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Title 26, Chapter 38

Internal Revenue Code — 8 active sections, 9 inactive

Table of Contents (17 sections)

§ 4611. Imposition of tax

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§ 4611. Imposition of tax

  • (a) There is hereby imposed a tax at the rate specified in subsection (c) on—
    • (1) crude oil received at a United States refinery, and
    • (2) petroleum products entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing.
  • (b)
    • (1) If—
      • (A) any domestic crude oil is used in or exported from the United States, and
      • (B) before such use or exportation, no tax was imposed on such crude oil under subsection (a),
    • (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any use of crude oil for extracting oil or natural gas on the premises where such crude oil was produced.
  • (c)
    • (1) The rate of the taxes imposed by this section is the sum of—
      • (A) the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate, and
      • (B) the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate.
    • (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)—
      • (A) the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate is 9.7 cents a barrel, and
      • (B) the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate is—
        • (i) in the case of crude oil received or petroleum products entered before January 1, 2017 , 8 cents a barrel, and
        • (ii) in the case of crude oil received or petroleum products entered after December 31, 2016 , 9 cents a barrel.
  • (d)
    • (1) The tax imposed by subsection (a)(1) shall be paid by the operator of the United States refinery.
    • (2) The tax imposed by subsection (a)(2) shall be paid by the person entering the product for consumption, use, or warehousing.
    • (3) The tax imposed by subsection (b) shall be paid by the person using or exporting the crude oil, as the case may be.
  • (e)
    • (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate under this section shall apply after December 31, 1986 , and before January 1, 1996 .
    • (2) If on December 31, 1993 , or December 31, 1994 —
      • (A) the unobligated balance in the Hazardous Substance Superfund exceeds $3,500,000,000, and
      • (B) the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, determines that the unobligated balance in the Hazardous Substance Superfund will exceed $3,500,000,000 on December 31 of 1994 or 1995, respectively, if no tax is imposed under this section and sections 4661 and 4671,
    • (3)
      • (A) The Secretary as of the close of each calendar quarter (and at such other times as the Secretary determines appropriate) shall make an estimate of the amount of taxes which will be collected under this section (to the extent attributable to the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate) and sections 4661 and 4671 and credited to the Hazardous Substance Superfund during the period beginning January 1, 1987 , and ending December 31, 1995 .
      • (B) If the Secretary estimates under subparagraph (A) that more than $11,970,000,000 will be credited to the Fund before January 1, 1996 , the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate under this section shall not apply after the date on which (as estimated by the Secretary) $11,970,000,000 will be so credited to the Fund.
  • (f)
    • (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate under subsection (c) shall apply on and after April 1, 2006 , or if later, the date which is 30 days after the last day of any calendar quarter for which the Secretary estimates that, as of the close of that quarter, the unobligated balance in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is less than $2,000,000,000.
    • (2) The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate shall not apply after December 31, 2020 .

§ 4612. Definitions and special rules

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§ 4612. Definitions and special rules

