19 CFR 12.112 : Customs Duties (§ 0.1 To Parts 400-599) — (§ 0.1 To Parts 135-140) — U.S. Customs And Border Protection, Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of The Treasury (§ 0.1 To Parts 135-140) — Special Classes Of Merchandise (§ 12.1 To § 12.152) — Pesticides And Devices (§ 12.110 To § 12.117) — Notice of arrival of pesticides and devices.

(a) General. An importer desiring to import pesticides or devices into the United States shall submit to the Administrator a Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (Environmental Protection Agency Form 3540-1), hereinafter referred to as a Notice of Arrival, prior to the arrival of the shipment in the United States. The Administrator shall complete the Notice of Arrival, indicating the disposition to be made of the shipment of pesticides or devices upon its arrival in the United States, and shall return the completed Notice of Arrival to the importer or his agent.

(b) Chemicals imported for use other than as pesticides. Chemicals which can be used as pesticides but which are not imported for such use and are not shown on the Index of Pesticide Products located in the Environmental Protection Agency's handbook entitled Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, found at http://www.epa.gov, may be entered without the submission of the Notice of Arrival.