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CBP Issues Guidance for Declaring Entries of Steel and Aluminum

On Friday evening, March 7, 2025, CBP issued two CSMS messages to provide guidance on entering steel and aluminum articles and their derivative products. The messages provide the trade community with the respective HTSUS numbers to declare. They also provide the
reporting instructions for duties based on metal content for new derivatives outside of HTSUS Chapters 73 and 76. The affected products require two separate entry summary line numbers to accommodate the split reporting.

CSMS #64348411 – Steel and Steel Derivative Products

CSMS #64348288 – Aluminum and Aluminum Derivative Products

Effective Dates

Key Information

Metal Origin Reporting Requirements

 These are not new, but CBP is reminding importers of the reporting requirements.

Reporting Instructions for Duties Based on Metal Content

To accommodate the payment of duties based on metal content for derivatives outside of Chapters 73 with HTSUS 9903.81.91 and 76 with HTSUS 9903.85.08, CBP’s system requires two separate entry summary lines. The requirement to report and pay duties in this manner is not required until such time as Commerce advises the President that systems are in place to collect the tariffs accordingly. CBP’s instructions for how to report in their system indicates the Government is closer to being ready. Commerce still needs to provide guidance on how to calculate and certify metal content by weight and value.

 

HTSUS Numbers

Steel – HTSUS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, Note 16

Aluminum – HTSUS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, Note 19

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