Microsoft Word - 232 Exclusions Portal External User Guide 071819.docx

LastUpdated:July18,2019

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2019

232EXCLUSIONSPORTAL:

EXTERNALUSERGUIDE

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................5

Exclusionprocess..........................................................................................................................................................6

SearchFeatures........................................................................................................................................................8

Searchforpublishedfilingsbasedoncriteria.....................................................................................................8

UserregistrationandLogin..........................................................................................................................................9

CreatingaUserloginprofile.....................................................................................................................................9

Step1:Registerasanewuser.............................................................................................................................9 

Step2:Confirmregistration..............................................................................................................................10

Step3:Login.......................................................................................................................................................10

Step4:Logout....................................................................................................................................................11

Step5:ForgottenPassword...............................................................................................................................11

ExclusionRequests......................................................................................................................................................12

Creatinganewexclusionrequest..........................................................................................................................12

Step1:Entertheproductinformation..............................................................................................................12

Step2:EntertheRequestingorganizationinformation...................................................................................13

Step3:Enterexclusionrequestproductinformation.......................................................................................20

Step4:Commercialnamesandsourcecountries.............................................................................................25

Step5:Certification...........................................................................................................................................28

Submittingtheexclusionrequest..........................................................................................................................29

Confirmation......................................................................................................................................................31

Printingtheexclusionrequestsubmision..............................................................................................................32

Autofill....................................................................................................................................................................33

UsingAutofilltoduplicateExclusionrequestentries.......................................................................................33

GeneratingexclusionrequestformAutofillrules.............................................................................................33

UsinganAutofillProfiletofillinexclusionrequestFieldsAutomatically.......................................................36

ObjectionRequests.....................................................................................................................................................39

Creatinganewobjectionrequest...........................................................................................................................39

Step1:Enterorganizationinformation.............................................................................................................40

Step2:ReasonsforObjection............................................................................................................................42

Step3:Challengingtheobjection......................................................................................................................44

Step4:QuantityandTime.................................................................................................................................46

Step5:Certification...........................................................................................................................................48

SubmittingtheObjectionrequest...........................................................................................................................48

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Confirmation......................................................................................................................................................50

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PrintingtheObjectionfiling....................................................................................................................................51

Autofill.....................................................................................................................................................................52

UsingAutofilltoduplicateObjectionrequestentries......................................................................................52

GeneratingObjectionformAutofillrules..........................................................................................................52

UsinganAutofillProfiletofillinobjectionformFieldsAutomatically............................................................56

RebuttalRequests.......................................................................................................................................................58

Creatingarebuttal..................................................................................................................................................58

Step1:Searchfortheobjection........................................................................................................................58

Step2:EnterRebuttingOrganizationInformation...........................................................................................59

Step3:Basisforrebuttalofobjectionfilings....................................................................................................61

SubmittingtheRebuttalfiling.................................................................................................................................64

Step4:Certification...........................................................................................................................................64

Confirmation......................................................................................................................................................66

PrintingtherebuttalfIling.......................................................................................................................................67

Autofill.....................................................................................................................................................................68

UsingAutofilltoduplicateRebuttalFilingentries............................................................................................68

GeneratingrebuttalformAutofillrules............................................................................................................68

UsinganAutofillProfiletofillinobjectionRebuttalFormFieldsAutomatically............................................72

SurrebuttalRequests..................................................................................................................................................74

Creatingasurrebuttal.............................................................................................................................................74

Step1:SearchfortheRebuttal..........................................................................................................................74

Step2:EnterRebuttingOrganizationInformation...........................................................................................75

Step3:Basisforrebuttalofobjectionfilings....................................................................................................78

Step4:Certification...........................................................................................................................................80

SubmittingaSurrebuttalfiling................................................................................................................................82

Confirmation......................................................................................................................................................82

PrintingtheSurrebuttalfiling................................................................................................................................82

Autofill....................................................................................................................................................................83

UsingAutofilltoduplicateSurrebuttalFilingentries........................................................................................83

GeneratingsurrebuttalformAutofillrules.......................................................................................................83

UsinganAutofillProfiletofillinSurrebuttalFormFieldsAutomatically........................................................87

Supportingdocuments................................................................................................................................................89

ConfidentialBusinessInformation(CBI)....................................................................................................................90

Submittingconfidentialbusinessinformation(CBI)................................................................................................90

MyDashboard.............................................................................................................................................................91

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ViewingMyDashboard..........................................................................................................................................91

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Step1:Navigatetomydashboard....................................................................................................................91

UsingMyDashboard..............................................................................................................................................91

Step1:ViewExclusionRequestFilings..............................................................................................................91

Step2:ViewObjectionFilings...........................................................................................................................93

Step3:ViewObjectionRebuttalsFilings...........................................................................................................95

Step4:ViewSurRebuttalsFilings......................................................................................................................96

APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................................................98

UsingAutofillExtentsionsOnYourBrowser.........................................................................................................98

Step1:DownloadAutofill..................................................................................................................................98

STEP2:GenerateAutofillrules........................................................................................................................100

Step3:UsinganAutofillProfiletofillinFieldsAutomatically.......................................................................103

ExportingAutofillRulesFromAnAutofillProfile............................................................................................106

ImportingAutofillRulesInotAnAutofillProfile.............................................................................................108

ManualMode...................................................................................................................................................110

Extractingdatafromportal..................................................................................................................................112

Step1:LoaddatainExcel................................................................................................................................112

Additionaltipsforuseofthe232ExclusionPortal……………………………………………………………………………………119

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Duetothelargenumberofexclusionrequests,theU.S.DepartmentofCommerce’sBureauof

Industry and Security (BIS) and Enforcement & Compliance (E&C) staffs collaborated with

InternationalTradeAdministration’sOfficeofChiefInformationOffice(OCIO)teamtodevelopa

user‐friendly online portal that will replace the use of the increasingly cumbersome Federal

rulemakingportal(http://www.regulations.gov)fororganizationssubmittingexclusionrequests,

objections to exclusions requests, rebuttals, and surrebuttals under the 232 exclusion

process. The new portal will streamline the exclusion process for external parties, including

importersanddomesticmanufacturers,byeliminatingtheseparatesubmissionofattachments,

andreplacingthedatacollectionpointwithaweb‐basedform,withenhanceddataintegrityand

qualitycontrols.Inaddition,theportalgreatlyimprovestransparencybyallowingpartiestotrack

allinformationoneachexclusionrequestinoneeasy‐to‐useweb‐basedsystemthatisbuiltfor

the specificneeds of the 232 tariff exclusions process. The newportalallows more seamless

informationsharingacrossteamsandwillallowE&CandBIStoeliminatethousandsofhoursof

humandataentryproceduresbyautomatingthem.