  • (a) For purposes of this subchapter—
    • (1) The term “crude oil” includes crude oil condensates and natural gasoline.
    • (2) The term “domestic crude oil” means any crude oil produced from a well located in the United States.
    • (3) The term “petroleum product” includes crude oil.
    • (4)
      • (A) The term “United States” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
      • (B) The principles of section 638 shall apply for purposes of the term “United States”.
      • (C) The term “United States” includes any foreign trade zone of the United States.
    • (5) The term “United States refinery” means any facility in the United States at which crude oil is refined.
    • (6) In the case of any United States refinery which produces natural gasoline from natural gas, the gasoline so produced shall be treated as received at such refinery at the time so produced.
    • (7) The term “premises” has the same meaning as when used for purposes of determining gross income from the property under section 613.
    • (8) The term “barrel” means 42 United States gallons.
    • (9) In the case of a fraction of a barrel, the tax imposed by section 4611 shall be the same fraction of the amount of such tax imposed on a whole barrel.
  • (b) No tax shall be imposed by section 4611 with respect to any petroleum product if the person who would be liable for such tax establishes that a prior tax imposed by such section has been imposed with respect to such product.
  • (c) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if an operator of a United States refinery—
    • (1) removes crude oil from a pipeline, and
    • (2) returns a portion of such crude oil into a stream of other crude oil in the same pipeline,
  • (d) There shall be allowed as a credit against so much of the tax imposed by section 4611 as is attributable to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate for any period an amount equal to the excess of—
    • (1) the sum of—
      • (A) the aggregate amounts paid by the taxpayer before January 1, 1987 , into the Deepwater Port Liability Trust Fund and the Offshore Oil Pollution Compensation Fund, and
      • (B) the interest accrued on such amounts before such date, over
    • (2) the amount of such payments taken into account under this subsection for all prior periods.
  • (e)
    • (1) For purposes of section 38, the current year business credit shall include the credit determined under this subsection.
    • (2)
      • (A) The credit determined under this subsection for any taxable year is an amount equal to the aggregate credit which would be allowed to the taxpayer under subsection (d) for amounts paid into the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund had the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate not ceased to apply.
      • (B)
        • (i) The amount of the credit determined under this subsection for any taxable year with respect to any taxpayer shall not exceed the excess of—
          • (I) the amount determined under clause (ii), over
          • (II) the aggregate amount of the credit determined under this subsection for prior taxable years with respect to such taxpayer.
        • (ii) The amount determined under this clause with respect to any taxpayer is the excess of—
          • (I) the aggregate amount of credit which would have been allowed under subsection (d) to the taxpayer for periods before the termination date specified in section 4611(f)(1), if amounts in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund which are actually transferred into the Oil Spill Liability Fund were transferred on January 1, 1990 , and the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate did not terminate before such termination date, over
          • (II) the aggregate amount of the credit allowed under subsection (d) to the taxpayer.
    • (3)
      • (A) The Secretary shall from time to time transfer from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to the general fund of the Treasury amounts equal to the credits allowed by reason of this subsection.
      • (B) Transfers may be made under subparagraph (A) only to the extent that the unobligated balance of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund exceeds $1,000,000,000. If any transfer is not made by reason of the preceding sentence, such transfer shall be made as soon as permitted under such sentence.
    • (4) No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable year which is attributable to the credit determined under this subsection may be carried to a taxable year beginning on or before the date of the enactment of this paragraph.
  • (f) The provisions of subsections (a)(3) and (b)(3) of section 7652 shall not apply to any tax imposed by section 4611.

§ 4661. Imposition of tax

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§ 4661. Imposition of tax

  • (a) There is hereby imposed a tax on any taxable chemical sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer thereof.
  • (b) The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be determined in accordance with the following table: In the case of: The tax is the following amount per ton Acetylene $4.87 Benzene 4.87 Butane 4.87 Butylene 4.87 Butadiene 4.87 Ethylene 4.87 Methane 3.44 Naphthalene 4.87 Propylene 4.87 Toluene 4.87 Xylene 4.87 Ammonia 2.64 Antimony 4.45 Antimony trioxide 3.75 Arsenic 4.45 Arsenic trioxide 3.41 Barium sulfide 2.30 Bromine 4.45 Cadmium 4.45 Chlorine 2.70 Chromium 4.45 Chromite 1.52 Potassium dichromate 1.69 Sodium dichromate 1.87 Cobalt 4.45 Cupric sulfate 1.87 Cupric oxide 3.59 Cuprous oxide 3.97 Hydrochloric acid 0.29 Hydrogen fluoride 4.23 Lead oxide 4.14 Mercury 4.45 Nickel 4.45 Phosphorus 4.45 Stannous chloride 2.85 Stannic chloride 2.12 Zinc chloride 2.22 Zinc sulfate 1.90 Potassium hydroxide 0.22 Sodium hydroxide 0.28 Sulfuric acid 0.26 Nitric acid 0.24 For periods before 1992, the item relating to xylene in the preceding table shall be applied by substituting “10.13” for “4.87”.
  • (c) No tax shall be imposed under this section during any period during which the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate under section 4611 does not apply.

§ 4662. Definitions and special rules

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§ 4662. Definitions and special rules

  • (a) For purposes of this subchapter—
    • (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), the term “taxable chemical” means any substance—
      • (A) which is listed in the table under section 4661(b), and
      • (B) which is manufactured or produced in the United States or entered into the United States for consumption, use, or ware­housing.
    • (2) The term “United States” has the meaning given such term by section 4612(a)(4).
    • (3) The term “importer” means the person entering the taxable chemical for consumption, use, or warehousing.
    • (4) The term “ton” means 2,000 pounds. In the case of any taxable chemical which is a gas, the term “ton” means the amount of such gas in cubic feet which is the equivalent of 2,000 pounds on a molecular weight basis.
    • (5) In the case of a fraction of a ton, the tax imposed by section 4661 shall be the same fraction of the amount of such tax imposed on a whole ton.
  • (b) For purposes of this subchapter—
    • (1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, methane or butane shall be treated as a taxable chemical only if it is used otherwise than as a fuel or in the manufacture or production of any motor fuel, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or jet fuel (and, for purposes of section 4661(a), the person so using it shall be treated as the manufacturer thereof).
    • (2)
      • (A) In the case of nitric acid, sulfuric acid, ammonia, or methane used to produce ammonia which is a qualified fertilizer substance, no tax shall be imposed under section 4661(a).
      • (B) For purposes of this section, the term “qualified fertilizer substance” means any substance—
        • (i) used in a qualified fertilizer use by the manufacturer, producer, or importer,
        • (ii) sold for use by any purchaser in a qualified fertilizer use, or
        • (iii) sold for resale by any purchaser for use, or resale for ultimate use, in a qualified fertilizer use.
      • (C) The term “qualified fertilizer use” means any use in the manufacture or production of fertilizer or for direct application as a fertilizer.
      • (D) For purposes of section 4661(a), if no tax was imposed by such section on the sale or use of any chemical by reason of subparagraph (A), the first person who sells or uses such chemical other than in a sale or use described in subparagraph (A) shall be treated as the manufacturer of such chemical.
    • (3) In the case of sulfuric acid produced solely as a byproduct of and on the same site as air pollution control equipment, no tax shall be imposed under section 4661.
    • (4) For purposes of this subchapter, the term “taxable chemical” shall not include any substance to the extent derived from coal.
    • (5)
      • (A) In the case of any chemical described in subparagraph (D) which is a qualified fuel substance, no tax shall be imposed under section 4661(a).
      • (B) For purposes of this section, the term “qualified fuel substance” means any substance—
        • (i) used in a qualified fuel use by the manufacturer, producer, or importer,
        • (ii) sold for use by any purchaser in a qualified fuel use, or
        • (iii) sold for resale by any purchaser for use, or resale for ultimate use, in a qualified fuel use.
      • (C) For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified fuel use” means—
        • (i) any use in the manufacture or production of any motor fuel, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or jet fuel, or
        • (ii) any use as such a fuel.
      • (D) For purposes of this subsection, the chemicals described in this subparagraph are acetylene, benzene, butylene, butadiene, ethylene, naphthalene, propylene, toluene, and xylene.
      • (E) For purposes of section 4661(a), if no tax was imposed by such section on the sale or use of any chemical by reason of subparagraph (A), the first person who sells or uses such chemical other than in a sale or use described in subparagraph (A) shall be treated as the manufacturer of such chemical.
    • (6)
      • (A) No tax shall be imposed under section 4661(a) on any taxable chemical described in subparagraph (B) by reason of the transitory presence of such chemical during any process of smelting, refining, or otherwise extracting any substance not subject to tax under section 4661(a).
      • (B) The chemicals described in this subparagraph are—
        • (i) barium sulfide, cupric sulfate, cupric oxide, cuprous oxide, lead oxide, zinc chloride, and zinc sulfate, and
        • (ii) any solution or mixture containing any chemical described in clause (i).
      • (C) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to apply to any chemical which is removed from or ceases to be part of any smelting, refining, or other extraction process.
    • (7) Except in the case of any substance imported into the United States or exported from the United States, the term “xylene” does not include any separated isomer of xylene.
    • (8)
      • (A) No tax shall be imposed under section 4661(a) on any chromium, cobalt, or nickel which is diverted or recovered in the United States from any solid waste as part of a recycling process (and not as part of the original manufacturing or production process).
      • (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply during any period that required corrective action by the taxpayer at the unit at which the recycling occurs is uncompleted.
      • (C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), required corrective action shall be treated as uncompleted during the period—
        • (i) beginning on the date that the corrective action is required by the Administrator or an authorized State pursuant to—
          • (I) a final permit under section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act or a final order under section 3004 or 3008 of such Act, or
          • (II) a final order under section 106 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and
        • (ii) ending on the date the Administrator or such State (as the case may be) certifies to the Secretary that such corrective action has been completed.
      • (D) In the case of corrective action requiring groundwater treatment, such action shall be treated as completed as of the close of the 10-year period beginning on the date such action is required if such treatment complies with the permit or order applicable under subparagraph (C)(i) throughout such period. The preceding sentence shall cease to apply beginning on the date such treatment ceases to comply with such permit or order.
