---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 143.15"
title: "40"
number: "143.15"
heading: "Introduction into commerce prohibitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/143.15"
---

# §143.15. Introduction into commerce prohibitions.

- (a) No person may introduce into commerce any pipe, or any pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, that is not lead free, except for a pipe that is used in manufacturing or industrial processing;
- (b) No person engaged in the business of selling plumbing supplies in the United States, except manufacturers, may sell solder or flux that is not lead free; and
- (c) No person may introduce into commerce any solder or flux that is not lead free, unless the solder or flux bears a prominent label stating that it is illegal to use the solder or flux in the installation or repair of any plumbing providing water for human consumption.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 85 FR 54256, Sept. 1, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 42198, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted.