Section 232 Inclusion Request - Queen City Forging Company

A measure identified as “BIS 2025 0023 0730” with type “232” is associated with Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. Section 232 measures address imports that the U.S. government determines may affect national security. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) administers or implements many related requirements, which can include additional duties, tariff-rate quotas, exclusions, or other import conditions.

These measures typically affect importers of specified products, often identified by their Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) classification, and sometimes depend on the product’s material, composition, processing, country of origin, or scope description. The measure matters because a product can have an ordinary customs duty and a separate Section 232 treatment, and the importer may need to report additional tariff provisions or meet documentation and exclusion requirements. Classification and scope questions may require a customs broker or trade counsel.

What to check

• Confirm the product’s complete HTSUS classification, including any applicable statistical suffix, rather than relying only on its commercial description.
• Read the measure’s product scope and check material, composition, processing, and country-of-origin conditions against the actual goods.
• Check whether the measure applies an additional duty, quota, exclusion, exemption, licensing condition, or other special reporting requirement.
• Review the official entry instructions and tariff provisions to determine how the measure must be declared alongside ordinary customs treatment.
• Keep invoices, bills of materials, origin records, and exclusion or quota documentation that support the treatment claimed, and ask a customs professional to resolve any scope uncertainty.