      • (E) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “solid waste” has the meaning given such term by section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, except that such term shall not include any byproduct, coproduct, or other waste from any process of smelting, refining, or otherwise extracting any metal.
    • (9)
      • (A) In the case of—
        • (i) nitric acid,
        • (ii) sulfuric acid,
        • (iii) ammonia, or
        • (iv) methane used to produce ammonia,
      • (B) For purposes of this section, the term “qualified animal feed substance” means any substance—
        • (i) used in a qualified animal feed use by the manufacturer, producer, or importer,
        • (ii) sold for use by any purchaser in a qualified animal feed use, or
        • (iii) sold for resale by any purchaser for use, or resale for ultimate use, in a qualified animal feed use.
      • (C) The term “qualified animal feed use” means any use in the manufacture or production of animal feed or animal feed supplements, or of ingredients used in animal feed or animal feed supplements.
      • (D) For purposes of section 4661(a), if no tax was imposed by such section on the sale or use of any chemical by reason of subparagraph (A), the 1st person who sells or uses such chemical other than in a sale or use described in subparagraph (A) shall be treated as the manufacturer of such chemical.
    • (10)
      • (A) No tax shall be imposed under section 4661(a) on any organic taxable chemical while such chemical is part of an intermediate hydrocarbon stream containing one or more organic taxable chemicals.
      • (B) For purposes of this part, if any organic taxable chemical on which no tax was imposed by reason of subparagraph (A) is isolated, extracted, or otherwise removed from, or ceases to be part of, an intermediate hydrocarbon stream—
        • (i) such isolation, extraction, removal, or cessation shall be treated as use by the person causing such event, and
        • (ii) such person shall be treated as the manufacturer of such chemical.
      • (C) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any sale of any intermediate hydrocarbon stream unless the registration requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c)(2)(B) are satisfied.
      • (D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “organic taxable chemical” means any taxable chemical which is an organic substance.
  • (c)
    • (1) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (e), if any person manufactures, produces, or imports any taxable chemical and uses such chemical, then such person shall be liable for tax under section 4661 in the same manner as if such chemical were sold by such person.
    • (2)
      • (A) Except as provided in this paragraph, in any case in which a manufacturer, producer, or importer of a taxable chemical exchanges such chemical as part of an inventory exchange with another person—
        • (i) such exchange shall not be treated as a sale, and
        • (ii) such other person shall, for purposes of section 4661, be treated as the manufacturer, producer, or importer of such chemical.
      • (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any inventory exchange unless—
        • (i) both parties are registered with the Secretary as manufacturers, producers, or importers of taxable chemicals, and
        • (ii) the person receiving the taxable chemical has, at such time as the Secretary may prescribe, notified the manufacturer, producer, or importer of such person’s registration number and the internal revenue district in which such person is registered.
      • (C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “inventory exchange” means any exchange in which 2 persons exchange property which is, in the hands of each person, property described in section 1221(a)(1).
  • (d)
    • (1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if—
      • (A) a tax under section 4661 was paid with respect to any taxable chemical, and
      • (B) such chemical was used by any person in the manufacture or production of any other substance which is a taxable chemical,
    • (2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if—
      • (A) a tax under section 4661 was paid with respect to nitric acid, sulfuric acid, ammonia, or methane used to make ammonia without regard to subsection (b)(2), and
      • (B) any person uses such substance as a qualified fertilizer substance,
    • (3) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if—
      • (A) a tax under section 4661 was paid with respect to any chemical described in subparagraph (D) of subsection (b)(5) without regard to subsection (b)(5), and
      • (B) any person uses such chemical as a qualified fuel substance,
    • (4) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if—
      • (A) a tax under section 4661 was paid with respect to nitric acid, sulfuric acid, ammonia, or methane used to produce ammonia, without regard to subsection (b)(9), and
      • (B) any person uses such substance as a qualified animal feed substance,
  • (e)
    • (1)
      • (A) No tax shall be imposed under section 4661 on the sale by the manufacturer or producer of any taxable chemical for export, or for resale by the purchaser to a second purchaser for export.
      • (B) Rules similar to the rules of section 4221(b) shall apply for purposes of subparagraph (A).
    • (2)
      • (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if—
        • (i) tax under section 4661 was paid with respect to any taxable chemical, and
        • (ii)
          • (I) such chemical was exported by any person, or
          • (II) such chemical was used as a material in the manufacture or production of a substance which was exported by any person and which, at the time of export, was a taxable substance (as defined in section 4672(a)),
      • (B) No credit or refund shall be allowed or made under subparagraph (A) unless the person who paid the tax establishes that he—
        • (i) has repaid or agreed to repay the amount of the tax to the person who exported the taxable chemical or taxable substance (as so defined), or
        • (ii) has obtained the written consent of such exporter to the allowance of the credit or the making of the refund.
    • (3) The Secretary shall provide, in regulations, the circumstances under which a credit or refund (without interest) of the tax under section 4661 shall be allowed or made to the person who exported the taxable chemical or taxable substance, where—
      • (A) the person who paid the tax waives his claim to the amount of such credit or refund, and
      • (B) the person exporting the taxable chemical or taxable substance provides such information as the Secretary may require in such regulations.
    • (4) The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
  • (f) The provisions of subsections (a)(3) and (b)(3) of section 7652 shall not apply to any tax imposed by section 4661.

§ 4671. Imposition of tax

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§ 4671. Imposition of tax

  • (a) There is hereby imposed a tax on any taxable substance sold or used by the importer thereof.
  • (b)
    • (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) with respect to any taxable substance shall be the amount of the tax which would have been imposed by section 4661 on the taxable chemicals used as materials in the manufacture or production of such substance if such taxable chemicals had been sold in the United States for use in the manufacture or production of such taxable substance.
    • (2) If the importer does not furnish to the Secretary (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) sufficient information to determine under paragraph (1) the amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) on any taxable substance, the amount of the tax imposed on such taxable substance shall be 5 percent of the appraised value of such substance as of the time such substance was entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing.
    • (3) The Secretary may prescribe for each taxable substance a tax which, if prescribed, shall apply in lieu of the tax specified in paragraph (2) with respect to such substance. The tax prescribed by the Secretary shall be equal to the amount of tax which would be imposed by subsection (a) with respect to the taxable substance if such substance were produced using the predominant method of production of such substance.
  • (c) No tax shall be imposed by this section on the sale or use of any substance if tax is imposed on such sale or use under section 4611 or 4661.
  • (d) Rules similar to the following rules shall apply for purposes of applying this section with respect to taxable substances used or sold for use as described in such rules:
    • (1) Paragraphs (2), (5), and (9) of section 4662(b) (relating to tax-free sales of chemicals used as fuel or in the production of fertilizer or animal feed).
    • (2) Paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 4662(d) (relating to refund or credit of tax on certain chemicals used as fuel or in the production of fertilizer or animal feed).
  • (e) No tax shall be imposed under this section during any period during which the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate under section 4611 does not apply.

§ 4672. Definitions and special rules

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§ 4672. Definitions and special rules

  • (a) For purposes of this subchapter—
    • (1) The term “taxable substance” means any substance which, at the time of sale or use by the importer, is listed as a taxable substance by the Secretary for purposes of this subchapter.
    • (2) A substance shall be listed under paragraph (1) if—
      • (A) the substance is contained in the list under paragraph (3), or
      • (B) the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, that taxable chemicals constitute more than 50 percent of the weight (or more than 50 percent of the value) of the materials used to produce such substance (determined on the basis of the predominant method of production).
    • (3) Cumene Methylene chloride Styrene Polypropylene Ammonium nitrate Propylene glycol Nickel oxide Formaldehyde Isopropyl alcohol Acetone Ethylene glycol Acrylonitrile Vinyl chloride Methanol Polyethylene resins, total Propylene oxide Polybutadiene Polypropylene resins Styrene-butadiene, latex Ethylene oxide Styrene-butadiene, snpf Ethylene dichloride Synthetic rubber, not containing fillers Cyclohexane Urea Isophthalic acid Ferronickel Maleic anhydride Ferrochromium nov 3 pct Phthalic anhydride Ferrochrome ov 3 pct. carbon Ethyl methyl ketone Unwrought nickel Chloroform Nickel waste and scrap Carbon tetrachloride Wrought nickel rods and wire Chromic acid Nickel powders Hydrogen peroxide Phenolic resins Polystyrene homo­polymer resins Polyvinylchloride resins Melamine Polystyrene resins and copolymers Acrylic and methacrylic acid resins Ethyl alcohol for nonbeverage use Vinyl resins Ethylbenzene Vinyl resins, NSPF.
    • (4) The Secretary shall add to the list under paragraph (3) substances which meet either the weight or value tests of paragraph (2)(B) and may remove from such list only substances which meet neither of such tests.
  • (b) For purposes of this subchapter—
    • (1) The term “importer” means the person entering the taxable substance for consumption, use, or warehousing.
    • (2) The terms “taxable chemical” and “United States” have the respective meanings given such terms by section 4662(a).
  • (c) The provisions of subsections (a)(3) and (b)(3) of section 7652 shall not apply to any tax imposed by section 4671.

§ 4681. Imposition of tax

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§ 4681. Imposition of tax

  • (a) There is hereby imposed a tax on—
    • (1) any ozone-depleting chemical sold or used by the manufacturer, producer, or importer thereof, and
    • (2) any imported taxable product sold or used by the importer thereof.
  • (b)
    • (1)
      • (A) The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) on each pound of ozone-depleting chemical shall be an amount equal to—
        • (i) the base tax amount, multiplied by
        • (ii) the ozone-depletion factor for such chemical.
      • (B) The base tax amount for purposes of subparagraph (A) with respect to any sale or use during any calendar year after 1995 shall be $5.35 increased by 45 cents for each year after 1995.
    • (2)
      • (A) The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) on any imported taxable product shall be the amount of tax which would have been imposed by subsection (a) on the ozone-depleting chemicals used as materials in the manufacture or production of such product if such ozone-depleting chemicals had been sold in the United States on the date of the sale of such imported taxable product.
      • (B) Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 4671(b) shall apply.

