Texas Lab Gets Customs Seal to Measure Your Oil Shipments
Published Date: 11/19/2025
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Summary
Certispec Services USA in Texas City just got the green light to measure and test petroleum products for U.S. Customs starting September 5, 2024. This means businesses dealing with petroleum can trust their accurate gauges and lab results for the next three years. No extra costs or changes for now, but Certispec will get checked again in 2027 to keep things running smoothly.
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Texas Lab Accredited for Petroleum Testing
Certispec Services USA, Inc., in Texas City, TX, was approved to gauge petroleum and accredited to test petroleum products for U.S. Customs as of September 5, 2024, for a three-year period with the next triennial inspection scheduled for September 2027. The approval covers gauging procedures in API chapters 3 (Tank Gauging) and 8 (Sampling) and accreditation includes specific CBP/ASTM laboratory methods such as D287, D4006, D95, D86, D445, D4294, D5002, D4052, D93, and D7039.
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