Section 232 Inclusion Request - Westminster Tool

“BIS 2025 0023 0689” is an identifier for a U.S. trade measure classified as type 232. A Section 232 measure is based on the U.S. national-security provisions of the Trade Expansion Act. It may impose an additional duty, tariff-rate quota, quota, exemption, or other import condition on specified products or origins. The identifier alone does not establish the product scope, rate, effective date, or eligibility rules.

These measures typically affect importers of goods covered by particular Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) classifications, product descriptions, countries of origin, or entry circumstances. They matter because a covered product can have requirements in addition to its ordinary customs duty, such as a separate reporting line, quota treatment, certification, or exclusion process. Importers should treat the official measure text and CBP instructions as controlling and obtain customs-broker or trade-counsel advice when classification or origin is uncertain.

What to check

• Confirm the measure’s official scope, including covered HTSUS subheadings, product descriptions, countries of origin, and any exclusions.
• Classify the merchandise independently under the HTSUS; do not rely on a product name, supplier description, or the measure identifier alone.
• Check whether the measure requires an additional duty, quota or tariff-rate-quota treatment, special entry documentation, certification, or an exclusion.
• Verify the goods’ country of origin and, where relevant, country of export, substantial-transformation analysis, and any applicable preference program.
• Review current CBP instructions and the official measure record before filing, and ask a qualified customs broker or trade attorney to resolve ambiguous cases.