CSMS # 65340246 - GUIDANCE: Section 232 Aluminum Import Instructions for Reporting Unknown for the Country of Smelt and Cast

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CSMS # 65340246 - GUIDANCE: Section 232 Aluminum Import Instructions for Reporting Unknown for the Country of Smelt and Cast

The purpose of this message is to provide updated guidance on how to report the country of smelt and cast on derivative aluminum imports when the product is subject to Section 232 aluminum measures, but the importer does not know the country of smelt and cast.

Effective June 28, 2025, for imports of derivative aluminum subject to Section 232 measures, if importers do not know the country of smelt and/or cast then the importers should report “unknown” in lieu of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) code for the unknown smelt and cast country. When reporting “unknown”, importers will be required to report HTS 9903.85.67 or 9903.85.68, as applicable, and will be assessed the 200 percent Section 232 duties on imports of aluminum from Russia.

Smelt and Cast Country Reporting Instructions:
To report the primary country of smelt, secondary country of smelt, or country of most recent cast importers must report the ISO code on aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles on all countries subject to section 232.

Importers/Filers must report “Y” for primary country of smelt; and/or secondary country of smelt. Importers/Filers may not report “N” for both primary country of smelt and secondary country of smelt.

For the Importer's Additional Declaration Record Type '07' if either the derivative aluminum primary and/or secondary country of smelt or country of cast is unknown, report ‘UN’ (unknown) for the ISO country code. When reporting ‘UN’, the 200 percent Section 232 duties for Russia aluminum will be assessed on the entry summary line.

The ACE Entry Summary Create/Update CATAIR (v105) has been updated with additional technical details and reporting requirements. Also, the Entry Summary Error Dictionary has been updated to include two new errors:

856: UNKNOWN ALUM SMELT/CAST CTRY NOT ALLOWED
60B HTS REQUIRED FOR UNKNOWN SMELT/CAST CTRY

Both documents are available on the ACE CATAIR webpage in the Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities section. This effort will deploy to the Certification and Production environments on June 28, 2025.

For technical questions regarding this update, contact your assigned CBP Client Representative.

For other questions, contact the Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) Division at esar@cbp.dhs.gov.

Information and contacts related to Section 232 entry filing requirements is located on the trade remedy website on CBP.gov at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/remedies.

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