The purpose of this message is to provide guidance on the new requirements for reporting the countries of smelt and cast on imports of certain copper articles per Proclamations 11021.
BACKGROUND
On April 2, 2026, the President issued Proclamation 11021, “Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States,” under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Proclamation requires that importers shall provide to CBP the information necessary to identify the countries where the copper used in the manufacture of copper article imports covered by this proclamation are smelted and information necessary to identify the countries where such copper article imports are cast.
See 91 FR 18201 and CSMS 68253075.
The functionality for the acceptance of the smelt and cast fields on certain imports of copper articles will be deployed to the certification environment in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) on July 16, 2026. The functionality in production for the acceptance of the smelt and cast fields on certain imports of copper articles will be available in ACE on July 30, 2026. Read More→
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-420b4cc?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2
