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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 97 / Friday, May 21, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
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the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule HTS codes: 7601, 7604, 7605, 7606, 7607, 7608, 7609, 7616.99.51.60, and 7616.99.51.70.8 An aluminum import license will be required for every entry of covered aluminum products under these HTS
codes, regardless of origin. However, as described in 361.101c, d, and e, entries from foreign trade zones into the commerce of the United States;
temporary import bond TIB entries;
transportation & exportation T&E
entries; entries into a bonded warehouse; and informal entries, are exempt from the license requirement.9
On the third issue raised, tracking the origin of primary and secondary aluminum used in semi-finished products and tracking the source of primary aluminum used in downstream aluminum products, we clarify the following. The product that is imported will be classified under one of the HTS codes identified above and may take the form of either a semi-finished product slab, billets, or ingots or a finished aluminum product. This is the final solid state of the product upon importation.
Therefore, the field in the license application requiring identification of the country where the largest volume of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the imported product either a semi-finished or finished product was smelted applies to the country where the largest volume of new aluminum metal is produced from alumina or aluminum oxide by the electrolytic HallHeroult process see 361.103c3iA.10 Likewise, the field in the license application requiring identification of the country where the second largest volume of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the imported product either semifinished or finished product was smelted applies to the country where the second largest volume of new aluminum metal is produced from alumina or aluminum oxide by the electrolytic HallHeroult process see 8 As discussed in 361.101a1, a list of the products covered by the AIM system by HTS codes can be obtained on the AIM system website. The HTS codes, which are maintained by the U.S.
International Trade Commission ITC, may be updated periodically to reflect revisions to the codes.
9 See Final Rule, 85 FR at 8380812.
10 In accordance with 361.103c3iB, filers may state not applicable for this field if the product contains only secondary aluminum and no primary aluminum. Secondary aluminum is defined as aluminum metal that is produced from recycled aluminum scrap through a re-melting process. As explained in this document and 361.103c3iC, filers may state unknown for this field for license applications up to June 28, 2022.

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361.103c3iiA.11 And the field in the license application requiring identification of the country where the imported product either semi-finished or finished product was most recently cast applies to the country where the aluminum with or without alloying elements was last liquified by heat and cast into a solid state see 361.103c3iiiA.12 As noted above, this final solid state can take the form of either a semi-finished product slab, billets or ingots or a finished aluminum product.
Thus, to maximize the benefits of import monitoring for the full value chain of the U.S. aluminum industry, Commerce is requiring that license applicants identify the country where primary aluminum inputs for imported aluminum products were smelted and the country where intermediate processing or casting of semi-finished or finished products occurred. Tracking this information will be valuable in understanding supply chain developments and trade distortions with data released through the public AIM
monitor. Commerce also recognizes that imported aluminum products may only contain one source of primary aluminum or may be comprised partially or entirely of secondary aluminum. Consequently, Commerce allows users to state that the countryies of smelt fields are not applicable in these cases. Commerce understands that secondary aluminum can be recycled and remelted endlessly and is not attempting to track secondary inputs.
However, as discussed in the Final Rule, the country of most recent cast is information that generally is readily available to the importer or its broker and is most likely to be identified in the import documentation accompanying the entry summary to be filed with CBP
invoices, lab reports, etc.. In some instances, the country of most recent cast may be identified as the country of origin. Further, because a semi-finished or finished aluminum product could go through the casting process multiple times before importation into the United States, the field only requests the country of most recent cast. For these 11 In accordance with 361.103c3iiB, filers may state not applicable for this field if the product contains only secondary aluminum and no primary aluminum. Secondary aluminum is defined as aluminum metal that is produced from recycled aluminum scrap through a re-melting process. As explained in this document and 361.103c3iiC, filers may state unknown for this field for license applications up to June 28, 2022.
12 In accordance with 361.103c3iiiB and C, filers may not state not applicable or unknown for this field.

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reasons, filers may not state not applicable or unknown for this field.13
On the fourth issue raised, Commerce does not require filers to track and report countryies of smelt information using any particular inventory management method. As with all other reported information in licenses, applicants are expected to certify that the information is accurate and complete to the best of their knowledge.14 The manner in which parties track information or maintain internal records to ensure accuracy and completeness in their reporting is left up to parties.
On the fifth issue raised, the AIM
system will also allow for license applicants to indicate that the manufacturer is unknown. While the option of identifying the manufacturer as unknown is permitted, Commerce does require license applicants certify that they have provided information that is accurate and complete to the best of their knowledge and, accordingly, expects applicants to identify the manufacturer if known. Additionally, Commerce notes that manufacturer information is not released publicly.
The public AIM monitor only releases aggregated import data that does not include business proprietary information or information that could be used to identify license applicants.
On the sixth issue raised, we are not accepting the commenters request that we exempt certain types of entries from the countryies of smelt reporting requirement. The commenter argues that in certain situations such information should not be requested because there is no risk of circumvention; the burdens and costs related to tracking smelt details on a coilor unit-specific basis are not justified; and the collection of country of smelt information will not add any material insight to the trade in aluminum. This commenter provided two examplesentries of hot-rolled coil smelted in the United States, further processed abroad, and returned under the U.S. Good Returned program and entries where the non-primary aluminum makes up 80 percent or more of the aluminum in the product.
As an initial matter, these comments have been raised for the first time in response to the Final Rule, and no other commenter has had an opportunity to consider these exemption requests.
Therefore, it would not be appropriate to adopt these exemptions at this time, 13 See
Final Rule, 85 FR at 8380910.
license forms can be found at https
www.trade.gov/updates-aluminum-importlicensing.
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