{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-85.1504","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 85.1504","heading":"Conditional admission.","body":"(a) A motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine offered for importation under § 85.1505, § 85.1509 or § 85.1512 may be conditionally admitted into the United States, but shall be refused final admission unless:\n(1) At the time of conditional admission, the importer has submitted to the Administrator a written report that the subject vehicle or engine has been permitted conditional admission pending EPA approval of its application for final admission under § 85.1505, § 85.1509, or § 85.1512. This written report shall contain the following:\n(i) Identification of the importer of the vehicle or engine and the importer's address and telephone number;\n(ii) Identification of the vehicle or engine owner and the vehicle or engine owner's address, telephone number and taxpayer identification number;\n(iii) Identification of the vehicle or engine;\n(iv) Information indicating under what provision of these regulations the vehicle or engine is to be imported;\n(v) Identification of the place where the subject vehicle or engine will be stored until EPA approval of the importer's application to the Administrator for final admission;\n(vi) Authorization for EPA Enforcement Officers to conduct inspections or testing otherwise permitted by the Act or regulations thereunder;\n(vii) Identification, where applicable, of the certificate by means of which the vehicle is being imported;\n(viii) The original production year of the vehicle; and\n(ix) Such other information as is deemed necessary by the Administrator.\n(b) Such conditional admission shall not be under bond for a vehicle or engine which is imported under § 85.1505 or § 85.1509. A bond will be required for a vehicle or engine imported under applicable provisions of § 85.1512. The period of conditional admission shall not exceed 120 days. During this period, the importer shall store the vehicle or engine at a location where the Administrator will have reasonable access to the vehicle or engine for his/her inspection.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER C—AIR PROGRAMS","PART 85—CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM MOBILE SOURCES","Subpart P—Importation of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Engines"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"744d1761f9edd7a1d7266a000ccd674aeddaa3301cc5c83e323585c515efb139","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-85.1503","next":"us/40-cfr-85.1505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}