The purpose of this message is to provide guidance on applying the 50 percent Section 232 ad valorem duty on all imports of semi-finished copper products and intensive copper derivative products imposed by the Proclamation issued on July 30, 2025.
BACKGROUND
On July 30, 2025, the President issued a Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Copper into the United States, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), imposing an ad valorem tariff of 50 percent on all imports of semi-finished copper products and intensive copper derivative products, from all countries.
ENTRY FILING INSTRUCTIONS
This guidance provides instructions for importers, brokers, and filers on submitting entries to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of semi-finished copper products and intensive copper derivative products, from all countries, as provided for in headings 9903.78.01 and 9903.78.02 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 1, 2025.
Heading 9903.78.01:
50 percent additional ad valorem rate of duty on the copper content of semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivative products
Heading 9903.78.02:
0 percent additional ad valorem rate of duty on:
the non-copper content of semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivative products; and
imported goods under the subject HTSUS classifications which contain no copper. Read More→
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3ebf0e0?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2
