---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 594.8"
title: "49"
number: "594.8"
heading: "Fee for importing a vehicle pursuant to a determination by the Administrator."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/594.8"
---

# §594.8. Fee for importing a vehicle pursuant to a determination by the Administrator.

- (a) A fee as specified in paragraphs [(b)](#b) and [(c)](#c) of this section shall be paid by each importer of a vehicle covered by a determination made under [part 593](/cfr/49/part593.md) of this chapter to cover the direct and indirect costs incurred by NHTSA in making such determinations.
- (b) If a determination has been made pursuant to a petition, the fee for each vehicle is $138. The direct and indirect costs that determine the fee are those set forth in § [594.7(b)](/cfr/49/594.7.md?p=b), [(c)](/cfr/49/594.7.md?p=c), and [(d)](/cfr/49/594.7.md?p=d).
- (c) If a determination has been made on or after October 1, 2014, pursuant to the Administrator's initiative, the fee for each vehicle is $125. The direct and indirect costs that determine the fee are those set forth in §§ [594.7(b)](/cfr/49/594.7.md?p=b), [(c)](/cfr/49/594.7.md?p=c), and [(d)](/cfr/49/594.7.md?p=d), and references to “petition” shall be understood as relating to NHTSA's documents that serve as a basis for initiating determinations on its own initiative.

## Notes

### Amendments

[55 FR 40667, Oct. 4, 1990, as amended at 58 FR 51023, Sept. 30, 1993; 61 FR 51045, Sept. 30, 1996; 63 FR 45186, Aug. 25, 1998; 65 FR 56500, Sept. 19, 2000; 67 FR 60599, Sept. 26, 2002; 69 FR 57874, Sept. 28, 2004; 71 FR 43990, Aug. 3, 2006; 73 FR 54986, Sept. 24, 2008; 75 FR 48613, Aug. 11, 2010; 77 FR 50642, Aug. 22, 2012; 79 FR 57007, Sept. 24, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141, 31 U.S.C. 9701; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 40107, Sept. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[55 FR 40667, Oct. 4, 1990, as amended at 58 FR 51023, Sept. 30, 1993; 61 FR 51045, Sept. 30, 1996; 63 FR 45186, Aug. 25, 1998; 65 FR 56500, Sept. 19, 2000; 67 FR 60599, Sept. 26, 2002; 69 FR 57874, Sept. 28, 2004; 71 FR 43990, Aug. 3, 2006; 73 FR 54986, Sept. 24, 2008; 75 FR 48613, Aug. 11, 2010; 77 FR 50642, Aug. 22, 2012; 79 FR 57007, Sept. 24, 2014]