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INTRODUCTION

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In2017,theDepartmentofCommerce(DOC)wasaskedtoconductaninvestigationintothe

impactonournationalsecurityfromimportsofsteelmillproductsandfromimportsof

wroughtandunwroughtaluminum.TheseinvestigationswerecarriedoutunderSection

232oftheTradeExpansionActof1962,asamended.

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OnJanuary11,2018,theDOCformallysubmittedtoPresidentTrumptheresultsofthe

investigation.

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OnMarch8,2018,thePresidentannouncedPresidentialProclamations9704,9705,9711

and9710orderingSection232tariffsonimportsofsteelandaluminum.TheSecretaryof

Commercehastheauthoritytograntexclusionsfromtheduties,“ifthesteeloraluminum

articlesaredeterminednottobeinasufficientandreasonableavailableamountorofa

satisfactoryqualityorbaseduponspecificnationalsecurityconsiderations.”Individualsor

organizationsusingsteelarticlesinbusinessactivitiesorsupplyingsteeltooutsideparties

intheU.S.maysubmitexclusionrequestswithrespecttotheProclamation.Inaddition,

anyindividualororganizationintheU.S.canfileobjectionstoexclusions.

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TheDOC’sBureauofIndustryandSecurity(BIS)isleadingtheexclusionprocess.BISis

managingthereviewprocessofexclusionapplications,whichdomesticindustryhas

submitted,onacase‐by‐casebasisinafairandtransparentmanner.Aspartoftheprocess,

BISisworkingcloselywithindustryspecialistswithinCommerce’sInternationalTrade

Administration(ITA).TheEnforcementandCompliance(E&C)unitoftheDOC’sITA

willberesponsibleforprovidingtechnicalanalysesforproductexclusionsrelatedtothe

proceedings,andmakingrecommendationsontheExclusionRequests.

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Thisdocumentoutlinestheexternaluserflowofthe232‐exclusionprocess.

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EXCLUSIONPROCESS

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OnlyindividualsororganizationsusingsteeloraluminumarticlesidentifiedinPresidential

Proclamations9704and9705andengagedinbusinessactivitiesintheUnitedStatesmay

submitexclusionrequests.Exclusionrequestswillbepostedfora30‐daycommentperiodon

https://trade.gov/232/steelalum.

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Separateexclusionrequestsmustbesubmittedforeachuniquesteeloraluminumproduct

import.Foranexclusionrequesttobeconsidered,therequestermustprovideafullfactual

descriptionofthespecificproduct,itsproperties,anditsquantity.

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AnyindividualororganizationintheUnitedStatesmayfileobjectionstosteeloraluminum

exclusionrequests,buttheCommerceDepartmentwillonlyconsiderinformationdirectly

relatedtothesubmittedexclusionrequestthatisthesubjectoftheobjection.Organizations

submittinganobjectionfilingonanexclusionrequestshouldprovidespecificinformationon

theproductthattheircompanycanprovidethatiscomparabletothesteeloraluminum

productthatisthesubjectoftheexclusionrequest.

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Organizationsfilinganobjectionshouldalsoprovidefactualinformationontheproduction

capabilitiesatsteeloraluminummanufacturingfacilitiesthattheyoperateintheUnitedStates;

theavailabilityanddeliverytimeoftheproductsthattheymanufacturerelativetothespecific

steeloraluminumproductthatissubjecttoanexclusionrequest;anddiscussiononthe

suitabilityofitsproductfortheapplicationorapplicationsidentifiedbytheexclusionrequestor.

Allexclusionrequestswillbereviewedforcompleteness.Onlyfullycompletedexclusion

requestswillbeconsideredandpostedforpublicreview.Allexclusionrequestswillbemade

availableforpublicinspectionandcopying.

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Boththeexclusionrequestsandobjectionfilingswillbeavailableforpublicviewingonthe

onlineportal.Processingofexclusionrequestsnormallywillnotexceed90days,including

adjudicationofobjectionssubmittedonexclusionrequests.

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Exclusionrequesterswillhavesevendaysfromtheopeningoftherebuttalperiodtosubmit

rebuttals.Objectorstoexclusionrequestswillthenhaveaseven‐daysurrebuttalperiodtopost

responses,whichwillbeopenedoncerebuttalsarepostedbytheDepartmentandthecasefile

isreopened.

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Tofurtherassistindustrymovingthroughtheprocess,theDepartmentofCommerceisalso

catalogingtheObjection,Rebuttal,andSurrebuttalIdentificationNumberassociatedwitheach

ExclusionRequest.

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Forquestionsconcerningtheexclusionprocess,contact[email protected]or202‐482‐5642

forsteel‐relatedqueriesand[email protected]or202‐482‐4757foraluminum‐related

queries.

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Forportal‐relatedtechnicalinquiries,pleasecontactthe232ExclusionsPortalSupportat1‐202‐

482‐3203or[email protected].

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SEARCHFEATURES

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SEARCHFORPUBLISHEDFILINGSBASEDONCRITERIA

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Opentheonlineportalathttps://trade.gov/232/steelalum.

