June 13th, 2025 – Starting June 28, 2025, for derivative aluminum imports subject to Section 232 measures, if the country of smelt and/or cast is unknown, importers must:
Report “UN” (unknown) in place of the ISO country code.
Use HTS codes 9903.85.67 or 9903.85.68 as applicable.
Pay a 200% duty, the same as imports from Russia.
Reporting rules:
Importers must report a primary and/or secondary smelt country using ISO codes.
Must report “Y” (yes) for at least one smelt country; cannot report “N” for both.
If smelt/cast country is unknown, report ‘UN’ and accept the 200% duty.
System updates:
The ACE Entry Summary CATAIR (v105) and Error Dictionary are updated.
New errors include:
856: Unknown smelt/cast country not allowed
60B: HTS required for unknown smelt/cast country
Updates go live in both Certification and Production environments on June 28, 2025.
Read the full CSMS here: https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3e50356?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2
Should you have any questions, please contact our Import Compliance team.
