Section 232 Inclusion Request - NADCA 5

A type 232 measure refers generally to action under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The U.S. Department of Commerce, often through the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), evaluates whether imports of a product or material could threaten U.S. national security. The resulting action may impose an additional import duty, establish an import quota, or create other entry requirements. The identifier shown here should be treated as a reference to the measure, not as the product classification itself.

These measures typically affect importers of specifically described goods, materials, or derivative products, based on the product’s Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) classification, technical characteristics, country of origin, and sometimes the applicable entry or shipment conditions. A measure can apply in addition to ordinary customs duty and other trade remedies. Importers should confirm the measure’s scope and implementation instructions in official Commerce, BIS, CBP, and HTSUS sources; classification or origin questions may require a customs broker or trade counsel.

What to check

• Read the official measure and CBP implementation guidance to identify the covered products, HTSUS provisions, countries, and any exclusions or quota rules.
• Have a qualified person verify the product’s HTSUS classification, including material, composition, form, and intended use; do not rely only on a supplier’s tariff code.
• Confirm the applicable country of origin and whether the measure distinguishes origin from the country of export or shipment.
• Check whether the measure creates an additional duty, quota, licensing or reporting requirement, and determine how it interacts with other duties or trade remedies.
• Retain product specifications, origin records, classification analysis, and any exclusion or quota documentation, and ask a customs broker about the correct entry declaration.