On May 21, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted the process for submitting imports of products excluded from duties on imports of steel or aluminum in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #18-000352.
CBP instructs importers and filers to add either STL for steel mill products or ALU for aluminum products, along with the last six digits of the docket number, to the Importer’s Additional Declaration Detail on the entry summary. CBP reminds importers and filers that, “only products from importer(s) designated in the product exclusion approved by the DOC are eligible for the exclusion from the Section 232 measures.” Importers may claim Generalized System of Preferences or African Growth and Opportunity Act on goods that are eligible for those duty preferences once the products are excluded.
The functionality will become available on June 1, 2018 in CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment, and will be retroactive for any exclusions approved by the Department of Commerce prior to June 1, 2018 by filing a Post Summary Correction (PSC). CBP directs questions related to Section 232 filing requirements to traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
The CSMS may be found here:
