Section 232 Inclusion Request - Scot Forge

A measure identified as type “232” generally refers to a U.S. Section 232 trade action. Section 232 measures address imports that the U.S. government determines may affect national security. Depending on the specific action, the measure can impose an additional duty, establish a quota or tariff-rate quota, or apply other import conditions to defined products and countries.

These measures typically affect importers, customs brokers, manufacturers, and other businesses bringing covered merchandise into the United States. The key professional terms are “scope” (which products are covered), “HTSUS classification” (the tariff number used to describe the merchandise), “country of origin,” “additional duty,” and “exclusion” or “quota treatment.” A product’s ordinary tariff classification alone may not answer whether it is covered; the measure’s product descriptions and official instructions must also be reviewed.

What to check

• Confirm the product’s correct HTSUS classification, including any relevant 10-digit statistical suffix, using the product’s material, composition, function, and manufacturing process.
• Read the measure’s scope and implementing instructions to determine whether the actual merchandise—not merely its tariff number—falls within the covered product descriptions.
• Verify the country-of-origin rules and any country-specific treatment, including whether an additional duty, quota, or tariff-rate quota applies to the shipment.
• Check whether an exclusion, exemption, quota allocation, or other special authorization is available, and confirm its required documentation and claim procedure before entry.
• Ask your customs broker or trade counsel to review ambiguous classifications, origin questions, or scope determinations, and retain supporting product records.