Thissectionallowsuserstosearchpublishedfilings,usingvariouscriteriaincludingID,

company,product,HTSUScode,status,daysremaining,andposteddate

.Auserloginaccount

isnotrequiredtosearchforpublishedfilings.

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Clickontheappropriatesearchboxofthedashboardandenteryoursearchcriteria.

Inthesearchboxes(inrectanglehighlightedredbelow),searchapublishedfindingbytyping

theID,companyname,product,HTSUScode,status,orposteddate.

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*The‘daysremaining’(inrectanglehighlightedpurpleabove)indicatethedaysthatareleftin

thecommentperiodtoleaveanyopposingargumentstoanexclusionrequest(objection),

submitarebuttal,and/orsubmitasurrebuttal.

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*Tosearchforexclusionrequests,objections(pg.40),rebuttals(pg.49),surrebuttals(pg.71),

seesearchfeaturesinsubheadings.

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*Toextractdataforexclusionrequests,objections,rebuttals,andsurrebuttals,seedataextract

instructions.



Tosearchforobjections,rebuttals,andsurrebuttals,seeinstructionsinsubsequentsections.

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USERREGISTRATIONANDLOGIN

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CREATINGAUSERLOGINPROFILE

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Tofileanyformsintheportal,auserloginprofilewillberequired,andtosubmitanyforms,a

usermustbeloggedin.Tocreateauserloginprofile,selectthe‘Login’icon.

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STEP1:REGISTERASANEWUSER

1a.OntheLoginpage,select‘Registerasanewuser’.

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1b.Eachuserloginprofilerequiresavalidemailandapasswordtocompletetheregistration

process.

1c.Afterthevalidemailandpasswordareentered,select‘Register’.

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STEP2:CONFIRMREGISTRATION

2a.Aconfirmationemailwillbesenttotheloginprofileemailprovided.(Ifyouareunableto

findtheconfirmationemail,checkyouspamfolder).

2b.Selectthelinkintheemailtoconfirmyouraccountregistration.

STEP3:LOGIN

Afterconfirmingyouraccount,theportalwillallowyoutologin.

3a.Entertheloginprofileemailandpasswordyouprovided.Then,select‘Login’.

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STEP4:LOGOUT

Tologoutfromtheuserloginaccount,selectthe‘MyInfo’icon,andthen,select‘Logout’.

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STEP5:FORGOTTENPASSWORD

5a.Toresettheuserloginaccountpassword,selectthe‘Forgotyourpassword?’link.

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5b.Entertheuserloginprofileemailintothespaceprovide,andthen,select‘Submit’.

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5c.Apasswordresetemailwillbesenttotheloginprofileemailprovided.(Ifyouareunableto

findthepasswordresetemail,checkyourspamfolder)

5d.Selectthelinkintheemailandresetyourpassword.

EXCLUSIONREQUESTS

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CREATINGANEWEXCLUSIONREQUEST

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Tobegincreatinganexclusionrequest,theusermustlogintotheiruserprofile,andselect

‘CreateNewExclusionRequest’link.

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STEP1:ENTERTHEPRODUCTINFORMATION

Eachexclusionrequestmustbesubmittedforeachdistincttypeanddimensionofsteelor

aluminumproducttobeimported.ForanExclusionRequesttobeconsidered,theexclusion

requestermustprovidefactualinformationon:

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i. TheproducttypeselectedwillbeSteelorAluminum

ii. Theclassofproductwillcorrespondwiththeselectedproducttype

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iii. The10‐digitHarmonizedTariffScheduleCode(HTSUS)shouldbeenteredwith

nospaces,dashes,letters,orpunctuation

iv. Iftherequestisforarenewalofapreviouslygrantedexclusionrequest,theID

numberofthepreviouslygrantedexclusionrequestshouldbeentered.

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STEP2:ENTERTHEREQUESTINGORGANIZATIONINFORMATION

2a.Therequestingorganization

andimporterofrecordarerequiredfields.Allfieldswith

markedwithan*arerequired.Foranyrequiredfield,donotwriteN/A.





Steel–carbonandalloyflat,carbonandalloylong,semi‐finished,stainlessproducts,carbonandpipeandtube;

Aluminum–slab,sow,billet,flat,plate,sheet,bars,rod,pipe,tube,foil,casting,forging.

Requestor

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Allwebsiteaddressesmustcontainhttp://www.orhttps://www.inthewebsiteaddress

fieldstobeidentifiedasavalidwebsite.

2b.Theparentcompanyoftherequestingorganizationmustalsobedocumentedifdifferent

thantherequestingorganization.Forexample:

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2c.Theimporterofrecordmustbecompletedevenifitmatchestherequestingorganization.

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TheimporterofrecordshouldbetheorganizationthatisbringingtheproductsintotheU.S.

fromanon‐U.S.producer.Theimporterofrecordshouldbetheorganizationthatisseeking

exclusion.Allfieldsmarkedwithan*arerequired.Foranyrequiredfield,donotwriteN/A.

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Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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Iftheorganizationhasarepresentativeotherthantheagentsubmittingtheexclusionrequest

onitsbehalf,thecontactinformationmustbedisclosedifapplicable.

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2d.ExclusionRequestDetails

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Iftheparentorganizationholdsanyownership,theactivity,countrywheretheorganizationis

headquartered,andprimaryactivity

mustbeexplained:





PrimaryactivitycouldincludeU.S.Distributor,Non‐U.S.Distributor,U.S.ServiceCenter,Non‐U.S.ServiceCenter,

Manufacturer,orother

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If‘other’isselected,acommentsectionwillappear,anddetailsabouttheselectioncanbe

documented.

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2e.Iftheparentorganizationdoesnotholdownership,identifytheprimarytypeofsteel

activity.Ifother,explain:

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If‘other’isselectedastheprimarytypeofsteelactivityoftheexclusionrequestor,acomment

sectionwillappear,anddetailsabouttheselectioncanbedocumented.

