Notice of Inquiry Regarding the Exclusion Process for Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Import Tariffs and Quotas
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 200514-0140]
RIN 0694-XC058
Notice of Inquiry Regarding the Exclusion Process for Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Import Tariffs and Quotas
AGENCY:
Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of inquiry with request for comment.
SUMMARY:
In rendering decisions on requests for exclusions from the tariffs and quotas imposed on imports of steel and aluminum articles, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is seeking public comment on the appropriateness of the information requested and considered in applying the exclusion criteria, and the efficiency and transparency of the process employed.
DATES:
Comments must be received by BIS no later than July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES:
Comments on this rule may be submitted to the Federal rulemaking portal (
www.regulations.gov
). The
regulations.gov
ID for this rule is: BIS-2020-0012. Please refer to RIN 0694-XC058 in all comments and in the subject line of email comments.
Material submitted by members of the public that is properly marked business confidential information and accepted as such by the Department will be exempted from public disclosure as provided for by § 705.6 of the National Security Industrial Base Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 to 709) (“NSIBR”). Anyone submitting business confidential information should clearly identify the business confidential portion at the time of submission, file a statement justifying nondisclosure and referring to the specific legal authority claimed, and provide a non-confidential submission which can be placed in the public file on
http://www.regulations.gov.
Communications from agencies of the United States Government will not be made available for public inspection. For comments submitted electronically containing business confidential information, the file name of the business confidential version should begin with the characters “BC”. Any page containing business confidential information must be clearly marked “BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL” on the top of that page. The non-confidential version must be clearly marked “PUBLIC”. The file name of the non-confidential version should begin with the character “P”. The “BC” and “P” should be followed by the name of the person or entity submitting the comments or rebuttal comments. All filers should name their files using the name of the person or entity submitting the comments. Any submissions with file names that do not begin with a “P” or “BC” will be assumed to be public and will be placed in the public file on
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions regarding this Notice of Inquiry, contact Erika Maynard at 202-482-5572 or via email
Erika.Maynard@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted a report to the President on his investigation into the effect of imports of steel articles on the national security of the United States. On January 19, 2018, the Secretary similarly transmitted a report to the President on his investigation into the effect of imports of aluminum articles on the national security of the United States. Both reports were issued pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.
In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), and Proclamation 9705 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States), the President concurred in the Secretary's findings that aluminum articles and steel articles were being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States. The President therefore decided to take initial action to address the threatened impairment by adjusting the imports of aluminum articles, as defined in Clause 1 of Proclamation 9704, as amended, by imposing a 10 percent ad valorem tariff on such articles imported from most countries, beginning March 23, 2018. The President similarly decided to take initial action by adjusting the imports of steel articles, as defined in Clause 1 of Proclamation 9705, as amended, by imposing a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on such articles imported from most countries, beginning March 23, 2018. In subsequent Proclamations, the President imposed quotas on imports of steel and aluminum from Argentina, and steel from Brazil and the Republic of Korea.
Exclusion Process
Proclamations 9704 and 9705 authorized the Secretary to provide relief from the additional duties imposed on steel and aluminum imports for any steel or aluminum determined not to be produced in the United States in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or of a satisfactory quality or based on specific national security considerations, after a request for relief is made by a directly affected party located in the United States.
On March 19, 2018, the Bureau of Industry and Security issued the interim final rule
Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions from the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamations Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States; and the filing of Objections to Submitted Exclusion Requests for Steel and Aluminum
(83 FR 12106) which established the exclusion request process authorized by Proclamations 9704 and 9705.
On August 29, 2018, Proclamations 9776 and 9777 authorized the Secretary to provide relief from quantitative restrictions (quotas) on steel and aluminum imports established by prior proclamations using the same criteria set forth in Proclamations 9704 and 9705 and further authorized all relief granted to be retroactive to the date the request was accepted by the Department of Commerce.
On September 11, 2018, BIS issued a second interim final rule
Submission of Exclusion Requests and Objections to Submitted Requests for Steel and Aluminum
(83 FR 46026), which revised the exclusion request process, including the addition of rebuttal and surrebuttal submissions.
On June 10, 2019, BIS issued a third interim final rule
Implementation of New Commerce Section 232 Exclusions Portal
(84 FR 26751), which transitioned the exclusion request process from the regulations.gov platform to the Section 232 Exclusions Portal.
To further inform the public on how to use the exclusion process BIS has posted website guidance, Frequently Asked Questions, and training videos.
As of March 23, 2020, BIS has received 179,128 exclusion requests, with 157,983 for steel and 21,145 for aluminum. Of those requests, 34,970
were rejected and 33,297 received objections. BIS has posted 114,009 decisions, with 78,569 exclusions being granted and 25,440 exclusion requests being denied.
BIS is seeking public comment on the appropriateness of the factors considered, and the efficiency and transparency of the process employed, in rendering decisions on requests for exclusions from the tariffs and quotas imposed on imports of steel and aluminum articles.
Specific topics for potential comments include: (1) The information sought on the exclusion request, objection, rebuttal and surrebuttal forms; (2) expanding or restricting eligibility requirements for requestors and objectors; (3) the Section 232 Exclusions Portal; (4) the requirements set forth in
Federal Register
Notices, 83 FR 12106, 83 FR 46026, and 84 FR 26751; (5) the factors considered in rendering decisions on exclusion requests; (6) the information published with the decisions; (7) the BIS website guidance and training videos; (8) the definition of “product” governing when separate exclusion requests must be submitted; and (9) incorporation of steel and aluminum derivative products into the product exclusion process.
Comments can also address potential revisions to the exclusion process, including, but not limited to: (1) One-year blanket approvals of exclusion requests for product types that have received no objections as of a baseline date (see Annex 1 and 2); (2) one-year blanket denials of exclusion requests for product types that have received 100 percent objection rates and never been granted as of a baseline date (see Annex 3 and 4); (3) time-limited annual or semi-annual windows during which all product-specific exclusion requests and corresponding objections may be submitted and decided; (4) issuing an interim denial memo to requesters who receive a partial approval of their exclusion request until they purchase the domestically available portion of their requested quantity; (5) requiring requestors to make a good faith showing of the need for the product in the requested quantity, as well as that the product will in fact be imported in the quality and amount, and during the time period, to which they attest in the exclusion request (
e.g.,
a ratified contract, a statement of refusal to supply the product by a domestic producer); (6) requiring objectors to submit factual evidence that they can in fact manufacture the product in the quality and amount, and during the time period, to which they attest in the objection; (7) setting a limit on the total quantity of product that a single company could be granted an exclusion for based on an objective standard, such as a specified percentage increase over a three year average; (8) requiring that requesters citing national security reasons as a basis for an exclusion request provide specific, articulable and verifiable facts supporting such assertion (
e.g.,
a Department of Defense contract requiring the product; a letter of concurrence from the head of a U.S. government agency or department that national security necessitates that the product be obtained in the quality, quantity and time frame requested); (9) clarifying that the domestic product is “reasonably available” if it can be manufactured and delivered in a time period that is equal to or less than that of the imported product, as provided by requestor in its exclusion request; (10) requiring that requestors, at the time of submission of their exclusion requests, demonstrate that they have tried to purchase this product domestically; (11) in the rebuttal/surrebuttal phase, requiring that both requestor and objector demonstrate in their filings that they have attempted to negotiate in good faith an agreement on the said product (
i.e.,
producing legitimate commercial correspondence).
Any specific details about the commenters' experience with the exclusion/objection process as background to their comment to this NOI would be helpful.
Richard E. Ashooh,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
Annex 1: Steel HTS Codes With 0% Objection Rates
232 Process Statistics—Objection Rate by Steel HTSUS, as of 3/23/20
HTSUS code
HTS description
Requests
Requests with
objections
Objection rate
(%)
Volume
requested
(mt)
Volume with objections
(mt)
Volume
objection rate
(%)
Percent granted
despite
objection *
7208370060
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, HOT-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, COILS, NOT PCKLD, THK 4.75-10MM, NESOI
2
0
454
0
0
7208380015
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, HOT-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, COILS, THK 3-4.75MM, HIGH-STRENGTH STL
2
0
1,000
0
0
7208380030
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, HOT-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, COILS, THK 3-4.75MM, UNTRIMMED EDGES
4
0
49,000
0
0
7208390015
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, HOT-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, COILS, THK < 3MM, HIGH-STRENGTH STL
4
0
2,000
0
0
7208390090
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, HOT-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, COILS, THK < 3MM, NESOI
2
0
3,591
0
0
7209170030
FLAT-RLD IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATD/COATED, COILS, THK 0.5-1MM, HI-STRENGTH, ANNEALED
2
0
2,890
0
0
7209270000
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, NOT COILS, THK 0.5-1MM
5
0
50
0
0
7209900000
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, WHETHER OR NOT IN COILS, NESOI
33
0
1,319
0
0
7210706030
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, PAINTD/VARNSHD/COATD W/PLASTICS, ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATD/COATD W/ZINC
2
0
8,500
0
0
7211140090
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH < 600MM, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, HOT-RLD, THK >/= 4.75MM, COILS
2
0
20
0
0
7211234500
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH < 300MM, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, COLD-RLD, <0.25% CRBN, THK </= 0.25MM
1
0
273
0
0
7211296080
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH 300-600MM, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, COLD-RLD, >/= 0.25% CRBN, THK </= 1.25MM
70
0
29,953
0
0
7212200000
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH < 600MM, ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATED/COATED WITH ZINC
36
0
26,869
0
0
7212600000
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH < 600MM, CLAD, NESOI
232
0
11,031
0
0
7213200080
BARS/RODS IRON/NONALLOY STL, HOT-RLD, IRR COILS, FREE-CUTTING STL, NESOI
4
0
365
0
0
7213913020
BARS/RODS IRON/NA STL, IRR COILS, HOT-RLD, CIRC CS <14MM DIAM, NOT TEMPRD/TREATD/PARTLY MFTD, WELDING QUALITY WIRE ROD
29
0
149,700
0
0
7215500018
OTHER BARS/RODS IRON/NONALLOY STL, COLD-FORMED/FINISHED, NOT COILS, < 0.25% CARBON, DIAM 76-228MM
74
0
300
0
0
7215500090
OTHER BARS/RODS IRON/NONALLOY STL, COLD-FORMED/FINISHED, NOT COILS, >/= 0.6% CARBON
9
0
720
0
0
7216100010
U SECTIONS IRON/NONALLOY STL, HOT-ROLLED/DRAWN/EXTRUDED, HEIGHT < 80MM
4
0
4
0
0
7216330090
H SECTIONS IRON/NONALLOY STL, HOT-RLD/DRWN/EXTRD, HEIGHT >/= 80MM, NESOI
26
0
491
0
0
7216400010
L SECTIONS IRON/NONALLOY STL, HOT-ROLLED/DRAWN/EXTRUDED, HEIGHT >/= 80MM
5
0
5
0
0
7217104045
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, < 0.25% CARBON, DIAM < 1.5MM, HEAT-TREATED, NESOI
6
0
93
0
0
7217104090
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, < 0.25% CARBON, DIAM < 1.5MM, NOT HEAT-TREATED
3
0
1,200
0
0
7217106000
OTHER WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, < 0.25% CARBON
11
0
36,420
0
0
7217107000
FLAT WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, >/= 0.25% CARBON
500
0
18,359
0
0
7217108025
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, > 0.6% CARBON, HEAT-TREATED, DIAM < 1.0MM
6
0
2,344
0
0
7217108030
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, > 0.6% CARBON, HEAT-TREATED, DIAM 1.0-1.5MM
42
0
2,669
0
0
7217108060
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, > 0.6% CARBON, NOT HEAT-TREATED, DIAM < 1.0MM
198
0
12,092
0
0
7217108075
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, > 0.6% CARBON, NOT HEAT-TREATED, DIAM 1.0-1.5MM
82
0
11,173
0
0
7217108090
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, > 0.6% CARBON, NOT HEAT-TREATED, DIAM >/= 1.5MM
116
0
9,598
0
0
7217109000
OTHER WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, >/= 0.25% CARBON, NESOI
99
0
5,768
0
0
7217201500
FLAT WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, PLATED/COATED WITH ZINC
61
0
22,661
0
0
7217204550
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, PLATED/COATED WITH ZINC, DIAM 1.0-1.5MM, 0.25-0.6% CARBON
1
0
2
0
0
7217204560
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, PLATED/COATED WITH ZINC, DIAM 1.0-1.5MM, >/= 0.6% CARBON
38
0
3,678
0
0
7217304541
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, PLATED/COATED W/OTH BASE METALS, DIAM 1.0-1.5MM, < 0.25% CARBON
9
0
463
0
0
7217901000
Wire, Iron Or Nonalloy Steel, Coated With Plastics
44
0
9,544
0
0
7217905030
WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, PLATED/COATED, < 0.25% CARBON, NESOI
26
0
2,304
0
0
7217905060
WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, PLATED/COATED, 0.25-0.6% CARBON, NESOI
15
0
4,999
0
0
7217905090
WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, PLATED/COATED, >/= 0.6% CARBON, NESOI
21
0
2,355
0
0
7218910030
SEMIFINISHED STAINLESS STL, RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION, WDTH < 4X THK, CS AREA >/= 232 CM2
1
0
3,622
0
0
7219110030
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1575MM, HOT-RLD, COILS, THK > 10MM
34
0
3,241
0
0
7219110060
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH > 1575MM, HOT-RLD, COILS, THK > 10MM
39
0
4,107
0
0
7219120021
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 1370-1575MM, HOT-RLD, COILS, THK 6.8-10MM
10
0
1,185
0
0
7219120026
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH > 1575MM, HOT-RLD, COILS, THK 6.8-10MM
50
0
10,630
0
0
7219120051
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 1370-1575MM, HOT-RLD, COILS, THK 4.75-6.8MM
16
0
2,136
0
0
7219120071
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1370MM, HOT-RLD, COILS, THK 4.75-10MM, > 0.5% NICKEL, NESOI
13
0
1,341
0
0
7219120081
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1370MM, HOT-RLD, COILS, THK 4.75-10MM, NESOI
3
0
8,620
0
0
7219130081
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1370MM, HOT-RLD, COILS, THK 3-4.75MM, NESOI
2
0
54
0
0
7219210005
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, HOT-RLD, NOT COILS, THK > 10MM, HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STL
2
0
38
0
0
7219220005
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, HOT-RLD, NOT COILS, THK 4.75-10MM, HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STL
6
0
111
0
0
7219220015
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1575MM, HOT-RLD, NOT COILS, THK 4.75-10MM, > 0.5% NICKEL, 1.5-5% MOLYBDENUM
10
0
541
0
0
7219220035
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1575MM, HOT-RLD, NOT COILS, THK 4.75-10MM, > 0.5% NICKEL, NESOI
29
0
1,482
0
0
7219220040
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 1575-1880MM, HOT-RLD, NOT COILS, THK 4.75-10MM, > 0.5% NICKEL, NESOI
15
0
1,364
0
0
7219240060
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1370MM, HOT-RLD, NOT COILS, THK < 3MM
22
0
543
0
0
7219310010
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, THK >/= 4.75MM, COILS
54
0
11,621
0
0
7219320020
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH >/= 1370MM, COLD-RLD, THK 3-4.75MM, COILS, > 0.5% NICKEL
54
0
6,431
0
0
7219320036
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1370MM, COLD-RLD, THK 3-4.75MM, COILS, > 0.5% NICKEL, 1.5-5% MOLYBDENUM
14
0
4,346
0
0
7219320038
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1370MM, COLD-RLD, THK 3-4.75MM, COILS, > 0.5% NICKEL, NESOI
20
0
1,798
0
0
7219320045
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH >/= 1370MM, COLD-RLD, THK 3-4.75MM, NOT COILS
15
0
332
0
0
7219330025
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH >/= 1370MM, COLD-RLD, THK 1-3MM, COILS, </= 0.5% NICKEL
21
0
3,970
0
0
7219330042
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 600-1370MM, COLD-RLD, THK 1-3MM, COILS, </= 0.5% NICKEL; > 15% CHROMIUM
15
0
2,236
0
0
7219340020
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, THK 0.5-1MM, COILS, > 0.5% NICKEL, 1.5-5% MOLYBDENUM
9
0
1,140
0
0
7219350005
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, THK < 0.5MM, COILS, 0.5-24% NICKEL, 1.5-5% MOLYBDENUM
13
0
8,110
0
0
7219900060
OTHER FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-RLD, </= 0.5% NICKEL; > 15% CHROMIUM
5
0
38
0
0
7220121000
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH 300-600MM, HOT-RLD, THK < 4.75MM
32
0
6,916
0
0
7220125000
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH < 300MM, HOT-RLD, THK < 4.75MM
14
0
852
0
0
7220206010
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH < 300MM, COLD-RLD, THK > 1.25MM, > 0.5% NICKEL, 1.5-5% MOLYBDENUM
52
0
18,005
0
0
7220206060
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH < 300MM, COLD-RLD, THK > 1.25MM, </= 0.5% NICKEL; > 15% CHROMIUM
23
0
1,058
0
0
7220206080
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH < 300MM, COLD-RLD, THK > 1.25MM, </= 0.5% NICKEL, NESOI
1
0
12
0
0
7220207060
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH < 300MM, COLD-RLD, THK 0.25-1.25MM, </= 0.5% NICKEL, < 15% CHROMIUM
172
0
11,768
0
0
7220208000
FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH < 300MM, COLD-RLD, THK </= 0.25MM, RAZOR BLADE STL
170
0
63,021
0
0
7220900060
OTHER FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STL, WDTH < 600MM, FURTH WRKD THAN COLD-RLD, NICKEL CONTENT NESOI, < 15% CHROMIUM
561
0
7,212
0
0
7221000045
BARS/RODS STAINLESS STL, HOT-RLD, IRR COILS, NOT HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY, CIRC CS >/= 19MM DIAM
114
0
19,047
0
0
7222300001
OTHER BARS/RODS STAINLESS STL, FURTH WRKD THAN COLD-FRMD/FNSHD, ELECTROSLAG/VACUUM ARC REMELTED, NESOI
39
0
