Section 232 Inclusion Request - Metallus, Inc.

A type 232 measure is a U.S. trade action taken under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act when imports of a product are determined to threaten national security. “Attachment_2.pdf” is the document title or source label here; the exact products, countries, exclusions, quotas, or additional duties must be confirmed in the official measure and related customs instructions.

These measures typically affect importers of covered products, as well as manufacturers, distributors, and downstream businesses using those products. The key professional terms are “scope” (which goods are covered), “tariff classification” or “HTSUS classification” (the code used to identify the product), “country of origin,” and “entry date.” A Section 232 measure matters because it can change the amount due at entry or impose other import conditions, even when the product is also subject to ordinary customs duty or another trade measure.

What to check

• Read the measure’s scope and product descriptions, then compare them with the merchandise’s physical characteristics, composition, use, and specifications.
• Verify the complete HTSUS classification, including any required statistical suffix, rather than relying only on a product name or supplier description.
• Confirm the product’s country of origin and whether the measure treats that origin differently; do not confuse country of shipment with origin.
• Check the applicable entry, filing, exclusion, quota, licensing, or reporting instructions in current CBP and official trade-agency guidance.
• Keep supporting records and ask a customs broker or trade counsel to review uncertain classifications, scope questions, exclusions, or origin determinations.