Starting June 29, 2022, U.S. Commerce Department (Commerce) Aluminum Import licensing applications will require both fields of “country of largest smelt” and “country of second largest smelt.”
Commerce defines the field for the country of smelt for the largest (and second largest) volume of primary aluminum as the country where the largest volume of new aluminum metal is produced from alumina (refined aluminum oxide) by the electrolytic Hall-Héroult process.
After the preliminary rule, importers/brokers requested additional time to gather required information for the countries of smelt. A one-year grace period was granted, and importers were permitted to indicate “unknown” on the application until June 28, 2022.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sent a reminder (CSMS #51720841) to filers advising that “unknown” will no longer be accepted in these fields starting June 29, 2022.
For more information, please visit the Aluminum Import Monitoring (AIM) website at: Aluminum (trade.gov) and the Getting Started with AIM page (including the production process) or contact the aluminum licensing office at [email protected].
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