{"id":6923,"date":"2025-11-13T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selectcourier.com\/en\/?page_id=6923"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:43:50","slug":"shipping-advice-metal-goods-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selectcourier.com\/en\/shipping-advice-metal-goods-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping Advice: Metal Goods US"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Shipping Advice: Metal Goods United States<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Customs Inspections in the US: New Requirements for Metal Goods<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently introduced additional inspections on shipments containing metal. As a result, deliveries to and from the United States may take longer than usual.<\/p>

Shipments with specific HS codes are particularly subject to these stricter rules. The inspections focus on the origin and composition of metals to enforce international trade and sanction regulations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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For which HS Codes do the stricter requirements apply?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The increased scrutiny mainly applies to goods with HS codes starting with:
66, 72, 73, 76, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 94, 95 and 96.<\/p>

Below is an overview of the relevant product categories. Shipments in these categories are increasingly being manually inspected by US Customs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Steel and iron<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th>
72 and 73<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Aluminium<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th>
76<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Machinery and electronic components<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th>
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Vehicles and aircraft parts<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th>
87 and 88<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Tools, measuring instruments and metal accessories<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th>
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What you are now required to declare<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For all metal goods, US Customs now requires additional origin information. You must be able to specify:<\/p>