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Application for Import Quota for Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine (DEA Form 488)

OMB 1117-0047 · DOJ/DEA.

OMB 1117-0047

Title 21, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 952, and Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), § 1315.34 require that persons who desire to import the List I chemicals Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Phenylpropanolamine during the next calendar year shall apply to DEA on DEA Form 488 for an import quota for those List I chemicals. The Controlled Substances Act states: "It shall be unlawful for any person to import … ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine, … except … such amounts of … ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine as the Attorney General finds to be necessary to provide for medical, scientific, or other legitimate purposes" (21 U.S.C. 952).

The latest form for Application for Import Quota for Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine (DEA Form 488) expires 2026-11-30 and is listed under ICR 202310-1117-004.

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