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The TSCA certification statement for chemical imports
Pick a positive statement or a negative statement. The words below are copied from the EPA page on TSCA requirements for importing chemicals.
EPA page footer: Last updated on September 8, 2026.
This is information, not advice. This page does not choose a statement for a shipment. It does not say a shipment meets a rule.
EPA page on TSCA requirements for importing chemicals
Positive statement
The following is a positive certification statement.
I certify that all chemical substances in this shipment comply with all applicable rules or orders under TSCA and that I am not offering a chemical substance for entry in violation of TSCA or any applicable rule or order thereunder.
A positive certification means that the chemical substance complies with all applicable TSCA regulations, including:
- Section 5 premanufacture notification rules
- Section 5 significant new use rules
- Section 5(e) orders
- Section 5(f) rules and orders
- Section 6 rules and orders
- Section 7 judicial actions
- Title IV rules and orders
Note that sections 4 and 8 rules do not pertain to section 13 import certification requirements. Although importers must satisfy all applicable requirements of sections 4 and 8 rules, compliance with those provisions is not related to individual chemical shipments and therefore does not affect import certification.
Negative statement
The following is a negative certification statement.
I certify that all chemicals in this shipment are not subject to TSCA.
A negative certification is required for the following products when not clearly identified:
- Any pesticide
- Any food, food additive, drug, cosmetic or device
- Source material, special nuclear material, or by-product material
- Firearms and ammunitions as defined in section 3 of TSCA
Note that these products may be considered clearly identified when they are associated with another relevant agency’s entry documentation or electronic entry filing requirements (e.g., Notice of Arrival for pesticides or applicable entry documentation for FDA regulated products).
When the EPA page says no statement is required
No certification is required for the following:
- Chemicals that are a part of articles, unless required by a specific rule under TSCA
- Tobacco or tobacco products
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