WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/2/USA/3 
14 December 2007 
 (07-5560) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
 
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement
 
 
UNITED STATES 
 
 The following communication, dated 13 December 2007, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States.  
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US Import Licensing Program for Gray Portland Cement Products from Mexico
 
  Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, we hereby submit a 
notification of an automatic import licensing program for gray portland cement products from 
Mexico.  This system was put into place in connec tion with the Agreement Between the Office of the 
United States Trade Representative and the Departme nt of Commerce of the United States of America 
and the Ministry of Economy of the United Mexican States (Secretaria de Economia) on Trade in Cement (U.S.-Mexico Cement Agreement), signe d 6 March 2006.  The system took effect on 
5 April 2007. 
 
(a) List and description of products subject to licensing procedures
 
 
The Mexican Cement Import Licensing System (MCILS) covers imports of cement from 
Mexico (Mexican Cement).  Mexican Cement is  defined as gray portland cement and clinker from 
Mexico.  Gray portland cement is a hydraulic ce ment and the primary co mponent of concrete.  
Clinker,  an intermediate material produced when manuf acturing cement, has no use other than being 
ground into finished cement.  Specifically included within the scope of this definition are pozzolanic 
blended cements and oil well cements.  Specifically excluded are white cement and Type “S” masonry cement.  Gray portland cement is curr ently classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numb er 2523.29 and cement clinker is currently 
classifiable under HTSUS item number 2523.10.  Gray portland cement has also been entered under 
HTSUS item number 2523.90 as "other hydraulic cemen ts".  These HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and U.S. Customs and Border Prot ection (CBP) purposes;  the written description of 
the product scope is controlli ng for purposes of the MCILS. 
 
(b)  Contact point for information on eligibility  
 
Jay Carreiro, Senior International Trade Polic y Analyst, Bilateral Agreements Unit, Import 
Administration, United States Department of Commer ce.  Phone: (202) 482-3674.  E-mail address:  
Jay_Carreiro@ita.doc.gov.  G/LIC/N/2/USA/3 
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  (c)  Administrative body for submission of applications
 
 
Office of Policy, Import Administration, Un ited States Department of Commerce.  The 
licensing system is internet-based.  Inter ested applicants are directed to the Agreement Between the 
United States and Mexico on Trade in Cement  website:  http://ia.ita.doc.gov/cement-
agreement/index.html  for further information.  Licenses can also be obtained via fax. 
 (d)  Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published
 
 
The final regulations were published on 6 March 2007, in the Federal Register of the United 
States (72 FR 10006).  A copy is also available at the Agreement Between the United States and 
Mexico on Trade in Cement  website listed above. 
 (e)  Indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic
 
 
The MCILS is automatic.  First-time visitors to the MCILS website who wish to obtain a 
license, must register with the system in order to create a user account.  The registration process need only be done once per user account.  Once register ed, importing companies, their brokers or their 
agents may apply for a Mexican Cement Impor t License through the cement licensing website.  
Licenses are issued immediately upon completion of the electronic application form.  No fees are 
charged for either registering on the system or for applying and obtaining a license.  Mexican Cement 
Import Licenses can be applied for up to 30 days prio r to the expected date of importation and until 
the date on which the entry summary documents are filed, or in the case of Foreign Trade Zone 
entries, the filing of the CBP form 214.  The license is valid for 90 days.  The license number must be 
included on the entry summary document or CBP form 214, as applicable.  
(f)  Administrative purpose of automatic licensing programme
 
  The MCILS is designed to assist in monitoring the flow of Mexican Cement into the various 
sub-regions of the United States as defined in the U. S.-Mexico Cement Agreement.  It provides fast 
and reliable statistical information on Mexican Cement  imports into the United States to the signatory 
governments and interested parties in order to f acilitate the smooth operation of the U.S.-Mexico 
Cement Agreement. 
 
(g)  If non-automatic, indication of measure being implemented through licensing
 
  Not applicable.  (h)  Expected duration of the licensing procedure
 
 
 The MCILS will be in effect for the duration of the U.S.-Mexico Cement Agreement, which 
is set to expire on 31 March 2009.  Licenses will be required on all subject imports entered during this 
period, even if the entry summary documents are not filed until after the expiration of the U.S.-Mexico Cement Agreement.  
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  ATTACHMENT 
 
STEEL IMPORTS SUBJECT TO IMPORT LICENSING 
 
 
INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS  
7206100000, 7206900000, 7218100000, 7224100005, 7224100075  BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLABS  
7207110000, 7207120010, 7207120050, 7207190030, 7207190090, 7207200025, 7207200045, 
7207200075, 7207200090, 7218910015, 7218910030, 7218910060, 7218990015, 7218990030, 
7218990045, 7218990060, 7218990090, 7224900005, 7224900045, 7224900055, 7224900065, 7224900075.  WIRE RODS  
7213913000, 7213913010, 7213913011, 7213913015, 7213913090, 7213913091, 7213913092, 
7213914500, 7213914510, 7213914590, 7213916000, 7213916010, 7213916090, 7213990030, 7213990031, 7213990038, 7213990090, 7221000015, 7221000030.  STRUCTURAL SHAPES HEAVY  
7216310000, 7216320000, 7216330030, 7216330060, 7216330090, 7216400010, 7216400050, 
7216500000, 7216990000, 7216990010, 7216990090, 7222403025, 7222403045, 7222403045, 
7228703020, 7228703040.  STEEL PILING  
7301100000. 
 
PLATES CUT LENGTHS  
7208403030, 7208403060, 7208510030, 7208510045, 7208510060, 7208520000, 7210901000, 7211130000, 7211140030, 7211140045, 7219210005, 7219210020, 7219210040, 7219210050, 7219210060, 7219220005, 7219220010, 7219220015, 7219220020, 7219220025, 7219220030, 7219220035, 7219220040, 7219220045, 7219220060, 7219220070, 7219220075, 7219220080, 
7219310050, 7220110000, 7225403005, 7225403050, 7225506000, 7226915000. 
 PLATES IN COILS  
7208101500, 7208103000, 7208253000, 7208256000, 7208360030, 7208360060, 7208370030, 7208370060, 7211140090, 7219110000, 7219110030, 7219110060, 7219120002, 7219120006, 
7219120021, 7219120026, 7219120045, 7219120051, 7219120056, 7219120066, 7219120071, 
7219120081, 7219310010, 7225303005, 7225303050.  RAILS STANDARD  
7302101010, 7302101035, 7302105020.  
RAILS ALL OTHER  
7302101015, 7302101025, 7302101045, 7302101055.  RAILROAD ACCESSORIES  
7302200000, 7302400000, 7302901000.  
 
BARS - HOT ROLLED  
7213200000, 7213200010, 7213200080, 7213990060, 7214100000, 7214300000, 7214300010, 7214300080, 7214910015, 7214910060, 7214910090, 7214990015, 7214990030, 7214990045, 7214990060, 7214990075, 7214990090, 7215901000, 7221000005, 7221000045, 7221000075, G/LIC/N/2/USA/3 
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  7222110005, 7222110050, 7222190005, 7222190050, 7227200000, 7227200010, 7227200020, 
7227200090, 7227200095, 7227906005, 7227906050, 7227906051, 7227906053, 7227906058, 7227906059, 7228201000, 7228308005, 7228308050, 7228400000, 7228606000, 7228800000.  BARS - LIGHT SHAPES  
7216100010, 7216100050, 7216210000, 7216220000, 7222403065, 7222403085, 7228703060, 
7228703080.  BARS – REINFORCING  
7213100000, 7214200000. 
 
BARS – COLD FINISHED  
7215100000, 7215100010, 7215100080, 7215500015, 7215500060, 7215500090, 7215903000, 7215905000, 7222200005, 7222200045, 7222200075, 7222300000, 7228205000, 7228505005, 7228505050, 7228608000. 
 
