importer
Defined in 32 places across 8 titles of the United States Code.
(1) The term “importer” means any person who enters, or withdraws from warehouse, cotton for consumption in the customs territory of the United States.
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- 1995–20267 U.S.C. § 2116Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“importer” means a distributor located within the United States who contracts for the initial purchase of fasteners manufactured outside the United States;
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- 1999–present15 U.S.C. § 5402Commerce and Trade · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“importer” means a person located within the United States who contracts for the initial purchase of fasteners manufactured outside the United States for resale or such person's use within the United States;
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- 1994–199915 U.S.C. § 5402Commerce and Trade · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“Importer” means any person engaged in the business of importing or bringing explosive materials into the United States for purposes of sale or distribution.
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- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 841Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“importer” means any person in the business of importing fish or fish products into the United States from another country for commercial purposes or who acts as an agent, broker, or consignee for any person or nation that produces, processes or markets fish or fish products outside of the United States for sale or other commercial purpose in the United States;
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 4003Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“Importer” means any person in the United States to whom nontaxpaid tobacco products or cigarette papers or tubes manufactured in a foreign country, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or a possession of the United States are shipped or consigned; any person who removes cigars or cigarettes for sale or consumption in the United States from a customs bonded manufacturing warehouse; and any person who smuggles or otherwise unlawfully brings tobacco products or cigarette papers or tubes into the United States.
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- 1994–200926 U.S.C. § 5702Internal Revenue Code · Definitions · in this chapter
“Importer” means any person in the United States to whom nontaxpaid tobacco products or cigarette papers or tubes, or any processed tobacco, manufactured in a foreign country, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or a possession of the United States are shipped or consigned; any person who removes cigars or cigarettes for sale or consumption in the United States from a customs bonded manufacturing warehouse; and any person who smuggles or otherwise unlawfully brings tobacco products or cigarette papers or tubes, or any processed tobacco, into the United States.
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- 2009–present26 U.S.C. § 5702Internal Revenue Code · Definitions · in this chapter
In this subsection, the term “importer” means a person who is involved in, as a substantial activity, the importation, sale, and marketing of Hass avocados in the United States (either directly or as an agent, broker, or consignee of any person or nation that produces or handles Hass avocados outside the United States for sale in the United States), and who is subject to assessments under the order.
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- 2000–present7 U.S.C. § 7804Agriculture · Required terms in orders · in this section
The term “importer” has the meaning provided in section 6804(b)(2)(B)(i)(I) of this title.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 6802Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
the term “importer” means a person that imports an imported dairy product into the United States; and
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- 2002–present7 U.S.C. § 4502Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term “importer” means a person who imports porcine animals, pork, or pork products into the United States.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 4802Agriculture · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The term “importer” means a pharmacist or wholesaler.
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- 2000–present21 U.S.C. § 384Food and Drugs · Importation of prescription drugs · in this section
The term “importer” means any person engaged in the business of importing or bringing firearms or ammunition into the United States for purposes of sale or distribution; and the term “licensed importer” means any such person licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
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- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 921Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who enters, or withdraws from warehouse, cotton for consumption in the customs territory of the United States.
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- 2026–present7 U.S.C. § 2116Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who, for purposes of resale, transports into the United States puppies from a foreign country.
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- 2008–present7 U.S.C. § 2148Agriculture · Importation of live dogs · in this section
The term “importer” means any person who imports an agricultural commodity from outside the United States for sale in the United States as a principal or as an agent, broker, or consignee of any person.
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- 1996–present7 U.S.C. § 7412Agriculture · Definitions · in this subchapter
the term “importer” means any person who imports cattle, beef, or beef products from outside the United States;
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 2902Agriculture · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports cut flowers, potted flowering plants, or foliage plants from outside of the United States or who acts as an agent, broker, or consignee of any person or nation that produces flowers and plants outside of the United States for sale in the United States.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 4302Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports Hass avocados into the United States.
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- 2000–present7 U.S.C. § 7802Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports honey or honey products into the United States or acts as an agent, broker, or consignee for any person or nation that produces honey outside of the United States for sale in the United States and who is listed in the import records as the importer of record for such honey or honey products.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 4602Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports kiwifruit into the United States.
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- 1996–present7 U.S.C. § 7462Agriculture · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports limes into the United States.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 6202Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports, on average, over 500,000 pounds of mushrooms annually from outside the United States.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 6102Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports pecans from outside of the United States for sale in the United States.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 6002Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports sheep or sheep products into the United States.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 7102Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports tablestock, frozen, or processed potatoes for ultimate consumption by humans or seed potatoes into the United States.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 2612Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who imports watermelons into the United States.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 4902Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who is engaged in the business of importing or bringing firearms into the United States.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 5845Internal Revenue Code · Definitions · under this chapter
The term “importer” means any person who owns, at the first place of storage, any petroleum product imported into the United States.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 6232The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this part
The term “importer” means one of the parties qualifying as an importer of record under section 1484(a)(2)(B) of this title.
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- 2016–present19 U.S.C. § 1641Customs Duties · Customs brokers · as used in this section
The term “importer” means the person entering the article for consumption, use, or warehousing.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 4682Internal Revenue Code · Definitions and special rules · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “importer” means the person entering the taxable chemical for consumption, use, or warehousing.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 4662Internal Revenue Code · Definitions and special rules · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “importer” means the person entering the taxable substance for consumption, use, or warehousing.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 4672Internal Revenue Code · Definitions and special rules · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “importer” means the person entering the vaccine for consumption, use, or warehousing.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 4132Internal Revenue Code · Definitions and special rules · for purposes of this subchapter
The terms “importer” and “exporter” mean a regulated person who imports or exports a listed chemical, respectively.
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- 2006–present21 U.S.C. § 971Food and Drugs · Notification, suspension of shipment, and penalties with respect to importation and exportation of listed chemicals · in this section