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2f.Theexclusionrequestmustprovideinformationonwhethertheproductismanufacturedin

theUnitedStates,whethertheproductcanbesufficientlysupplied,andwhetherdomestic

producerscanproducetheproductinatimelymanner:

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 Thebasisoftheexclusionmustbeoneofthedrop‐downoptions:insufficient

availability,noU.S.production,ornationalsecurityrequirement.

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 Thepercentageofproductthattheexclusionproductappliestomustbedisclosedand

themanufacturinganddeliverytimesmustberecordedindays

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 Thenumberofshipmentsandportinformation

mustbedocumented.Toaddan

additionalport,clicktheadditionbuttontoaddanotherfield.Usethe(+)and(‐)

buttonstoaddorsubtractadditionaldestinationports.





*Notetheunitsofmeasurementanddelivery/manufacturingtimecannotbechangedfrom

currentsettings.Allfieldswithmarkedwithan*arerequired.Foranyrequiredfield,donot

writeN/A.If‘other’isselectedtoexplainwhyyourorganizationrequiresanexclusion,a

commentsectionwillappear,anddetailsabouttheselectioncanbedocumented.

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Iftherequestorsaresubmittingtheexclusionrequestonbehalfofaninternationalproducer

thatproducesproductsinternationally,select‘Yes’andidentifythenon‐U.S.producer.



Select andcontinuetothenextsection.





Toaddmorethanoneportofentry,select+icon.Toremoveaportofentry,select–icon.

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STEP3:ENTEREXCLUSIONREQUESTPRODUCTINFORMATION

3a.Acompletedescriptionoftheproductshouldbedefinedanddisclosed:

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 Thedescriptionshouldonlyincludeinformationonasingleproductandnotarangeof

products

 Thedescriptionmustbelimitedsolelytophysicalproperties(e.g.,chemical

requirements,mechanicalrequirements,dimensions,etc.)andexactdescriptive

terms/phrasescoveringtheproductsubjecttotheExclusionRequest(e.g.,“hot‐rolled,”

“seamlesspipe,”“suitableforuseinboilers,”“longitudinallysubmergedarcwelded,”

etc.)

 Physicalpropertiesmustbedefinedbasedonactual,ratherthannominal,

measurements,referencestospecificdimensions

ormeasurements

willbeinterpreted

asmeaningtheexactdimensionormeasurement

 Ranges

areallowedandshouldbeidentifiedbasedontheendpointsoftherange

ratherthanthroughreferencestoabsoluteorpercentagetolerances

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3b.Notethatthissectionallowsformultiplestandardorganizations

tobeidentifiedthathave

setspecificationsfortheproducttypelistedinexclusionrequest.



e.g.,“cross‐sectionaldiameterof5.50mm”

e.g.,“yieldstrengthof300MPa,”“carboncontent0.08%,”etc.

e.g.,“cross‐sectionaldiameterfallingwithintherange5.35mmand5.65mm,”“yieldstrengthgreaterthanor

equalto300MPa,”“carboncontentlessthanorequalto0.15%,byweight,”etc.

ATSM,SAE,British,DIN,EN,etc.ThesespecificationsarenotinterchangeablewithHTSUScodes.

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If‘NotListed’isselected,typeinthenameoftheorganizationandprovidethedesignation.

Identifytheclassificationandpropertiesoftheproductcoveredunderthisexclusionrequest.



Thisshouldincludeboththestartingmaterialsforthesteelproduct,(suchasslab,bloom,

billets,etc.)aswellastreatmentsmadetotheproduct,(suchasannealed,hot/coldrolled,tin

plated,etc.).Usethecommentboxforanythingthatisnotlistedintheboxes.



Thechemicalcompositionfortheproductisoutlinedin3b.



Iftheclassificationorpropertyisnotlistedabove,addtotextboxesprovided.Usecomment

sectiontogiveadditionaldetailstotheproperty.

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3c.ProductInformation–Descriptionofproperties



Identifythechemicalcompositionofthespecificsteelproductforwhichyourorganization

seeksanexclusion.Numbersmayappearrounded,butfullvalueswillbestored.The

compositionshouldhaveminimumandmaximumvalues.



Pleasenotethatvaluesbelow1shouldbeenteredwithazeroanddecimalpoint.Forexample:

‘0.4’.







Iftheproductincludesachemical(s)notlisted,usethecommentsectiontoprovidethename

andcompositionpercentages.*Notechemicalcompositionisnotproprietaryinformation

.

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

SeeCBI

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3d.Dimensionsfortheproductmustbeforasingleproductandasinglesize,notarangeof

productsandorsizes

.

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Thedimensionsmustcorrespondtotheproductandshouldhaveaminimumandmaximum

value.Iftheminimumandmaximumvaluesarethesame,theyshouldbeidentifiedbyentering

thesamenumberinboththeminimumandmaximumfield

.Thisappliestoproduct

specifications,strength,andtoughnessifapplicable.



*Noteunitofmeasurementisinmillimetersandcannotbealtered.Ifthereareanyadditional

specifications,explainincommentbox.





Asinglerequestmustbefiledforeachspecificproduct,specifictodimensionsandmustcorrespondtoproduct

type

Fullvaluesarestored,whilenumbersmayappearrounded

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3e.Performancedataforductility,magneticpermeability,surfacefinishshouldhaveminimum

andmaximumvalues.Coatingtypeandcompositionvalues(seehighlightedredrectangle

below)includingmetalcoatingprocess,materialtype,weight,andthicknessarerequired. 



*Noteifthereareanyadditionalmethodsused,identifytheminthecommentsection.All

fieldswithmarkedwithan*arerequired.Foranyrequiredfield,donotwriteN/A.



Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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STEP4:COMMERCIALNAMESANDSOURCECOUNTRIES

4.aThecommercialnamefortheproductentryfieldcanbemorethanonecommercialproduct

name.Addadditionalcommercialnamesforthesingleproductlistedforexclusionbyusingthe

+or‐buttons.



