### Question
Can you define what importer means?


### Answer
**Importer** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 6232*:

> any person who owns, at the first place of storage, any petroleum product imported into the United States

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6232*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 77-ENERGY CONSERVATION > SUBCHAPTER I-DOMESTIC SUPPLY AVAILABILITY > Part B-Strategic Petroleum Reserve**