TOOL STEEL  
7224100045, 7224900015, 7224900025, 7224900035, 7225200000, 7225301000, 7225305030, 7225305060, 7225401015, 7225401090, 7225405030, 7225405060, 7225501030, 7225501060, 7226200000, 7226910500, 7226911530, 7226911560, 7226912530, 7226912560, 7226921030, 7226921060, 7226923030, 7226923060, 7227100000, 7227901030, 7227901060, 7227902030, 
7227902060, 7228100010, 7228100030, 7228100060, 7228302000, 7228304000, 7228306000, 
7228501010, 7228501020, 7228501040, 7228501060, 7228501080, 7228601030, 7228601060, 7229100000.  STANDARD PIPE  
7304390016, 7304390020, 7304390024, 7304390036, 7304390048, 7304390062, 7304390076, 
7304390080, 7304598010, 7304598015, 7304598030, 7304598045, 7304598060, 7304598080, 7306305025, 7306305028, 7306305032, 7306305040, 7306305055, 7306305085, 7306305090.  
 
OIL COUNTRY GOODS  
7304213000, 7304216030, 7304216045, 7304216060, 7304291010, 7304291020, 7304291030, 
7304291040, 7304291050, 7304291060, 7304291080, 7304292010, 7304292020, 7304292030, 
7304292040, 7304292050, 7304292060, 7304292080, 7304293010, 7304293020, 7304293030, 7304293040, 7304293050, 7304293060, 7304293080, 7304294010, 7304294020, 7304294030, 7304294040, 7304294050, 7304294060, 7304294080, 7304295015, 7304295030, 7304295045, 7304295060, 7304295075, 7304296015, 7304296030, 7304296045, 7304296060, 7304296075, 
7305202000, 7305204000, 7305206000, 7305208000, 7306201030, 7306201090, 7306202000, 
7306203000, 7306204000, 7306206010, 7306206050, 7306208010, 7306208050.  
 
LINE PIPE  
7304101020, 7304101030, 7304101045, 7304101060, 7304101080, 7304105020, 7304105050, 7304105080, 7305111030, 7305111060, 7305115000, 7305121030, 7305121060, 7305125000, 
7305191030, 7305191060, 7305195000, 7306101010, 7306101013, 7306101014, 7306101015, 
7306101019, 7306101050, 7306101053, 7306101054, 7306101055, 7306101059, 7306105010, 7306105013, 7306105014, 7306105015, 7306105019, 7306105050, 7306105053, 7306105054, 7306105055, 7306105059.  
 
MECHANICAL TUBING  
7304313000, 7304316050, 7304390028, 7304390032, 7304390040, 7304390044, 7304390052, 7304390056, 7304390068, 7304390072, 7304511000, 7304515060, 7304591000, 7304596000, 7304598020, 7304598025, 7304598035, 7304598040, 7304598050, 7304598055, 7304598065,  G/LIC/N/2/USA/3 
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  7304598070, 7304905000, 7304907000, 7306301000, 7306305015, 7306305020, 7306305035, 
7306501000, 7306505030, 7306505050, 7306505070, 7306605000, 7306607060.  
 
PRESSURE TUBING  
7304316010, 7304390002, 7304390004, 7304390006, 7304390008, 7304515015, 7304515045, 
7304515045, 7304592030, 7304592040, 7304592045, 7304592055, 7304592060, 7304592070, 
7304592080, 7306305010, 7306505010.  
 
STAINLESS PIPE & TUBING  
7304413005, 7304413015, 7304413045, 7304416005,7304416015, 7304416045, 7304490005, 
7304490015, 7304490045, 7304490060, 7306401010, 7306401015, 7306401090, 7306405005, 
7306405015, 7306405040, 7306405042, 7306405044, 7306405062, 7306405064, 7306405080, 7306405085, 7306405090, 7306607030.  PIPE & TUBING NON-CLASSIFIED 
7304515005, 7305901000, 7305905000, 7306901000, 7306905000. 
 STRUCTURAL PIPE & TUBING 7304901000, 7304903000, 7305312000, 7305314000, 7305316000, 7306303000, 7306503000, 7306601000, 7306603000.  
 
PIPE FOR PILING  
7305391000, 7305395000.  WIRE DRAWN  
7217101000, 7217102000, 7217103000, 7217104030, 7217104090, 7217105030, 7217105090, 
7217106000, 7217107000, 7217108010, 7217108020, 7217108025, 7217108030, 7217108045, 
7217108060, 7217108075, 7217108090, 7217109000, 7217201500, 7217203000, 7217204510, 7217204520, 7217204530, 7217204540, 7217204550, 7217204560, 7217204570, 7217204580, 7217206000, 7217207500, 7217301530, 7217301560, 7217303000, 7217304504, 7217304510, 7217304511, 7217304520, 7217304530, 7217304540, 7217304541, 7217304550, 7217304560, 7217304590, 7217306000, 7217307500, 7217905030, 7217905060, 7217905090, 7223001015, 
7223001030, 7223001045, 7223001060, 7223001075, 7223005000, 7223009000, 7229200000, 
7229200010, 7229200015, 7229200090, 7229901000, 7229905006, 7229905008, 7229905015, 7229905016, 7229905030, 7229905031, 7229905050, 7229905051, 7229909000.  BLACK PLATE  
7209182510, 7209182520, 7209182550, 7209182580. 
 TIN PLATE  
7210110000, 7210120000, 7212100000.  
 
TIN FREE STEEL  
7210500000. 
 
SHEETS HOT ROLLED  
7208106000, 7208260030, 7208260060, 7208270030, 7208270060, 7208380015, 7208380030, 7208380090, 7208390015, 7208390030, 7208390090, 7208406030, 7208406060, 7208530000, 
7208540000, 7208900000, 7219130002, 7219130031, 7219130051, 7219130071, 7219130081, 
7219140030, 7219140065, 7219140090, 7219230030, 7219230060, 7219240030, 7219230060, 7219240030, 7219240060, 7225307000, 7225407000.  
 
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  SHEETS COLD ROLLED  
7209150000, 7209160030, 7209160060, 7209160070, 7209160090, 7209160091, 7209170030, 7209170060, 7209170070, 7209170090, 7209170091, 7209181530, 7209181560, 7209186000, 7209186020, 7209186090, 7209250000, 7209260000, 7209270000, 7209280000, 7209900000, 7210703000, 7219320005, 7219320020, 7219320025, 7219320035, 7219320036, 7219320038, 
7219320042, 7219320044, 7219320045, 7219320060, 7219330005, 7219330020, 7219330025, 
7219330035, 7219330036, 7219330038, 7219330042, 7219330044, 7219330045, 7219330070, 7219330080, 7219340005, 7219340020, 7219340025, 7219340030, 7219340035, 7219340050, 7219350005, 7219350015, 7219350030, 7219350035, 7219350050, 7219900010, 7219900020, 7219900025, 7219900060, 7219900080, 7225507000, 7225508010, 7225508015, 7225508085, 
7225990010, 7225990090.  
 
SHEETS & STRIP GALV HOT DIPPED  
7210410000, 7210490030, 7210490090, 7210706060, 7212301030, 7212301090, 7212303000, 7212305000, 7225920000, 7226940000.  
 
SHEETS & STRIP GALV ELECTROLYTIC  
7210300030, 7210300060, 7210706030, 7212200000, 7225910000, 7226930000. 
 
SHEETS & STRIP ALL OTHER METALIC CTD  
7210200000, 7210610000, 7210690000, 7210706090, 7210906000, 7210909000, 7212500000, 
7212600000.  
 
SHEETS & STRIP – ELECTRICAL  
7225110000, 7225190000, 7226111000, 7226119030, 7226119060, 7226191000, 7226199000.  
 
STRIP - HOT ROLLED  
7211191500, 7211192000, 7211192000, 7211193000, 7211194500, 7211194500, 7211196000, 7211197530, 7211197560, 7211197590, 7211197590, 7220125000, 7226917000, 7226918000.  
 
STRIP - COLD ROLLED  
7211231500, 7211232000, 7211233000, 7211234500, 7211236030, 7211236060, 7211236075, 
7211236085, 7211292030, 7211292090, 7211294500, 7211296030, 7211296080, 7211900000, 
7212401000, 7212405000, 7220201010, 7220201015, 7220201060, 7220201080, 7220206005, 7220206010,7220206015, 7220206060, 7220206080, 7220207005, 7220207010, 7220207015, 7220207060, 7220207080, 7220208000, 7220209030, 7220209060, 7220900010, 7220900015, 7220900060, 7220900080, 7226925000, 7226927005, 7226927050, 7226928005, 7226928050, 
7226990000. 
 
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