WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/2/USA/2 
21 June 2005 
 
 (05-2612) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification unde r Article 5 of the Agreement
 
 
UNITED STATES 
 
  The following communication, dated 20 June 2005,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.  
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US Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System
 
Notification of Extension and Modification  
 
 
 Pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, the United States 
hereby submits a notification of extension and modification of an automatic import licensing 
programme for certain steel products.    
The original US steel licensing programme was established on 31 December 2002, as part of 
the section 201 safeguards action on certain st eel products.  That programme expired on 
21 March 2005.  On 11 March 2005, the Department  of Commerce issued an  interim final rule 
continuing the programme for four years under new statutory authority unrelated to the safeguard 
action.  The Department also modified the produc t coverage of the programme,  removing certain 
previously covered downstream products from the licensing requirements.  This document provides 
details on the current Steel Import Monitoring and An alysis System, as extended and modified by the 
interim final rule.  (a) List and description of products subject to licensing procedures
 
 
The steel import licensing programme will cover all basic steel mill products.   Certain 
downstream steel products previously covered by the sy stem, such as pipe fittings and flanges, have 
been removed from the system and the licensing requirements.  A full list of covered products 
identified by HTS number is attached.  
(b)  Contact point for information on eligibility
 
 
Kelly Parkhill, Director, Industry Support and Analysis, Import Administration, Department 
of Commerce.  Phone: (202) 482-3791.  Email address: kell y_parkhill@ita.doc.gov. 
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 (c)  Administrative body for submission of applications
 
 
Office of Policy, Import Administration, Depart ment of Commerce.  The licensing system is 
internet-based.  Interested applicants ar e directed to the steel licensing website, 
http://ia/ita/doc.gov/steel/license .  Licences can also be obtained via fax. 
 
(d)  Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published  
 
The interim final rule was published on 11 Ma rch 2005, in the Federal Register (70 FR 
12133).  A copy is also available on the steel licensing website, http://ia/ita/doc.gov/steel/license .  The 
Department intends to issue a final rule, responding to comments received on this interim final rule, 
before 30 September 2005.  (e)  Indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic
 
 
The licensing procedure is automatic.  Registered  importing companies, their brokers, or their 
agents may apply for a steel import licence through the steel licensing website, http://ia/ita/doc.gov/steel/license
.  Licences are issued immediately upon completion of the electronic 
application form.  No fees are charged either fo r registering on the system or for applying and 
obtaining a licence.  Steel import licences may be app lied for up to 60 days prior to the expected date 
of importation and until the date of filing of the entry summary documents, or in the case of FTZ 
entries, the filing of Customs and Border Protec tion (CBP) Form 214.  The licence is valid for 75 
days.  The licence number must be included on the entry summary document or CBP Form 214, as applicable.  (f)  Administrative purpose of automatic licensing programme
 
 
 The automatic licensing system is designed to provide fast and reliable statistical information on steel imports to both the government and the public.  It applies to all basic steel products coming 
from all countries and is not intended to r estrict the quantity or value of imports. 
 
(g)  If non-automatic, indication of measure being implemented through licensing
 
  Not applicable. 
 
(h)  Expected duration of the licensing procedure
 
  The modifications discussed in the interim fina l rule came into effect on 9 June 2005.  Please 
refer to http://ia.ita.doc.gov/steel/license/S IMA-interim-final-rule-030805.pdf
 for more details.  The 
licensing programme will remain in effect un til 21 March 2009.  Licences will be required for all 
subject imports entered during this period, even if the entry summary documents are not filed until 
after the expiration of the programme.  Licences will be valid for ten business days after the 
expiration of the programme to allow for the final filing of required CBP documentation. 
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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/2 
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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/2 
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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 NONCLASSIFIED 
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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