### Question
What does stockpiling mean?


### Answer
**Stockpiling** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 2058*:

> manufacturing or importing a product between the date of promulgation of such rule, regulation, standard, or ban and its effective date at a rate which is significantly greater (as determined under the rule under this paragraph) than the rate at which such product was produced or imported during a base period (prescribed in the rule under this paragraph) ending before the date of promulgation of the rule, regulation, standard, or ban

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 2058*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 47-CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY**