101
0
0
7222403045
SHAPES/SECTIONS STAINLESS STL, HOT-RLD, NOT DRILLED/PUNCHED/ADVANCED, MAX CS >/= 80MM
48
0
4,387
0
0
7222403085
SHAPES/SECTIONS STAINLESS STL, HOT-RLD, NOT DRILLED/PUNCHED/ADVANCED, MAX CROSS SECTION < 80MM
44
0
2,205
0
0
7222406000
Angles Shapes And Sections Stainless Steel Nesoi
625
0
2,948
0
0
7223005000
FLAT WIRE OF STAINLESS STEEL
170
0
9,894
0
0
7224100005
INGOTS AND OTHER PRIMARY FORMS OF HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STEEL
3
0
743
0
0
7225403005
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, HOT-RLD, NOT COILS, THK >/= 4.75MM, HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STL
1
0
0
0
7225501110
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, TOOL STEEL, HIGH-SPEED STL
15
0
103
0
0
7225506000
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, THK >/= 4.75MM, NESOI
6
0
286
0
0
7226918000
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH < 300MM, HOT-RLD, NOT TOOL STL, THK < 4.75MM
14
0
625
0
0
7226923030
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH < 300MM, COLD-RLD, TOOL STEEL OTH THAN HIGH-SPEED, BALL-BEARING STL
26
0
1,606
0
0
7226923060
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH < 300MM, COLD-RLD, TOOL STEEL OTH THAN HIGH-SPEED, NESOI
168
0
19,874
0
0
7226928005
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH < 300MM, COLD-RLD, NOT TOOL STL, THK > 0.25MM, HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STL
10
0
199
0
0
7226990110
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH < 600MM, FURTH WRKD THAN COLD-RLD, ELECTROLYTICALLY PLATD/COATD W/ZINC, NESOI
6
0
6,461
0
0
7227100000
BARS/RODS OTH ALLOY STL, HOT-RLD, IRR COILS, HIGH-SPEED STL
693
0
5,976
0
0
7227200030
BARS/RODS SILICO-MANGANESE STL, IRR COILS, HOT-RLD, WELDING QUALITY WIRE RODS, STAT NOTE 6
8
0
161,800
0
0
7227901060
BARS/RODS TOOL STL (NOT HIGH-SPEED), HOT-RLD, IRR COILS, NOT TEMPRD/TREATD/PARTLY MFTD, NESOI
178
0
19,659
0
0
7227906020
BARS/RODS OTHER ALLOY STL, IRR COILS, HOT-RLD, NOT TOOL STL, WELDING QUALITY WIRE RODS
17
0
17,646
0
0
7228308005
OTHER BARS/RODS OTHER ALLOY STL, HOT-ROLLED/DRAWN/EXTRUDED, HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STL
3
0
15
0
0
7228501040
OTHER BARS/RODS TOOL STL (NOT HIGH-SPEED), COLD-FRMD/FNSHD, MAX CS < 18MM, NESOI
35
0
10,133
0
0
7229200015
ROUND WIRE SI-MN STL, DIAM </= 1.6MM, < 020% C, > 0.9% MN, > 0.6% SI, FOR ELEC ARC WELDING, NOT PLATD/COATED W/ COPPER
1
0
1,500
0
0
7229901000
FLAT WIRE OF OTHER ALLOY STEEL
30
0
1,045
0
0
7229905016
ROUND WIRE OTHER ALLOY STL, DIAM < 1.0MM
80
0
421
0
0
7229905031
ROUND WIRE OTHER ALLOY STL, DIAM 1.0-1.5MM
78
0
622
0
0
7302101015
OTHER RAILS IRON/NONALLOY STL, NEW, NOT HEAT TREATED, > 30KG/M
3
0
480
0
0
7302101045
OTHER RAILS IRON/NONALLOY STL, NEW, HEAT TREATED, > 30KG/M
8
0
465
0
0
7302105020
RAILS OF ALLOY STEEL, NEW
2
0
796
0
0
7302901000
SLEEPERS (CROSS-TIES) OF IRON OR STEEL
3
0
21,498
0
0
7304243010
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) STAINLESS STL, SEAMLESS, THREADED/COUPLED, OUTSIDE DIAM < 215.9MM, WALL THK < 12.7MM
34
0
20,849
0
0
7304243020
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) STAINLESS STL, SEAMLESS, THREADED/COUPLED, OUTSIDE DIAM < 215.9MM, WALL THK >/= 12.7MM
2
0
160
0
0
7304243040
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) STAINLESS STL, SEAMLESS, THREADED/COUPLED, OUTSIDE DIAM 215.9-285.8MM, WALL THK >/= 12.7MM
2
0
860
0
0
7304244040
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) STAINLESS STL, SEAMLESS, NOT THREADED/COUPLED, OS DIAM 215.9-285.8MM, WALL THK >/= 12.7MM
8
0
7,855
0
0
7304244060
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) STAINLESS STL, SEAMLESS, NOT THREADED/COUPLED, OS DIAM 285.8-406.4MM, WALL THK >/= 12.7MM
2
0
5,000
0
0
7304246030
TUBING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) STAINLESS STL, SEAMLESS, OUTSIDE DIAM <≠= 114.3MM, WALL THK > 9.5 MM
74
0
71,809
0
0
7304293120
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) OTH ALLOY STL, SEAMLESS, THREADED/COUPLED, OS DIAM < 215.9MM, WALL THK >/= 12.7MM
4
0
1,028
0
0
7304293160
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) OTH ALLOY STL, SEAMLESS, THREADED/COUPLED, OS DIAM 285.8-406.4MM, WALL THK >/= 12.7MM
7
0
2,625
0
0
7304293180
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) OTH ALLOY STL, SEAMLESS, THREADED/COUPLED, OUTSIDE DIAM > 406.4MM
4
0
4,500
0
0
7304390002
TUBES/PIPES/HLLW PRFLS IRON/NA STL, SMLESS, CIRC CS, NOT COLD-TRTD, SUITABLE FOR BOILERS ETC, OS DIAM < 38.1MM
15
0
3,417
0
0
7304390016
TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PROFILES IRON/NA STL, SEAMLESS, CIRC CS, NOT COLD-TRTD, GALVANIZED, OS DIAM </= 114.3MM.
8
0
211
0
0
7304413005
TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PRFLS STAINLESS STL, SEAMLESS, CIRC CS, COLD-DRWN/RLD, EXT DIAM < 19MM, HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STL
5
0
237
0
0
7304515005
TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PROFILES OTH ALLOY STL, SEAMLESS, CIRC CS, COLD-DRWN/RLD, HIGH-NICKEL ALLOY STL
44
0
4,965
0
0
7304592030
TUBES/PIPES/HLLW PRFLS OTH ALLOY STL, SMLESS, CIRC CS, NOT COLD-TRTD, SUITABLE FOR BOILERS ETC, HEAT-RESISTING STL
1,071
0
169,986
0
0
7304592080
TUBES/PIPES/H PRFLS ALLOY STL, SMLSS, CIRC CS, NOT COLD-TRTD, SUIT FOR BOILERS ETC, NOT HT-RSST STL, OS DIAM > 406.4MM
1,082
0
89,791
0
0
7304598010
TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PROFILES OTH ALLOY STL, SEAMLESS, CIRC CS, NOT COLD-TREATED, OUTSIDE DIAM < 38.1MM, NESOI
83
0
19,487
0
0
7304598045
TUBES/PIPES/HLLW PRFLS OTH ALLOY STL, SMLESS, CIRC CS, NOT CLD-TRTD, OS DIAM 190.5-285.8MM, WALL THK < 12.7MM, NESOI
65
0
84,783
0
0
7304598060
TUBES/PIPES/HLLW PRFLS OTH ALLOY STL, SMLESS, CIRC CS, NOT CLD-TRTD, OS DIAM 285.8-406.4MM, WALL THK < 12.7MM, NESOI
96
0
119,499
0
0
7304901000
TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PROFILES IRON/NONALLOY STL, SEAMLESS, NONCIRCULAR CROSS SECTION, WALL THK >/= 4MM
15
0
4,440
0
0
7304905000
TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PROFILES IRON/NONALLOY STL, SEAMLESS, NOT CIRCULAR CS, WALL THK < 4MM, NESOI
6
0
223
0
0
7305316090
OTHER TUBES/PIPES ALLOY STL (NOT STAINLESS), CIRC CS, EXT DIAM > 406.4MM, LONGITUDINALLY WELDED, NESOI
7
0
1,421
0
0
7305391000
OTHER TUBES/PIPES IRON/NONALLOY STL, CIRC CS, EXT DIAM > 406.4MM, WELDED OTH THAN LONGITUDINALLY, NESOI
1
0
8
0
0
7306191010
LINE PIPE (OIL/GAS PIPELINES) IRON/NONALLOY STL, WELDED/RIVETED/SIM CLOSED, OUTSIDE DIAM </= 114.3MM
1
0
8
0
0
7306213000
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) STAINLESS STL, WELDED, THREADED/COUPLED
1
0
400
0
0
7306401010
OTH TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PRFLS STAINLESS STL, WELDED, CIRC CS, WALL THK < 1.65MM, < 0.5% NICKEL, 1.5-5% MOLYBDENUM
15
0
358
0
0
7306401090
OTH TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PRFLS STAINLESS STL, WELDED, CIRC CS, WALL THK < 1.65MM, </= 0.5% NICKEL
76
0
5,117
0
0
7306617060
OTH TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PROFILES OTH ALLOY STL (NOT STAINLESS), WELDED, SQ/RECT CS, WALL THK < 4MM
28
0
500
0
0
7306695000
OTH TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PROFILES IRON/NONALLOY STL, WELDED, OTH NONCIRCULAR CS, WALL THK < 4MM
4
0
31,500
0
0
7306697060
OTH TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PROFILES OTH ALLOY STL (NOT STAINLESS), WELDED, OTH NONCIRCULAR CS, WALL THK < 4MM
8
0
32,594
0
0
7306901000
OTH TUBES/PIPES/HOLLOW PROFILES IRON/NONALLOY STL, RIVETED/SIMILARLY CLOSED (NOT WELDED), NESOI
585
0
23,065
0
0
* Percent of requests granted despite receiving one or more objections, out of the total number of requests with objections and rendered decisions.
Annex 2: Aluminum HTS Codes With 0% Objection Rates
232 Process Statistics—Objection Rate by Aluminum HTSUS, as of 3/23/20
HTSUS code
HTS description
Requests
Requests with
objections
Objection rate
(%)
Volume
requested
(mt)
Volume with objections
(mt)
Volume
objection
rate
(%)
Percent
granted
despite
objection *
7601106030
ALUMINUM ALLOY OF GREATER THAN 99.8 PERCENT ALUMINUM
3
0
349
0
0
7601209080
ALUMINUM ALLOY, SHEET INGOT (SLAB) OF A KIND DESCRIBED IN STATISTICAL NOTE 3 TO THIS CHAPTER
7
0
6,880
0
0
7601209095
ALUMINUM ALLOY, UNWROUGHT, NESOI
1
0
5
0
0
7604210000
ALUMINUM ALLOY HOLLOW PROFILES
76
0
38,723
0
0
7604293090
ALUMINUM ALLOY BARS AND RODS HAVING A ROUND CROSS SECTION, NESOI
27
0
1,043
0
0
7604295050
ALUMINUM ALLOY BARS/RODS HAVING OTHER THAN ROUND CROSS SECTION, HEAT-TREATABLE INDUSTRIAL ALLOYS
4
0
5
0
0
7604295060
ALUMINUM ALLOY BARS A RODS HAVING OTHR THAN ROUND CROSS SCTN W A MAX CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION OF 10MM OR MORE
17
0
85
0
0
7604295090
ALUMINUM ALLOY BARS AND RODS HAVING OTHER THAN ROUND CROSS SECTION, NESOI
2
0
741
0
0
7605290000
ALUMINUM WIRE ALLOY OF WHICH THE MAXIMUM CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION IS 7MM OR LESS
15
0
202
0
0
7606116000
ALUMINUM PLATES SHEETS AND STRIP RECTANGULAR (INCLUDING SQUARE) NOT ALLOYED CLAD, WTH A THICKNESS OVER 0.2MM
18
0
2,390
0
0
7606123015
ALUMINUM PLATES SHEETS & STRIP RECTANGULAR (INC SQUARE) NOT CLAD,THICKNESS MORE THAN 6.3MM, HIGH-STRENGTH HEAT-TREATABLE ALLOY, STAT NOTE 5, CH 76
8
0
44
0
0
7607116010
ALUMINUM FOIL, BOXED, WEIGHING LT = 11.3 KG, OF A THICKNESS GT 0.01 MM AND LT = 0.15 MM, ROLLED, NOT BACKED
8
0
1,015
0
0
7607191000
ALUMINUM FOIL OF A THICKNESS NOT EXCEEDING 0.2MM NOT BACKED, ETCHED CAPACITOR FOIL
22
0
11,350
0
0
7607196000
ALUMINUM FOIL NESOI NOT BACKED
71
0
23,244
0
0
7607201000
ALUMINUM FOIL OF A THICKNESS NOT EXCEEDING 0.2MM BACKED, COVERED OR DECORATED WITH A CHARACTER, DESIGN, FANCY EFFECT OR PATTERN
3
0
389
0
0
7607205000
ALUMINUM FOIL OF A THICKNESS NOT EXCEEDING 0.2MM BACKED, OTHER THAN COVERED OR DECORATED WITH A CHARACTER, DESIGN, FANCY EFFECT OR PATTERN
84
0
41,696
0
0
7608200090
TUBES AND PIPES ALUM AL EXCPT SEAMLESS
45
0
5,621
0
0
7609000000
ALUMINUM TUBE OR PIPE FITTINGS (COUPLINGS, ELBOWS SLEEVES)
1,469
0
188,157
0
0
7616995160
ALUMINUM CASTINGS
2
0
242
0
0
7616995170
ALUMINUM FORGINGS
8
0
12,597
0
0
* Percent of requests granted despite receiving one or more objections, out of the total number of requests with objections and rendered decisions.
Annex 3: Steel HTS Codes With 100% Objection Rates
232 Process Statistics—Objection Rate by Steel HTSUS, as of 3/23/20
HTSUS code
HTS description
Requests
Requests with
objections
Objection Rate
(%)
Volume
requested
(mt)
Volume with objections
(mt)
Volume
objection rate
(%)
Percent granted
despite
objection
*
7207120010
SEMIFINISHED IRON/NONALLOY STL, <0.25% CARBON, RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION, WDTH <4X THK
20
20
100
1,128,815
1,128,815
100
0
7208106000
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, HOT-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATD/COATD, COILS, PATTERNS IN RELIEF, THK <4.75MM
3
3
100
499
499
100
0
7209160091
FLAT-RLD IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATD/COATED, COILS, THK 1-3MM, NOT HI-STRENGTH, NOT ANNEALED
4
4
100
4,246
4,246
100
0
7209182585
FLAT-ROLLD IRON OR NONALLOY STEEL COILS 600MM OR MORE WIDE COLD-RLLD NOT CLAD, PLATED OR COATED, LESS THAN 0.361MM THICK(BLACKPLATE), NESOI
2
2
100
2,782
2,782
100
0
7209186090
FLAT-RLD IRON/NA STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, COLD-RLD, NOT CLAD/PLATED/COATED, COILS, THK 0.361-0.5MM, NOT ANNEALED, NESOI
20
20
100
666,193
666,193
100
0
7210110000
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, PLATED/COATED WITH TIN, THK >/0.5MM
9
9
100
22,100
22,100
100
11
7210610000
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH >/= 600MM, PLATED/COATED WITH ALUMINUM-ZINC ALLOYS
11
11
100
124,100
124,100
100
40
7212303000
FLAT-ROLLED IRON/NONALLOY STL, WDTH <300MM, PLATED/COATED WITH ZINC (NOT ELECTROLYTICALLY), THK <25MM
1
1
100
1,800
1,800
100
0
7217104040
ROUND WIRE IRON/NONALLOY STL, NOT PLATED/COATED, <0.25% CARBON, DIAM <1.5MM, HEAT-TREATED, COILS WGHT </= 2KG
3
3
100
2,080
2,080
100
0
7218990090
SEMIFINISHED STAINLESS STL, CROSS SECTION OTHER THAN RECT/SQ/CIRC, NESOI
1
1
100
1,814
1,814
100
0
7226119060
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH <300MM, SILICON ELECTRICAL STL, GRAIN-ORIENTED, THK >0.25MM
1
1
100
130
130
100
0
7226191000
FLAT-ROLLED OTH ALLOY STL, WDTH 300-600MM, SILICON ELECTRICAL STL, NOT GRAIN-ORIENTED
3
3
100
6,852
6,852
100
0
7304292020
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) IRON/NA STL, SEAMLESS, NOT THREADED/COUPLED, OS DIAM <215.9MM, WALL THK >/= 12.7MM
3
3
100
18,000
18,000
100
0
7304292030
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) IRON/NA STL, SEAMLESS, NOT THREADED/COUPLED, OS DIAM 215.9-285.8MM, WALL THK <12.7MM
12
12
100
200,153
200,153
100
0
7304292050
CASING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) IRON/NA STL, SEAMLESS, NOT THREADED/COUPLED, OS DIAM 285.8-406.4MM, WALL THK <12.7MM
4
4
100
35,000
35,000
100
0
7304295045
TUBING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) IRON/NONALLOY STL, SEAMLESS, OUTSIDE DIAM 114.3-215.9MM
2
2
100
5,000
5,000
100
0
7304390006
TUBES/PIPES/HLLW PRFLS IRON/NA STL, SMLESS, CIRC CS, NOT COLD-TRTD, SUITABLE FOR BOILERS ETC, OS DIAM 190.5-285.8MM
1
1
100
4,000
4,000
100
0
7304390008
TUBES/PIPES/HLLW PRFLS IRON/NA STL, SMLESS, CIRC CS, NOT COLD-TRTD, SUITABLE FOR BOILERS ETC, OS DIAM >285.8MM
1
1
100
4,000
4,000
100
0
7306195110
LINE PIPE (OIL/GAS PIPELINES) ALLOY STL, WELDED/RIVETED/SIM CLOSED, OUTSIDE DIAM
3
3
100
60
60
100
0
7306298110
OTHER TUBING (OIL/GAS DRILLING) OTH ALLOY STL, WELDED/RIVETED/SIMILARLY CLOSED, IMPORTED WITH COUPLING
2
2
100
573
573
100
0
* Percent of requests granted despite receiving one or more objections, out of the total number of requests with objections and rendered decisions.
Annex 4: Aluminum HTS Codes With 100% Objection Rates
232 Process Statistics—Objection Rate by Aluminum HTSUS, as of 3/23/20
HTSUS code
HTS description
Requests
Requests with
objections
Objection rate
(%)
Volume
requested
(mt)
Volume with
objections
(mt)
Volume
objection rate
(%)
Percent granted
despite
objection *
7606123055
ALUMINUM ALLOY CAN STOCK, NOT CLAD, LID STOCK
3
3
100
45,000
45,000
100
33
* Percent of requests granted despite receiving one or more objections, out of the total number of requests with objections and rendered decisions.
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