### Question
How does FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT define importer?


### Answer
Under *21 U.S.C. § 384b*, **importer** is defined as:

> the person that brings food, or causes food to be brought, from a foreign country into the customs territory of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 384b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT > SUBCHAPTER VIII-IMPORTS AND EXPORTS**

