### Question
How does the law define indirect material?


### Answer
Under *19 U.S.C. § 3332*, **indirect material** is defined as:

> a good—


(i) used in the production, testing, or inspection of a good but not physically incorporated into the good, or


(ii) used in the maintenance of buildings or the operation of equipment associated with the production of a good,


  

in the territory of one or more of the NAFTA countries

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 3332*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 21-NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE > SUBCHAPTER II-CUSTOMS PROVISIONS**

