Guidance: Steel Tariff Rate Quota for Japan April 1, 2022

CSMS #51475475 - Guidance: Steel Tariff Rate Quota for Japan April 1, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 04/01/2022 08:10 AM EDT CSMS #51475475 - Guidance: Steel Tariff Rate Quota for Japan April 1, 2022 Please refer to Quota Bulletin QB 22-622 2022 Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for Steel Articles of Japan ( cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins ) which addresses quantity thresholds for April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022. This TRQ opens on April 1, 2022. Section 232 steel products from Japan that are in-quota will enter free of any Section 232 duty.  Subject entries that enter after each quota fills are subject to Section 232 duties under HTS 9903.80.01. Quota Bulletin 22-622 “2022 Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for Steel Articles of Japan” provides instructions to file entries with Japan as the country of origin and melt and pour country for: Quota eligible steel goods or mixed entries “Over-quota” steel goods Department of Commerce (DOC) approved Individual Importer Product Exclusions DOC General Approved Exclusion (GAE) HTS steel goods. In alignment with “A Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States” signed March 31, 2022, whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/ Quantitative limitations applicable to imports of iron or steel products under HTS subheadings 9903.81.25 through 9903.81.78 for the 2022 quota year are limited on a quarterly basis. In order for shipments to be processed for quota on the same day, the entry summary must be filed, entry summary payment date must be on file or scheduled for a future statement, and the conveyance arrived by 4:30 pm in the port of unlading’s local time zone.  The official hours for quota processing are established by 19 CFR 132.3. All entries submitted prior to 8:30 am ET and on April 1, 2022 will be counted in the first opening at 8:30 am ET.  If the accepted entry totals for any HTS group submitted prior to the first opening exceed the country limit of that HTS group they will be prorated. Members of the trade community can track quota status by viewing the weekly quota commodity status report found at www.cbp.gov/trade/quota . Effective April 1, 2022, imports of steel derivatives from Japan, as referenced in Proclamation 9980, will no longer be subject to additional duties under HTSUS subheading 9903.80.03 per the Proclamation.