PART 361—ALUMINUM IMPORT MONITORING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM Authority: 13 U.S.C. 301(a) and 302. Source: 85 FR 83814, Dec. 23, 2020, unless otherwise noted. § 361.101 Aluminum import licensing. (a) In general. https://www.trade.gov/aluminum (2) A single license may cover multiple products as long as certain information on the license ( e.g., (b) Entries for consumption. (c) Foreign Trade Zone admissions. (d) Informal entries. (e) Other non-consumption entries. § 361.102 Online registration. (a) In general. (2) This username will be required in order to log on to the aluminum import license issuance system. A single username will be issued to an importer, customs broker or importer's agent. Operating units within the company ( e.g., (b) Information required to obtain a username. § 361.103 Automatic issuance of import licenses. (a) In general. (b) Customs entry number. (c) Information required to obtain an import license. (i) Filer company name and address; (ii) Filer contact name, phone number, email address; (iii) Entry type ( i.e., (iv) Importer name; (v) Exporter name; (vi) Manufacturer name (filer may state “unknown”); (vii) Country of origin; (viii) Country of exportation; (ix) Expected date of export; (x) Expected date of import; (xi) Expected port of entry; (xii) Current Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) number (from Chapter 76); (xiii) Country where the largest volume of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the product was smelted (see paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section); (xiv) Country where the second largest volume of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the product was smelted (see paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this section); (xv) Country where the product was most recently cast (see paragraph (c)(3)(iii) of this section); (xvi) Quantity (in kilograms); and (xvii) Customs value (US$). (2) Certain fields will be automatically filled out by the automatic license system based on information submitted by the filer ( e.g., (3)(i) For purposes of paragraph (c)(1)(xiii) of this section: (A) The field in the license application requiring identification of the country where the largest volume of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the 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 Hall-Héroult process. (B) 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. (C) For license applications up to June 28, 2022, filers may state “unknown” for this field. Effective June 29, 2022, filers may not state “unknown” for this field. (ii) For purposes of paragraph (c)(1)(xiv) of this section: (A) 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 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 Hall-Héroult process. (B) Filers may state “not applicable” for this field if the product does not contain a second largest volume of primary aluminum or 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. (C) For license applications up to June 28, 2022, filers may state “unknown” for this field. Effective June 29, 2022, filers may not state “unknown” for this field. (iii) For purposes of paragraph (c)(1)(xv) of this section: (A) The field in the license application requiring identification of the country where the 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. The final solid state can take the form of either a semi-finished product (slab, billets or ingots) or a finished aluminum product. (B) Filers may not state “not applicable” for this field. (C) Filers may not state “unknown” for this field. (4) Upon completion of the form, the importer, customs broker or the importer's agent will certify as to the accuracy and completeness of the information and submit the form electronically. After refreshing the page, the system will automatically issue an aluminum import license number. The refreshed form containing the submitted information and the newly issued license number will appear on the screen (the “license form”). Filers can print the license form themselves only at that time. For security purposes, users will not be able to retrieve licenses themselves from the license system at a later date for reprinting. If needed, copies of completed license forms can be requested from Commerce during normal business hours. (d) Duration of the aluminum import license. see (e) Correcting submitted license information. (f) Low-value licenses. [85 FR 83814, Dec. 23, 2020, as amended at 86 FR 27518, May 21, 2021] § 361.104 Aluminum import monitoring. (a) Commerce will maintain an import monitoring system on the public AIM system website that will report certain aggregate information on imports of aluminum products obtained from the aluminum licenses and, where available, from publicly available U.S. import statistics. Aggregate data will be reported, as appropriate, on a monthly basis by country of origin, country of smelt, country of last cast, relevant aluminum product grouping, etc., and will include import quantity (metric tons), import Customs value (U.S. $), and average unit value ($/metric ton). The website will also contain certain aggregate data at the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule level and will also present a range of historical data for comparison purposes. Provision of aggregate data on the website may be revisited should concerns arise over the possible release of proprietary data. (b) Reported monthly import data will be refreshed each week, as appropriate, with new data on licenses issued during the previous week. This data will also be adjusted periodically for cancelled or unused aluminum import licenses, as appropriate. Additionally, outdated license data will be replaced, where available, with publicly available U.S. import statistics. § 361.105 [Reserved] § 361.106 Fees. No fees will be charged for obtaining a username, issuing an aluminum import license or accessing the aluminum import monitoring system. § 361.107 Hours of operation. The automatic licensing system will generally be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week but may be unavailable at selected times for server maintenance. If the system is unavailable for an extended period of time, parties will be able to obtain licenses from Commerce directly via email ( [email protected] § 361.108 Loss of electronic licensing privileges. Should Commerce determine that a filer consistently files inaccurate licensing information or otherwise abuses the licensing system, Commerce may revoke its electronic licensing privileges without prior notice. The filer will then only be able to obtain a license directly from Commerce. Because of the additional time needed to review such forms, Commerce may require up to 10 working days to process such forms. Delays in filing caused by the removal of a filer's electronic filing privilege will not be considered a mitigating factor by CBP.