Joint EPA, CBP Operation Results in More Than $500,000 in Fines for Imported Vehicle Emissions Issues
The Environmental Protection Agency and CBP worked together at Southern California ports to enforce emission controls requirements for foreign-made engines and vehicles, resulting in more than $530,000 in fines, the EPA said in a March 12 news release. “Oversight of…
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foreign-made engines imported through southern California ports is a priority,” EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Mike Stoker said. “The enforcement cases announced today prevented hundreds of thousands of pounds of harmful air pollutants from being emitted into our air. We will continue to look work with CBP to ensure that items coming into the U.S. meet federal emissions requirements.” The EPA's release includes a list of some of largest fines issued. The biggest individual penalty listed was for $240,000 to Piaggio, due to imports of 5,009 motorcycles “that contained catalysts that did not conform to the description as certified by EPA,” the agency said.