GUIDANCE: Reminder on Filing Entries of Steel and Aluminum Imports Subject to General Approved Exclusions

CSMS #52834487 - GUIDANCE: Reminder on Filing Entries of Steel and Aluminum Imports Subject to General Approved Exclusions U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 08/01/2022 02:18 PM EDT CSMS #52834487 - GUIDANCE: Reminder on Filing Entries of Steel and Aluminum Imports Subject to General Approved Exclusions Reminder : For imports from countries subject to Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum imports, when filing an entry of a steel or aluminum import under a Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification subject to Section 232 General Approved Exclusions (GAEs), report the applicable Chapter 72, 73, or 76 HTS classification.  Do not file the Section 232 Chapter 99 HTS classification for the Section 232 duties. For imports from countries subject to Section 232 quotas, consult the quota bulletin for the respective country of origin at Quota Bulletins | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) for the GAE filing requirements. BACKGROUND : On December 14, 2020, and December 9, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published Federal Register (FR) Notices (85 FR 81060 and 86 FR 70003) issuing General Approved Exclusions to the Section 232 steel and aluminum measures excluding entire Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications from Section 232 measures. The exclusions were effective for articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after December 29, 2020.  The December 9, 2021 FR Notice revoked 30 GAEs, 26 of which apply to steel products, and 4 of which apply to aluminum products, effective December 27, 2021. As of December 27, 2021, the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications are completely excluded from Section 232 measures: STEEL : 7208380015; 7209270000; 7209900000; 7210706030; 7211140090; 7211234500; 7211296080; 7212600000; 7213200080; 7213913020; 7215500090; 7216100010; 7216330090; 7217104045; 7217104090; 7217106000; 7217108025; 7217108060; 7217201500; 7217204550; 7217905030; 7217905060; 7217905090; 7218910030; 7219110030; 7219110060; 7219120021; 7219120026; 7219120051; 7219120071; 7219120081; 7219130081; 7219220005; 7219220035; 7219310010; 7219900060; 7220121000; 7220125000; 7220206060; 7220206080; 7220207060; 7220208000; 7222403045; 7222403085; 7222406000; 7223005000; 7224100005; 7225506000; 7226923030; 7226923060; 7226928005; 7226990110; 7227200030; 7227906020; 7229905016; 7229905031; 7302101045; 7302105020; 7304243010; 7304243020; 7304243040; 7304244040; 7304244060; 7304246030; 7304390002; 7304390016; 7304413005; 7304592030; 7304592080; 7304598010; 7304598045; 7304598060; 7304901000; 7304905000; 7305316090; 7305391000; 7306213000; 7306401090; 7306617060; 7306695000; 7306697060; 7306901000 ALUMINUM : 7601209080; 7604210010; 7604291010; 7604295090; 7605290000; 7606116000; 7607116010; 7607191000; 7607196000; 7607201000; 7609000000 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION : For questions regarding Section 232 trade remedies, please refer to CSMS message #52417905 (Update:  Information on Trade Remedy Questions and Resources) at CSMS #52417905 - UPDATE: Information on Trade Remedy Questions and Resources (