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A840 federal activity code Vehicle dealers, garages, haulage & transit sites.

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A840, Transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities.

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    Transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities

Use A840 when transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities generated most of the material.

Industry code for transport, vehicle dealers & repair facilities, together. Garages, car dealers & haulage depots share it.

Where does Federal activity A840 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A840 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the activity that made the waste, and doesn't decide whether it is hazardous.

For federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What does Federal activity A840 cover?

This records transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities as the activity that made the waste. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or operation reported for that waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities

Is transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities federal activity A840 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
A840Most of the material came from transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities.

A840 records the activity that made most of the material. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide hazard status.

Which codes sit beside Federal activity A840?

CodeWhat it is
A811Printing and publishing
A812Photographic laboratories
A820Laundries, bleaching services and dyers
A830Business enterprise
A841Automobile dealers and automobile repair facilities
A842Transportation
A850Hotels, cafés and restaurants
A860Health