Import Duties on Imports of Aluminum and Aluminum Derivative Products

The purpose of this message is to provide guidance on the 25 percent import duty on all imports of aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles from all countries effective 12:01 Eastern Daylight Time on March 12, 2025.  See 90 FR 9807, February 18, 2025 and 90 FR 11251, March 5, 2025.

BACKGROUND

On February 10, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10895 on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), imposing ad valorem tariffs on all imports of aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles from all countries, effective March 12, 2025.  See 90 FR 9807 and 90 FR 11251.

GUIDANCE

Effective with respect to aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on March 12, 2025, the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) classifications and 25 percent duty rate apply:

  • 9903.85.02: Aluminum products except derivative articles listed in subdivision (g).

  • 9903.85.04: Derivative aluminum products listed in subdivision (i) (existing aluminum derivative articles subject to Section 232).

  • 9903.85.07: Derivative aluminum products listed in subdivision (j) (new aluminum derivative articles classified in Chapter 76 subject to Section 232).

Effective with respect to aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on March 12, 2025, the following HTS classification and 0 percent duty rate applies:

  • 9903.85.09: Derivative steel articles listed in subdivision (j) or (k) (new derivative aluminum articles), where the derivative aluminum products were processed in another country from aluminum articles that were smelted and cast in the United States.

Effective with respect to aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after a date to be certified in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Commerce, the following HTS classification and 25 percent duty rate applies: