Guidance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regarding the Assessment of “U.S. Content” for Purposes of Implementing Tariffs Pursuant to Clause (2)(D) of Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026

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Abstract

This notice provides guidance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding the assessment of "U.S. content" for products of Canada and Mexico that qualify for preferential tariff treatment under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, for purposes of implementing tariffs pursuant to Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 65162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20938]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

[Docket No. 260918-0056]
XRIN 0694-XC163


Guidance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regarding the 
Assessment of ``U.S. Content'' for Purposes of Implementing Tariffs 
Pursuant to Clause (2)(D) of Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides guidance to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection regarding the assessment of ``U.S. content'' for products of 
Canada and Mexico that qualify for preferential tariff treatment under 
the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, for purposes of implementing 
tariffs pursuant to Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026.

DATES: The guidance set out in in this notice is effective with respect 
to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on 
October 14, 2026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 1, 2026, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 
11032 entitled ``Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes for Imports of 
Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States'' (91 FR 34085) 
(Proclamation). The Proclamation modifies the tariff regimes for metal 
products imposed in Presidential Proclamation 9704, as amended, 
Proclamation 9705, as amended, and Proclamation 10962, as amended, and 
directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to issue guidance to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection regarding the assessment of ``U.S. 
content'' for purposes of implementing tariffs pursuant to clause 
(2)(d) of the Proclamation. The Secretary has delegated this duty to 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Security.

Guidance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regarding the Assessment 
of ``U.S. Content'' for Purposes of Implementing Tariffs Pursuant to 
Clause (2)(d) of Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026

    The Department of Commerce advises that, for purposes of 
implementing clause (2)(d) of the Proclamation, the term ``U.S. 
content'' means the following:
    1. The value of the product attributable to parts wholly obtained, 
entirely produced, or substantially transformed in the United States, 
and
    2. To the extent not otherwise accounted for in (1), the value of 
the product attributable to steel that was melted and poured in the 
United States, aluminum that was smelted and cast in the United States, 
and/or copper that was smelted and cast in the United States.
    Questions regarding the application of this Notice to a specific 
product may be directed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Jessica Curyto,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-20938 Filed 10-9-26; 8:45 am]
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