§ 1068.330 - How do I import engines requiring further assembly?

This section allows you to import engines in configurations different than their final configuration. This exemption is temporary, as described in paragraph (d) of this section.

(a) This section applies in the following cases:

(1) You import a partially complete engine with the intent to manufacture complete engines for which you have either a certificate of conformity or an exemption that allows you to sell completed engines.

(2) You import an uncertified complete engine with the intent to modify it for installation in an application different than its otherwise intended application (for example, you import a land-based engine to modify it for a marine application). In this case, to qualify for an exemption under this section, you need either a certificate of conformity or an exemption that allows you to sell completed engines.

(3) You import a complete or partially complete engine to modify for an application for which emission standards do not apply.

(4) You import a complete or partially complete engine for installation in equipment subject to equipment-based standards for which you have either a certificate of conformity or an exemption that allows you to sell the equipment.

(b) You may request this exemption in an application for certification. Otherwise, send your request to the Designated Officer. Your request must include:

(1) The name of the supplier of the partially complete engine, or the original manufacturer of the complete engine.

(2) A description of the certificate or exemption that will apply to the engines in the final configuration, or an explanation why a certificate or exemption is not needed.

(3) A brief description of how and where final assembly will be completed.

(4) An unconditional statement that the engines will comply with all applicable regulations in their final configuration.

(c) If we approve a temporary exemption for an engine, you may import it under the conditions in this section. If you are not a certificate holder, we may ask the U.S. Customs Service to require a specific bond amount to make sure you comply with the requirements of this subpart.

(d) These provisions are intended only to allow you to import engines in the specific circumstances identified in this section, so any exemption under this section expires when you complete the assembly of the engine in its final configuration. If the engine in its final configuration is subject to emission standards, then it must be covered by a certificate or a different exemption before you introduce it into commerce.