Commerce to Delay Effective Date of Aluminum Licensing Requirements

The Commerce Department is delaying a requirement for aluminum import licenses that had been set to take effect March 29, it said in a message on its website. The agency will soon publish a Federal Register notice again pushing back the effective date its agency’s Aluminum Import Monitoring System, which requires importers of aluminum or their customs brokers to submit information in an online portal to obtain an automatically issued license, then to submit the license number with entry summary documentation.

“This delay means that licenses will not be required for covered aluminum product imports beginning on March 29, 2021,” Commerce said. The message did not mention a new effective date. CBP, which on March 26 sent out a CSMS message reminding filers to include aluminum license numbers on e214s, did not immediately comment.