§ 4682. Definitions and special rules

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§ 4682. Definitions and special rules

  • (a) For purposes of this subchapter—
    • (1) The term “ozone-depleting chemical” means any substance—
      • (A) which, at the time of the sale or use by the manufacturer, producer, or importer, is listed as an ozone-depleting chemical in the table contained in paragraph (2), and
      • (B) which is manufactured or produced in the United States or entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing.
    • (2) Common name: Chemical nomenclature: CFC–11 trichlorofluoromethane CFC–12 dichlorodifluoromethane CFC–113 trichlorotrifluoroethane CFC–114 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetra- fluoroethane CFC–115 chloropentafluoroethane Halon-1211 bromochlorodifluoro- methane Halon-1301 bromotrifluoromethane Halon-2402 dibromotetrafluoroethane Carbon tetrachloride Tetrachloromethane Methyl chloroform 1,1,1-trichloroethane CFC–13 CF3Cl CFC–111 C2FCl5 CFC–112 C2F2Cl4 CFC–211 C3FCl7 CFC–212 C3F2Cl6 CFC–213 C3F3Cl5 CFC–214 C3F4Cl4 CFC–215 C3F5Cl3 CFC–216 C3F6Cl2 CFC–217 C3F7Cl.
  • (b) For purposes of this subchapter, the term “ozone-depletion factor” means, with respect to an ozone-depleting chemical, the factor assigned to such chemical under the following table: Ozone-depleting chemical: Ozone-depletion factor: CFC–11 1.0 CFC–12 1.0 CFC–113 0.8 CFC–114 1.0 CFC–115 0.6 Halon-1211 3.0 Halon-1301 10.0 Halon-2402 6.0 Carbon tetrachloride 1.1 Methyl chloroform 0.1 CFC–13 1.0 CFC–111 1.0 CFC–112 1.0 CFC–211 1.0 CFC–212 1.0 CFC–213 1.0 CFC–214 1.0 CFC–215 1.0 CFC–216 1.0 CFC–217 1.0.
  • (c) For purposes of this subchapter—
    • (1) The term “imported taxable product” means any product (other than an ozone-depleting chemical) entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing if any ozone-depleting chemical was used as material in the manufacture or production of such product.
    • (2) The term “imported taxable product” shall not include any product specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary as using a de minimis amount of ozone-depleting chemicals as materials in the manufacture or production thereof. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any product in which any ozone-depleting chemical (other than methyl chloroform) is used for purposes of refrigeration or air conditioning, creating an aerosol or foam, or manufacturing electronic components.
  • (d)
    • (1) No tax shall be imposed by section 4681 on any ozone-depleting chemical which is diverted or recovered in the United States as part of a recycling process (and not as part of the original manufacturing or production process), or on any recycled Halon-1301 or recycled Halon-2402 imported from any country which is a signatory to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
    • (2)
      • (A) No tax shall be imposed by section 4681—
        • (i) on the use of any ozone-depleting chemical in the manufacture or production of any other chemical if the ozone-depleting chemical is entirely consumed in such use,
        • (ii) on the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any ozone-depleting chemical—
          • (I) for a use by the purchaser which meets the requirements of clause (i), or
          • (II) for resale by the purchaser to a second purchaser for a use by the second purchaser which meets the requirements of clause (i).
      • (B) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if—
        • (i) a tax under this subchapter was paid with respect to any ozone-depleting chemical, and
        • (ii) such chemical was used (and entirely consumed) by any person in the manufacture or production of any other chemical,
    • (3)
      • (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), rules similar to the rules of section 4662(e) (other than section 4662(e)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) shall apply for purposes of this subchapter.
      • (B)
        • (i) The aggregate tax benefit allowable under subparagraph (A) with respect to ozone-depleting chemicals manufactured, produced, or imported by any person during a calendar year shall not exceed the sum of—
          • (I) the amount equal to the 1986 export percentage of the aggregate tax which would (but for this subsection and subsection (g)) be imposed by this subchapter with respect to the maximum quantity of ozone-depleting chemicals permitted to be manufactured or produced by such person during such calendar year under regulations prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency (other than chemicals with respect to which subclause (II) applies),
