[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR360.101]

[Page 328]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 360--STEEL IMPORT LICENSING AND SURGE MONITORING SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  360.101  Steel import licensing system.

    (a) In general. (1) The steel import licensing system includes both 
the online registration system and the automatic steel import license 
issuance system. All imports of steel products listed in the President's 
March 5, 2002, section 201 relief determination, including those 
products subject to country exemptions or product exclusions, are 
subject to the import licensing requirements. Information gathered from 
these licenses will be used to ensure that the purpose of the 201 relief 
is not undermined, with certain aggregate information reported publicly 
under the surge monitoring program. An interagency group will assist 
USTR with the analysis of the data collected beyond the data posted on 
the surge monitoring program.
    (2) A single license may cover multiple products as long as certain 
information on the license (e.g., importer, exporter, manufacturer and 
country of origin) remains the same. However, separate licenses for 
steel entered under a single entry will be required if the information 
differs. As a result, a single Customs entry may require more than one 
steel import license. The applicable license(s) must cover the total 
quantity of steel entered and should cover the same information provided 
on the Customs entry summary.
    (b) Entries for consumption. All entries for consumption of covered 
steel products, other than the exception for ``informal entries'' listed 
in paragraph (d) of this section, will require an import license prior 
to the filing of Customs entry summary documents. The license number(s) 
must be reported on the entry summary (Customs Form 7501) at the time of 
filing. There is no requirement to present physical copies of the 
license forms at the time of entry summary; however, copies must be 
maintained in accordance with Customs' normal requirements. Entry 
summaries submitted without the required license number(s) will be 
considered incomplete and will be subject to liquidated damages for 
violation of the bond condition requiring timely completion of entry.
    (c) Foreign Trade Zone entries. All shipments of covered steel 
products into FTZs, known as FTZ admissions, will require an import 
license prior to the filing of FTZ admission documents. The license 
number(s) must be reported on the application for FTZ admission and/or 
status designation (Customs form 214) at the time of filing. There is no 
requirement to present physical copies of the license forms at the time 
of FTZ admission; however, copies must be maintained in accordance with 
Customs' normal requirements. FTZ admission documents submitted without 
the required license number(s) will not be considered complete and will 
be subject to liquidated damages for violation of the bond condition 
requiring timely completion of admission. A further steel license will 
not be required for shipments from zones into the commerce of the United 
States.
    (d) Informal entries. No import license shall be required on 
informal entries of covered steel products, such as merchandise valued 
at less than $2,000. This exemption applies to informal entries only, 
imports of steel valued at less than $2,000 that are part of a formal 
entry will require a license. For additional information, refer to 19 
CFR 143.21 through 143.28.
    (e) Other non-consumption entries. Import licenses are not required 
on temporary importation bond (TIB) entries, transportation and 
exportation (T&E) entries or entries into a bonded warehouse. Covered 
steel products withdrawn for consumption from a bonded warehouse will 
require a license at the entry summary.