Section 232 Inclusions Processes
Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Inclusions
Proclamations 10895 and 10896 of February 2025, among other actions, applied the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs to additional steel and aluminum downstream (or “derivative”) products, calculated either on the full value of the product or the value of the steel and aluminum content of the product depending on the HTSUS Classification.
The Proclamations also required that the Secretary establish a process to consider public requests for including new derivative aluminum and steel articles within the scope of the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs. On April 30, 2025, BIS publicized a rule implementing the resulting Section 232 Inclusions Process. Submissions are accepted in two-week windows three times per year.
For more information on the requirements for filing, see:
Submitted Section 232 Inclusion Requests are posted publicly on Regulations.gov to Docket BIS-2025-0023.
BIS is now accepting public comments on the September 2025 Cycle of Section 232 Inclusion Requests from October 7 until 11:59 PM ET on October 21. The posted Section 232 Inclusion Requests and their requested HTSUS Classifications can be found on Docket BIS-2025-0023 on Regulations.gov.
Section 232 Automobile Parts Inclusions
Proclamation 10908 of March 2025, among other actions, required the Secretary of Commerce to establish a process for including additional automobile parts articles for passenger vehicles and light trucks within the scope of the tariffs imposed by the President in the Automobile Proclamation.
The Secretary of Commerce established the automobile parts articles inclusion process on June 24, 2025, as required by the Automobile Proclamation. The International Trade Administration, through the Bureau of Industry and Security, published an interim final rule on September 17, 2025, to inform the public of the establishment of this process. Submissions are accepted in two-week windows four times per year.
For more information on the requirements for filing, see:
Submitted Section 232 Inclusion Requests are posted publicly on Regulations.gov to Docket ITA-2025-0041.