Ifanameneedstobeexplainedormoredetailsprovided,addtocommentbox.



4b.Theuse(s)oftheproductshouldbeoutlinedbelow,aswellreasonswhyexistingproducts

arenotcomparabletotheproductatthesubjectofthisrequest.Allfieldswithmarkedwithan

*arerequired.Foranyrequiredfield,donotwriteN/A.



IftheExclusionisneededtosupportU.S.nationalsecurityrequirements(criticalinfrastructure

ornationaldefensesystems),provideadetaileddescriptionofthespecificusesofthis

singleproductintheseparatecommentsection/box(notshown).



4c.Sourcecountries:Identifythesourcecountriesforthesingleproductforwhichthe

Exclusionisrequested,theannualquantitytobesuppliedinkilograms,andthenameofthe

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currentmanufacturer(s)ofthesteelproduct.Ifthisproductisnotobtaineddirectlyfromthe

manufacturer,identifythecurrentsupplier(s)andthecountryofthesupplier(s).



Thecountryoforigin,countryofexport,exclusionquantity,currentmanufacturer,andcurrent

supplierarerequiredfields.Addorsubtractadditionalcountriesoforigin,exportetc.byusing

the+or‐button.





*NotetheamountprovidedhereshouldmatchtheamountprovidedintheTotalRequested

AnnualExclusionQuantityinkilograms.



4d.ProductAvailabilityInformation:Thissectionoutlinestheproductavailabilitywithinthe

U.S.Ifadomesticpartycurrentlymanufacturestheproductorasubstitute,select‘Yes’andgive

detailsinthecommentsection.

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Iftheanswertothefollowingquestionisa‘Yes’,alistofmanufacturerswillappear,acomment

boxwillappear,anddetailsabouttheresponsemaybedetailed.

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4e.TheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity/CustomsandBorderProtection(CBP)reviewsthe

HarmonizedTariffScheduleoftheUnitedStates(HTSUS)codecitedinthesubmissionfor

accuracy.IfCBPdeterminesthecodeisinaccurate,therequestisdenied,andtherequester

providedCBPcontactinformation.IfCBPdeterminestheHTSUSisaccurate,therequestis

approvediftherearenonationalsecurityconcernsandthedecisionpostedontheportal.



Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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STEP5:CERTIFICATION

ThisExclusionRequestmustbesignedbyanorganizationofficialspecificallyauthorizedto

certifythedocumentasbeingaccurateandcomplete.



Theundersignedcertifiesthattheinformationhereinsuppliedinresponsetothisquestionnaire

iscompleteandcorrecttothebestofhis/herknowledge.Allfieldsmarkedwithan*are

required.

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SUBMITTINGTHEEXCLUSIONREQUEST

Thisistheexclusionrequestcanbereviewedpriortosubmissionandwhereanysupporting

documentscanbeattachedtotheexclusionrequestform.Ifanyadditionalinformationthatis

businessrelevant,butproprietary,select‘Yes’.(Note:foranexclusionrequest,informationthat

isproprietaryorotherwisebusinessconfidentialshouldnotbeattachedoremailed.Ifthis

informationisrequired,itwillberequested.)



Inthissection,supportingdocumentscanbeattachedtotheexclusionrequestform.Ifthe

additionalmaterialsareproprietaryorconfidential,pleaseclickyes.Ifthisinformationis

required,itwillberequested.Donotsubmitproprietaryorconfidentialinformationthrough

theportal.

Select 

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Afterselecting‘Review’,afinalcheckwillbeconductedonyourfilingtoensureallrequired

fieldshavebeencorrectlyfilled.Ifanyrequiredfieldshavebeenleftblankorareincorrectly

filled,aredexclamationpointwillappear, showingwhichsectionrequirescorrections.

Onceallrequiredfieldsarecompleted,and‘Review”isselected,anadditionalscreenwill

appear,allowinguserstoprintacopyoftheirsubmissionfortheirrecords.

Tosubmittherequest,select 

After,anadditionalscreenwillappear,indicatingtheExclusionRequestnumber.Thisnumber

willallowyoutosearchforthespecificfilingandallowobjectorstofindandobjecttothe

request.Pleaseretainthisnumberforyourrecords.

UserswilluploadsupportingdocumentsAFTERselecting“Submit”.Touploadsupporting

documentstotheexclusionrequest,itmustbeintheformofaPDF.Select‘ChooseFile’,Click

onthedocumentsyouwishtouploadfromyourfolderandselect‘Ok’.Onceitappearsinthe

filebar,select‘UploadFile’thenselect‘Done’.(Note:foranexclusionrequest,informationthat

isproprietaryorotherwisebusinessconfidentialshouldnotbeattachedoremailed.)

Ifyoudonotwishtouploadadocument,select‘Done’.

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CONFIRMATION

Oncetheexclusionrequesthasbeensubmitted,itentersapendingperiodforreview,andonce

posted,givesobjectorstheopportunitytoobjecttotherequest.



Aftersubmission,theexclusionrequestcanbefound,anditsstatustracked,under‘My

Dashboard’bytheuserthatsubmittedtherequest.



Onceposted,therequestwillappearontheportalhomepage.Totherightonthesamerowof

anexclusionrequestID,‘Details’willallowuserstoviewthepostedexclusionrequestsand

submitanobjection.



Onceanexclusionrequestisposted,thosethatobjecttotheexclusionwillhave30daysto

submittheirobjections.

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PRINTINGTHEEXCLUSIONREQUESTSUBMISION



ToprintanExclusionRequestsubmissionsimplygoto‘Settings’ontheupperrightcornerof

yourbrowserandclickonPrintpageorRightclickanywhereonthepageandselect‘Print.’

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

AUTOFILL



USINGAUTOFILLTODUPLICATEEXCLUSIONREQUESTENTRIES



Theautofilloptionfoundinwebbrowsersallowsyoutofilloutcommonlyenteredinformation

inawebformandcanbeusedasawayofsavingforminformationbeforesubmittalofaform.

