Expeditors International of Washington : BIS Ending 12 General Exclusions of Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on May 20, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the removal of 12 General Approved Exclusions (GAEs) from Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum. The removed GAE's for steel cover flat-rolled iron and nonalloy steel; as well as H and U-sections of iron and nonalloy steel. The six removed aluminum GAEs cover tubes, pipe fittings, hollow profiles, alloy sheets, foil, bars, and rods.

The GAEs for steel that are being eliminated are as follows:

• 24.S - 7211.29.6080
• 43.S - 7209.90.0000
• 46.S - 7213.33.0090
• 84.S - 7209.27.0000
• 90.S - 7216.10.0010
• 93.S - 7208.38.0015

The GAEs for aluminum that are being eliminated are as follows:

• 1.A - 7609.00.0000
• 4.A - 7604.21.0010
• 5.A - 7604.29.1010
• 9.A - 7601.20.9080
• 10.A - 7607.11.6010
• 13.A - 7604.29.5090

This final rule goes into effect on July 1,2024.

FRN 2024-10725 Can be found here:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/20/2024-10725/revisions-of-the-section-232-steel-and-aluminum-tariff-exclusions-process