CSMS# 18-000671 - Announcement: Absolute Quota Steel and Aluminum Product Relief
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Trade (OT) is providing guidance for the entry filing of imports of steel mill articles and aluminum products granted relief, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion ACT of 1962 from absolute quota by the Secretary of Commerce, paragraphs (1) and (2) of Presidential Proclamation 9777 (83 FR 45026, Vol. 171 September 4, 2018). ACE is programmed to process imports granted relief from quantitative limits.
Importers or filers must submit a copy of the approved Department of Commerce (DOC) quota product exclusion with the approved importer of record number to traderemedy@dhs.gov and courtesy copy the Quota and Agriculture Branch HQQuota@cbp.dhs.gov.
Only products from importer(s) designated in the product exclusion approved by the DOC are eligible for the exclusion from the Section 232 measures.
NOTE: CBP must receive and activate the product exclusion number before any quota exemption can be processed, and goods subject to the quota exemption can be released.
ENTRY FILING INSTRUCTIONS
If quota amount is still available under the absolute quota category under which the import is classified, follow the following filing instructions:
In addition to reporting the regular Chapters 72 & 73 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification for the imported merchandise, importers shall report the following HTS classification for imported merchandise subject to the relief:
9903.80.60 – Steel Mill or Aluminum Articles non-expedited quota approval OR
9903.80.61 – Steel Mill Articles expedited quota approval
Do NOT submit any other HTS, including any other Chapter 99 HTS
Use Quota Entry Type (i.e. entry types 02, 06, 07, 23, 32, or 38)
Entered Value Information:
The entered value of the commodity being imported should be reported on the appropriate Chapter 1-97 HTS classification.
Exception: Chapter 98 reporting provisions may require the entered value to be reported differently. Please refer to the “HTS Sequence” instructions in CSMS # 18-000624.
The filer must transmit the product exclusion number in the importer additional declaration field (54 record) of the entry summary data, based on the following format:
For excluded Steel mill articles = STLXXXXXX
For excluded Aluminum products = ALUXXXXXX
XXXXXX represents the last six digits of the Regulations.gov approval number; do not include spaces or special characters, such as hyphens.
Example: If a steel exclusion is granted under product exclusion docket number BIS-2018-0009-9002, the importer/filer should submit the exclusion number STL099002 (i.e. STL plus the last six digits of the docket number).
Please refer to the Importer’s Additional Declaration Detail (Input 54-Record) of the CBP and Trade Automated Interfaces Requirements (CATAIR) Manual for further guidance. The CATAIR document can be found at https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-abi-catair-entry-summary-createupdate.
If the quota amount has filled under the absolute quota category under which the import is classified, follow the following filing instructions:
In addition to reporting the regular Chapters 72 & 73 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification for the imported merchandise, importers shall report the following HTS classification for imported merchandise subject to the relief:
9903.80.60 – Steel Mill or Aluminum Articles non-expedited quota approval OR
9903.80.61 – Steel Mill Articles expedited quota approval
Do NOT submit any other HTS, including any other Chapter 99 HTS
As above, be sure to use Quota Entry Type (entry types 02, 06, 07, 23, 32, or 38).
Failure to follow these instructions may result in the quota exemption not processing and the entry being rejected.
For questions, contact CBP’s Quota and Agriculture branch at HQQuota@cbp.gov.
Related CSMS No. 18-000624
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Trade (OT) is providing guidance for the entry filing of imports of steel mill articles and aluminum products granted relief, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion ACT of 1962 from absolute quota by the Secretary of Commerce, paragraphs (1) and (2) of Presidential Proclamation 9777 (83 FR 45026, Vol. 171 September 4, 2018). ACE is programmed to process imports granted relief from quantitative limits.
Importers or filers must submit a copy of the approved Department of Commerce (DOC) quota product exclusion with the approved importer of record number to traderemedy@dhs.gov and courtesy copy the Quota and Agriculture Branch HQQuota@cbp.dhs.gov.
Only products from importer(s) designated in the product exclusion approved by the DOC are eligible for the exclusion from the Section 232 measures.
NOTE: CBP must receive and activate the product exclusion number before any quota exemption can be processed, and goods subject to the quota exemption can be released.
ENTRY FILING INSTRUCTIONS
If quota amount is still available under the absolute quota category under which the import is classified, follow the following filing instructions:
In addition to reporting the regular Chapters 72 & 73 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification for the imported merchandise, importers shall report the following HTS classification for imported merchandise subject to the relief:
9903.80.60 – Steel Mill or Aluminum Articles non-expedited quota approval OR
9903.80.61 – Steel Mill Articles expedited quota approval
Do NOT submit any other HTS, including any other Chapter 99 HTS
Use Quota Entry Type (i.e. entry types 02, 06, 07, 23, 32, or 38)
Entered Value Information:
The entered value of the commodity being imported should be reported on the appropriate Chapter 1-97 HTS classification.
Exception: Chapter 98 reporting provisions may require the entered value to be reported differently. Please refer to the “HTS Sequence” instructions in CSMS # 18-000624.
The filer must transmit the product exclusion number in the importer additional declaration field (54 record) of the entry summary data, based on the following format:
For excluded Steel mill articles = STLXXXXXX
For excluded Aluminum products = ALUXXXXXX
XXXXXX represents the last six digits of the Regulations.gov approval number; do not include spaces or special characters, such as hyphens.
Example: If a steel exclusion is granted under product exclusion docket number BIS-2018-0009-9002, the importer/filer should submit the exclusion number STL099002 (i.e. STL plus the last six digits of the docket number).
Please refer to the Importer’s Additional Declaration Detail (Input 54-Record) of the CBP and Trade Automated Interfaces Requirements (CATAIR) Manual for further guidance. The CATAIR document can be found at https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-abi-catair-entry-summary-createupdate.
If the quota amount has filled under the absolute quota category under which the import is classified, follow the following filing instructions:
In addition to reporting the regular Chapters 72 & 73 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification for the imported merchandise, importers shall report the following HTS classification for imported merchandise subject to the relief:
9903.80.60 – Steel Mill or Aluminum Articles non-expedited quota approval OR
9903.80.61 – Steel Mill Articles expedited quota approval
Do NOT submit any other HTS, including any other Chapter 99 HTS
As above, be sure to use Quota Entry Type (entry types 02, 06, 07, 23, 32, or 38).
Failure to follow these instructions may result in the quota exemption not processing and the entry being rejected.
For questions, contact CBP’s Quota and Agriculture branch at HQQuota@cbp.gov.
Related CSMS No. 18-000624
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