use by the owner (importer) for a period not to exceed one year. Only individual nonresidents may import a vehicle through a nonresident exemption. The conditions of this temporary exemption are: • Vehicle may not be sold or otherwise transferred to another party in the U.S.; • Exemption is voided if the vehicle is either used for commercial purposes, or used principally by any person other than the owner (or spouse of the owner); and • Vehicle must be exported after one year, or upon the nonresident departing the U.S., whichever comes first. Taking a vehicle into Canada or Mexico does not constitute exportation unless the vehicle was from Mexico or Canada. To request a Nonresident Temporary Importation Approval Letter from EPA; please provide the following information in a letter that is signed by the requestor/importer: 1. Your full name, current foreign address, phone number, Fax number, and email address (if applicable) 2. Your U.S. address, phone number, Fax number, and email address (if applicable) 3. Vehicle year, make, model and Vehicle Identification Number 4. A statement explaining the reason for your visit to the United States. (Work/school/vacation). 5. The date of the importation 6. Location of the vehicle and the Nonresident at the time of request. 7. The duration of the importation. As part of your request for this exemption, you are consenting to EPA to collect and store your Personally Identifiable Information. As part of your request please include the following sentence; I consent to EPA collecting and storing my name, mailing address, email address, phone number and Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) If you choose not to include this consent statement in your request, EPA cannot process it. This information is not shared with any outside parties and is used solely for the purpose of considering your request for this exemption. Please fax or email your application to: EPA Imports Line Operated by: Imports Group David Hurlin Li ght Duty Vehi cl e C enter C ontractor, Jacob s Compliance Division 2000 Traverwood Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Phone: (734)214-4100 Email: Imports@epa.gov ------- |