The purpose of this message is to provide guidance on the import adjustment offset applicable to Section 232 duties on automobile and medium and heavy-duty vehicle parts.
This message updates CSMS #6684128 relating to the import adjustment offset for Section 232 duties on automobile parts and provides new guidance on the offset for Section 232 duties on medium and heavy-duty vehicle parts.
BACKGROUND
On March 26, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10908, imposing a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on certain imports of automobile parts under Section 232, effective May 3, 2025. See Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States, 90 FR 14705 (April 3, 2025).
On April 29, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10925, providing for an import adjustment offset amount applicable to Section 232 duties on imported automobile parts. See Amendments to Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts into the United States, 90 FR 18899 (May 2, 2025). On June 13, 2025, U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration published procedures to administer the offset. See Procedures to Administer Import Adjustment Offset Amounts for Certain Imports of Automobile Parts under Proclamation 10908, as Amended, 90 FR 25027 (June 13, 2025).
On October 17, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10984, which, among other provisions, amended Proclamation 10908, and established an import adjustment offset program applicable to Section 232 duties on imported medium and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) parts. See Adjusting Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, and Buses into the United States, 9090 FR 48451FR 48451 (October 22, 2025). On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce published procedures to administer the offset on automobile and MHDV parts. See Amending the Procedures to Administer Import Adjustment Offset Amounts for Certain Imports of Automobile Parts Under Proclamation 10908 To Include Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, 91 FR 27914 (May 15, 2026).
The functionality for the Section 232 import adjustment offset for both automobile and MHDV parts is available in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
ENTRY FILING INSTRUCTIONS
Importers that have been granted a Department of Commerce (DOC) import adjustment offset established by Presidential Proclamations 10925 and 10984 should follow the instructions listed below when filing entries with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of automobile parts and medium and heavy-duty vehicle parts subject to Section 232 duties under Proclamation 10908 and 10984, as amended. Read More→
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