9111-14
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc.
(Torrance, CA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and
Trade, Inc. (Torrance, CA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas
Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Torrance, CA), has been approved to gauge petroleum and
certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum
products for customs purposes for the next three years as of October 26, 2023.
DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Torrance, CA) was approved and
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of October 26, 2023. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for October 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Allison Blair, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 4150 Interwood South
Parkway, Houston, TX 77032, tel. 281-560-2900.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc, 22934
Lockness Ave., Torrance, California 90501, has been approved to gauge petroleum and
certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum
products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and
19 CFR 151.13.
Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Torrance, CA) is approved for the
following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the
American Petroleum Institute (API):

API Chapters
3
7
8
12
Title
Tank Gauging
Temperature Determination
Sampling
Calculations
Marine Measurement

Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Torrance, CA) is accredited for the
following laboratory analysis procedures and methods for petroleum and certain
petroleum products set forth by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory
Methods (CBPL) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):
CBPL No.

ASTM

27-01

D 287

27-05

D 4928

27-06

D 473

27-07

D 4807

27-08

D 86

27-10

D 323

27-11

D 445

27-13

D 4294

27-46

D 5002

27-48

D 4052

27-58

D 5191

N/A

D 6730

Title
Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method)
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by
Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel
Oils by the Extraction Method
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by
Membrane Filtration
Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products
at Atmospheric Pressure
Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum
Products (Reid Method)
Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent
and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum
Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API
Gravity of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer
Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital Density Meter
Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum
Products (Mini Method)
Standard Test Method for Determination of Individual
Components in Spark Ignition Engine Fuels by 100–Metre
Capillary (with Precolumn) High-Resolution Gas
Chromatography

Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses and gauger services
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it is accredited or
approved by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the specific test or

gauger service requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the specific test or gauger
service this entity is accredited or approved to perform may be directed to the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection by calling (281) 560-2900. The inquiry may also be sent
to CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please reference the website listed below for a
complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories.
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories
Dated: April 17, 2024.

James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston,
Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-14564 Filed: 7/1/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/2/2024]