          • (II) the aggregate tax which would (but for this subsection and subsection (g)) be imposed by this subchapter with respect to any additional production allowance granted to such person with respect to ozone-depleting chemicals manufactured or produced by such person during such calendar year by the Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR Part 82 (as in effect on September 14, 1989 ), and
          • (III) the aggregate tax which was imposed by this subchapter with respect to ozone-depleting chemicals imported by such person during the calendar year.
        • (ii) A person’s 1986 export percentage is the percentage equal to the ozone-depletion factor adjusted pounds of ozone-depleting chemicals manufactured or produced by such person during 1986 which were exported during 1986, divided by the ozone-depletion factor adjusted pounds of all ozone-depleting chemicals manufactured or produced by such person during 1986. The percentage determined under the preceding sentence shall be computed by taking into account the sum of such person’s direct 1986 exports (as determined by the Environmental Protection Agency) and such person’s indirect 1986 exports (as allocated to such person by such Agency in determining such person’s consumption and production rights for ozone-depleting chemicals).
      • (C)
        • (i) Subparagraph (B) shall be applied separately with respect to newly listed chemicals and other chemicals.
        • (ii) In applying subparagraph (B) to newly listed chemicals—
          • (I) subparagraph (B) shall be applied by substituting “1989” for “1986” each place it appears, and
          • (II) clause (i)(II) thereof shall be applied by substituting for the regulations referred to therein any regulations (whether or not prescribed by the Secretary) which the Secretary determines are comparable to the regulations referred to in such clause with respect to newly listed chemicals.
        • (iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “newly listed chemical” means any substance which appears in the table contained in subsection (a)(2) below Halon-2402.
  • (e) For purposes of this subchapter—
    • (1) The term “importer” means the person entering the article for consumption, use, or warehousing.
    • (2) The term “United States” has the meaning given such term by section 4612(a)(4).
  • (f)
    • (1) In the case of a fraction of a pound, the tax imposed by this subchapter shall be the same fraction of the amount of such tax imposed on a whole pound.
    • (2) The provisions of subsections (a)(3) and (b)(3) of section 7652 shall not apply to any tax imposed by this subchapter.
  • (g)
    • (1)
      • (A) No tax shall be imposed by section 4681 on—
        • (i) any use of any substance as a propellant in metered-dose inhalers, or
        • (ii) any qualified sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any substance.
      • (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “qualified sale” means any sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any substance—
        • (i) for use by the purchaser as a propellant in metered dose inhalers, or
        • (ii) for resale by the purchaser to a 2d purchaser for such use by the 2d purchaser.
    • (2) If any substance on which tax was paid under this subchapter is used by any person as a propellant in metered-dose inhalers, credit or refund without interest shall be allowed to such person in an amount equal to the tax so paid. Amounts payable under the preceding sentence with respect to uses during the taxable year shall be treated as described in section 34(a) for such year unless claim thereof has been timely filed under this paragraph.
  • (h)
    • (1)
      • (A) If, on any tax-increase date, any ozone-depleting chemical is held by any person (other than the manufacturer, producer, or importer thereof) for sale or for use in further manufacture, there is hereby imposed a floor stocks tax.
      • (B) The amount of the tax imposed by subparagraph (A) shall be the excess (if any) of—
        • (i) the tax which would be imposed under section 4681 on such substance if the sale of such chemical by the manufacturer, producer, or importer thereof had occurred on the tax-increase date, over
        • (ii) the prior tax (if any) imposed by this subchapter on such substance.
      • (C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “tax-increase date” means January 1 of any calendar year.
    • (2) The taxes imposed by this subsection on January 1 of any calendar year shall be paid on or before June 30 of such year.
    • (3) All other provisions of law, including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes imposed by section 4681 shall apply to the floor stocks taxes imposed by this subsection.
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