Thisinformationisonlyrememberedonyourcomputerandwillonlybeauto‐filledinformsif

yourbrowsersettingspermitit.Forinstructionsonhowtodownloadautofillonyourbrowser

pleaserefertotheAppendixsectionofthisguide.



GENERATINGEXCLUSIONREQUESTFORMAUTOFILLRULES

Thefollowinginstructionsexplainhowtoenablethe‘Autofill’featureonyourChromebrowser.



Step1:DownloadtheAutofilladd‐ontoyourbrowser.Forinstructions,pleaseseethe

Appendixsection.

Step2:Gotothe232PortalandcompletefillingouttheExclusionRequestform.

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2a.OnceyouhavecompletedSteps1‐5oftheExclusionRequestform,butBEFOREsubmitting

thefiling,clickonthe‘Autofill’logoontheChromemenu,locatedontheright‐handupper

cornerofyourbrowser.



2b.CompletethestepsbelowdisplayedontheAutofilltaskbar.Thisoptionallowsyouto

quicklysavealltheformdatathatyou’veenteredintoanewprofilethatyoucanuseatalater

timetoautofillformfields.

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2c.CreateaNewProfilebyselecting‘New’fromthedropdownmenuon2)ChooseaProfile:



2d.SaveNewProfilename.Forexample:“RTOSteel–ExclusionRequest”andclickOK.



2e.Clickon‘GenerateAutofillRules’.Youwillseeaconfirmationmessagethatreads“Done!”

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Note:Alternatively,afteryouhavecompletedfillingouttheformyoucanright‐clickanywhere

atthepage,gotoAutofillandselect“Addrulesforthispage“thenfollowtheinstructions

abovefrom2d.onhowtocreateaNewProfile.



NowthatyouhavecreatedanAutofillProfile,youcanusethisprofiletoauto‐populateother

ExclusionRequestforms.



USINGANAUTOFILLPROFILETOFILLINEXCLUSIONREQUESTFIELDSAUTOMATICALLY



3a.Createanewsubmissionform.Inthisexample,anExclusionRequest.First,onthemain

pageselect‘CreateNewExclusionRequest’icon.

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3b.Right‐clickanywhereontheExclusionRequestform,andselect‘Autofill’,then‘Execute

Profile’,andselecttheprofileyouwanttousetoautofilltheform.Forexample:“RTOSteel–

ExclusionRequest.”



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Thefieldsontheformwillautomaticallypopulatewiththedatafromtheprofileselected.Note:

AutofillwillnotautomaticallypopulatetheOrganizationDesignationand/orPortofEntry.

Thesefieldsmustbefilledoutmanually.





Step2through5oftheformwillbeauto‐filledtoo.

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OBJECTIONREQUESTS

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CREATINGANEWOBJECTIONREQUEST

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ObjectionFilingRequirements:AnyproducerintheUnitedStatesmayfileanobjectiontoan

ExclusionRequest.Eachobjectionrequestshouldbespecifictoaproducttypebasedonan

exclusionrequest.

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Tobegincreatingtheobjectionrequest,searchfortheexclusionrequestusingthesearchbox

andenteringtheEXCLUSIONREQUESTID–orsortingbycriteria,ormanuallysearchingforthe

exclusionrequest.Inordertosubmitanobjectionfiling,usersmustlogintotheiruserprofile.

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Foranobjectiontobefiled,thestatusoftheexclusionrequestmustbe‘Pending‐Objection

WindowOpen’.Totherightonthesamerow,select‘Details’.

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Once‘Details’hasbeenselected,theexclusionrequest,aswellasattachments,arevisiblefor

review.

Atthebottomofthescreen,select‘CreateObjectionFiling’.

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Foranobjectionfilingtobeconsidered,organizationsmustprovidefactualinformationon:

i. thesteeloraluminumproductsthattheymanufactureintheUnitedStates,

ii. theproductioncapabilitiesatsteeloraluminummanufacturingfacilitiesthatthey

operateintheUnitedStates

iii. theavailabilityanddeliverytimeoftheproductsthattheymanufacturerelativeto

thespecificsteeloraluminumproductthatissubjecttoanExclusionRequest.

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STEP1:ENTERORGANIZATIONINFORMATION

Theobjector(organization)isarequiredfield.Allfieldswithmarkedwithan*arerequired.For

anyrequiredfield,donotwriteN/A.

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The“OrganizationRequestingExclusion”informationand“ProductInformation”are

automaticallytransferredfromtheoriginalrequesttotheobjectionfiling.Theexclusion

requestidentificationnumbercorrespondstothespecificexclusionrequest,asdoestheHTSUS

code.

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TheHTSUScodeshouldcorrespondtothecorrectHTSUSnumberoftheproductsubjectto

objection.IftheobjectorisfilinganobjectionontheinconsistenciesofHTSUScodes,thatwill

benotedin‘ReasonsforObjection’.

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*Notetheannualexclusionquantityrequestedisnotthesameastheaverageannual

consumption.Theunitofmeasurementisinkilogramsandcannotbechanged.

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STEP2:REASONSFOROBJECTION

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OrganizationssubmittinganobjectionfilingonanExclusionRequestshouldprovidespecific

informationontheproductthattheircompanycanprovidethatiscomparabletothesteel

productthatisthesubjectoftheExclusionRequest.

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Thisinformationshouldinclude:

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i. discussiononthesuitabilityofitsproductfortheapplicationidentifiedbythe

ExclusionRequestor

ii. afulltechnicaldescriptionofthepropertiesoftheproductitmanufactures

relativetospecificationsprovidedintheExclusionRequestpostedontheportal,

includinginformationondimensions,strength,toughness,ductility,surface

finish,coatings,andotherrelevantdata.

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Theobjectionrequestshouldpertaintothefollowing:standardproduct,specialorderproduct,

orcustomproduct.

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Iftheidenticalorsubstituteproductspecifiedintheexclusionrequestcanbedomestically

manufacturedinaperiodoflessthan8weeks,identifythelocation,timeframeandplant

productioninformation.

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Multiplefacilitiesandlocationscanbeaddedorsubtractedbyselectingthe+or‐icon.The

formatisthesameforsubstituteproducts.

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Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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STEP3:CHALLENGINGTHEOBJECTION

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3a.Thereasonthattheexclusionrequestisbeingchallengedshouldbeoutlinedusingthe

followingcriteria:

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Usethecommentboxtodiscussthesuitabilityofyourorganization’ssteelproductcompared

totheproductidentifiedbytheRequestor.

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3b.Provideafulltechnicaldescriptionofthepropertiesoftheproductitmanufacturesrelative

tospecificationscitedintheExclusionRequestpostedintheportal.Identifythechemical

compositionofthespecificproductforwhichyourorganizationcanmanufactureatacompany‐

ownedproductionfacilityintheUnitedStates.Numbersmayappearrounded,butfullvalues

willbestored.Thecompositionshouldhaveminimumandmaximumvalues.

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Iftheproductincludesachemical(s)notlisted,usethecommentsectiontoprovidethename

andcompositionpercentages.*Notechemicalcompositionisnotproprietaryinformation

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3c.Performancedataforductility,magneticpermeability,surfacefinishshouldhaveminimum

andmaximumvalues.Coatingtypeandcompositionvaluesincludingmetalcoatingprocess,

materialtype,weight,andthicknessarerequired

. 

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

SeeCBI

Addcoatingweightandthicknesswhereapplicable

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*Noteifthereareanyadditionalmethodsused,identifytheminthecommentsection.All

fieldswithmarkedwithan*arerequired.Foranyrequiredfield,donotwriteN/A

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Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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STEP4:QUANTITYANDTIME

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4a.Thissectionshoulddocumentthepercentageofproductthatcanbecoveredunderthe

objectionrequest.Theavailablequantityshouldshowthatdomesticproductisavailablein

sufficientquantity,and/ortheobjectorcanproduceandsupplythepercentageofsteelproduct

mentionedatthesubjectoftherequest.

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Manufacturingtimeanddeliverytimeshouldbedetailedtoinclude:

 iftheproductismadeintheU.S.atorcanbemanufacturedatU.Sfacilities

 iftheobjectorcanmanufacturetheproductwithinthetimeframespecifictothe

request

 thetimeittakestomanufacturetheproductfromthetimethepurchaseorder

hasbeencompleted

 thetimeittakestoshiptheproductoncemanufacturinghasbeencompleted

 domesticsteelproductisavailablefortimelydeliveryfromthetimethe

purchaseorderisreceiveduntiltheproductisreadytoship

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Usethecommentsectiontoincludeanyadditionaldetailsonquantityand

manufacturing/deliverytime.

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4b.Thefollowingsectionsallowtheobjectortojustifytheobjectionrequest.

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4c.Iftherehasbeenanyattempttopurchaseorselltheproducttotherequestorinthelast

twoyears,select‘Yes’anddetailinthecommentsection.

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Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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STEP5:CERTIFICATION

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Thisobjectionrequestmustbesignedbyanorganizationofficialspecificallyauthorizedto

certifythedocumentasbeingaccurateandcomplete.

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Theundersignedcertifiesthattheinformationhereinsuppliedinresponsetothisquestionnaire

iscompleteandcorrecttothebestofhis/herknowledge.Allfieldswithmarkedwithan*are

required.

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SUBMITTINGTHEOBJECTIONREQUEST

Thisiswhereanysupportingdocumentscanbeattachedtotheobjectionrequestform.Ifany

additionalinformationthatisbusinessrelevant,butproprietary,select‘Yes’.

Inthissection,supportingdocumentscanbeattachedtotheobjectionrequestform.If

howevertheadditionalmaterialsareproprietaryorconfidential,pleasesimplynotethatyou

havesuchinformationbyclickingyes.Ifthisinformationisrequired,itwillberequested.Do

notsubmitproprietaryorconfidentialinformationthroughtheportal.

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Select 

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Afterselecting‘Review’,afinalcheckwillbeconductedonyourfilingtoensureallrequired

fieldshavebeencorrectlyfilled.Ifanyrequiredfieldshavebeenleftblankorareincorrectly

filled,aredexclamationpointwillappear, showingwhichsectionrequirescorrections.

Onceallrequiredfieldsarecompleted,and‘Review”isselected,anadditionalscreenwill

appear,allowinguserstoprintacopyoftheirsubmissionfortheirrecords.

Tosubmittherequest,select 

After,anadditionalscreenwillappear,indicatingtheObjectionFilingnumber.Thisnumberwill

allowyoutosearchforthespecificfilingandallowrebutterstofindandrespondtothe

objection.Pleaseretainthisnumberforyourrecords.

Users will upload supporting documents AFTER selecting “Submit”. To upload supporting

documentstotheobjectionrequest,itmustbeintheformofaPDF.Select‘ChooseFile’,Click

onthedocumentsyouwishtouploadfromyourfolderandselect‘Ok’.Onceitappearsinthefile

bar, select ‘Upload File’ then select ‘Done’. (Note: for an objection filing, information that is

proprietaryorotherwisebusinessconfidentialshouldnotbeattachedoremailed.)

Ifyoudonotwishtouploadadocument,select‘Done’.

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CONFIRMATION

Oncetheobjectionhasbeensubmitted,itentersapendingperiodforreview,andonceposted,

givesrebutterstheopportunitytorespondtotheobjection.

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Aftersubmission,theobjectioncanbefoundunder‘MyDashboard’bytheuserthatsubmitted

theobjection.

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Onceposted,theobjectionwillappearinthedetailsoftheexclusionrequestitislinkedto.On

thehomepage,totherightonthesamerowofanexclusionrequestID,‘Details’willallowusers

toviewthepostedexclusionrequestsandseeanypostedobjections.

