CBP Addresses Unknown Country of Smelt and Cast for Aluminum Derivatives in Guidance
For derivative aluminum imports where the country of smelt and cast isn't known, importers should report "unknown" and Section 232 duties of 200% will be assessed, CBP said in a June 13 cargo systems message.
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This measure will deploy to the CERTIFICATION and PRODUCTION environments on June 28, CBP said.
Inputting "unknown" will be in lieu of the International Organization for Standardization code for the unknown smelt and cast country, CBP said. The corresponding HTS numbers are 9903.85.67 or 9903.85.68, as applicable. The Section 232 tariff rate of 200% is the duty level for imports of aluminum from Russia, the agency continued.
“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,” CBP said.
"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 agency continued.
There also are two new errors added to the Entry Summary Error Dictionary: 856: UNKNOWN ALUM SMELT/CAST CTRY NOT ALLOWED and 60B: HTS REQUIRED FOR UNKNOWN SMELT/CAST CTRY.