### Question
How is the "importer" defined?


### Answer
The term **importer** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 6232* as follows -

> 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**

