---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 1090.650"
title: "40"
number: "1090.650"
heading: "Exemptions for distillate global marine fuel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/1090.650"
---

# §1090.650. Exemptions for distillate global marine fuel.

- (a) Distillate global marine fuel that is produced, imported, sold, offered for sale, supplied, offered for supply, stored, dispensed, or transported for use in steamships or Category 3 marine vessels is exempt from the standards in [subpart D](/cfr/40/subpartD.md) of this part when operating outside of ECA boundaries if all the following requirements are met:
  - (1) The fuel must not exceed 0.50 weight percent sulfur (5,000 ppm).
  - (2) The fuel must be accompanied by PTDs that meet the requirements of subpart L of this part.
  - (3) The fuel must be designated as distillate global marine fuel.
  - (4) The fuel must be segregated from non-exempt fuel at all points in the distribution system.
  - (5) The fuel must not be used in vehicles, engines, or equipment other than in steamships or Category 3 marine vessels.
- (b)
  - (1) Fuel that does not meet the requirements specified in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section is subject to the standards, requirements, and prohibitions that apply for ULSD under this part.
  - (2) Any person who produces, imports, sells, offers for sale, supplies, offers for supply, stores, dispenses, or transports distillate global marine fuel without meeting the applicable recordkeeping requirements of subpart M of this part must not claim the fuel is exempt from the standards, requirements, and prohibitions that apply for ULSD under this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, as amended at 90 FR 4349, Jan. 15, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7521, 7522-7525, 7541, 7542, 7543, 7545, 7547, 7550, and 7601.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 78469, Dec. 4, 2020, as amended at 90 FR 4349, Jan. 15, 2025]