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Proclamation 10690

Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States

This proclamation extends through December 31, 2025 the tariff-rate quota on EU aluminum imports that was established in 2021, replacing the 10 percent Section 232 tariff for in-quota volumes. It also adds the United Kingdom to the list of countries exempted from the tariff (through 2025), requires certificates of analysis for in-quota treatment, and maintains the 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports from other countries.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 223

Impact dates

  1. Secretary to recommend updates to in-quota volumes as warranted

  2. Tariff-rate quota and UK exemption expire unless extended

  3. Effective date for goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse

Key directives

  • Extend EU tariff-rate quota through December 31, 2025
  • Add UK to exempted countries through December 31, 2025
  • Require certificate of analysis for in-quota treatment of EU aluminum
  • Secretary of Commerce to recommend updates to in-quota volumes as warranted
  • Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with USTR and DHS, to ensure compliance with certificate requirement
  • Amend HTSUS U.S. note 19(a)(v) to incorporate certificate of analysis requirement

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect January 1, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. EST for goods entered for consumption

Near term (90d)

  • Implementation of certificate of analysis requirement for EU aluminum imports
  • Customs and Border Protection to establish compliance procedures

Long term

  • Tariff-rate quota in effect through December 31, 2025
  • Ongoing US-EU negotiations on global steel and aluminum arrangements
  • Potential revisiting of determination based on monitoring of quota effectiveness

Risks & tensions

  • EU may push for further liberalization beyond 2025 deadline
  • Certificate of analysis requirement adds compliance burden and potential trade friction
  • Monitoring and enforcement of transshipment limitations remains challenging
  • Ongoing negotiations for 'global arrangements' on steel and aluminum lack concrete deadline after October 2023 target passed
  • Potential WTO dispute risk given unilateral tariff structure
  • UK exemption through 2025 creates differential treatment from other non-EU allies
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