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Attheendofthesubmittedrequest,thereisasection‘PublishedObjectionFilings’whichwill

havethepostedobjectionfiling.‘Details’willallowuserstoviewthesubmittedobjectionfiling

andsubmitarebuttal.

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Therequestorwillhave7daystosubmittheirrebuttalstotheobjection.

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AllObjectionsFilingswillbereviewedforcompleteness.OnlyfullycompletedObjectionfilings

willbeconsideredandpostedforpublicreview.

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PRINTINGTHEOBJECTIONFILING

ToprinttheObjectionfilingsubmissionsimplygoto‘Settings’ontheupperrightcornerofyour

browserandclickonPrintpageorrightclickanywhereonthepageandselect‘Print,”orright‐

clickanywhereonthepageandselectPrint.

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AUTOFILL

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USINGAUTOFILLTODUPLICATEOBJECTIONREQUESTENTRIES

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Theautofilloptionfoundinwebbrowsersallowsyoutofilloutcommonlyenteredinformation

inawebformandcanbeusedasawayofsavingforminformationbeforesubmittalofaform.

Thisinformationisonlyrememberedonyourcomputerandwillonlybeauto‐filledinformsif

yourbrowsersettingspermitit.Forinstructionsonhowtodownloadoraddanautofill

extensiontoyourbrowserpleaserefertotheAppendixsectionofthisguide.

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GENERATINGOBJECTIONFORMAUTOFILLRULES

Thefollowinginstructionsexplainhowtoenablethe‘Autofill’featureonyourChromebrowser.

Step1:DownloadtheAutofilladd‐ontoyourbrowser.Forinstructions,pleaseseethe

Appendixsection.

Step2:Gotothe232PortalandcompletefillingouttheObjectionFilingform.

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2a.Onceyouhavecompletedallofthestepsofthefilingform,butBEFOREsubmittingthe

filing,clickonthe‘Autofill’logoontheChromemenu,locatedontheright‐handuppercorner

ofyourbrowser.

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2b.CompletethestepsbelowdisplayedontheAutofilltaskbar.Thisoptionallowsyouto

quicklysavealltheformdatathatyou’veenteredintoanewprofilethatyoucanuseatalater

timetoautofillformfields.

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2c.CreateaNewProfilebyselecting‘New’fromthedropdownmenuon2)ChooseaProfile:

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2d.SaveNewProfilename.Forexample:“ABCGlobal–Steel–ObjectionRequest”andclick

OK.

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2e.Clickon‘GenerateAutofillRules’.Youwillseeaconfirmationmessagethatreads“Done!”

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Note:Alternatively,afteryouhavecompletedfillingouttheformyoucanright‐clickanywhere

atthepage,gotoAutofillandselect“Addrulesforthispage“thenfollowtheinstructionsabove

from2d.onhowtocreateaNewProfile.

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NowthatyouhavecreatedanAutofillProfile,youcanusethisprofiletoauto‐populateother

ExclusionRequestforms.

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USINGANAUTOFILLPROFILETOFILLINOBJECTIONFORMFIELDSAUTOMATICALLY

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3a.CreateaNewObjectionFilingForm.

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3b.Right‐clickanywhereontheNewObjectionFilingFormandselect‘Autofill’,then‘Execute

Profile’,andselecttheprofileyouwanttousetoautofilltheform.Forexample:“ABCGlobal–

Steel–ObjectionRequest.”

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Thefieldsontheformwillautomaticallypopulatewiththedatafromtheprofileselected:

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Step2through5oftheformwillbeauto‐filledtoo.

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REBUTTALREQUESTS

CREATINGAREBUTTAL

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Rebuttalstoobjectionswillbeallowedonlyfromindividualsororganizationsthathave

submittedanexclusionrequest.Rebuttalperiodswilllastforseven(7)days,andthe

CommerceDepartmentwillopenrebuttalperiodsonceithaspostedallthecomplete

objectionsreceivedonanexclusionrequest.

STEP1:SEARCHFORTHEOBJECTION

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Aftertheobjectioncommentperiodclosesforyourexclusionrequest,usethesearchboxto

findtheexclusionrequest

.Havethesearchcriteriaavailabletolocatethespecificexclusion

request.Inordertosubmitanobjectionrebuttal,usersmustlogintotheiruserprofile.

Tobegincreatingtheobjectionrebuttal,searchfortheexclusionrequestusingthesearchbox

andenteringtheEXCLUSIONREQUESTNUMBER–orsortingbycriteria,ormanuallysearchingfor

theexclusionrequest.

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

Asacourtesy,theCommerceDepartmentmaintainsanExcelspreadsheetavailableonwww.commerce.govthat

identifiesallrebuttalsfiledagainstyourobjections.Pleasenote,however,thattheseinstructionsarenotmeantto

beconsideredbindingandareonlysuggestedguidance.Whilethisspreadsheetisupdateddaily,partiesshould

relyonthedocumentsfromwww.regulatons.govtoidentifytheuniverseofexclusionrequests,objections,and

comments.

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Onthehomescreen,entertheCompanyinthesearchboxandthenunderstatus‘Pending‐

RebuttalWindowOpen’shouldbeshown.

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Totherightonthesamerow,‘Details’willallowuserstoviewtheoriginalexclusionrequest

andviewtheobjection.

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Atthebottomofthesubmittedrequest,thereisasection‘PublishedObjectionFilings’which

willhavethesubmittedobjectionrequest.‘Details’willallowuserstoviewthesubmitted

objectionrequestandsubmitarebuttal.

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Scrolltothebottomoftheobjectionrequesttotheattachmentsectionandselect‘Create

ObjectionRebuttal’.

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STEP2:ENTERREBUTTINGORGANIZATIONINFORMATION

2a.Therebuttingorganizationwouldbetherequestorsoftheoriginalexclusionrequestand

shouldmatchpreviouslysubmittedinformation.Therequestingorganizationisarequiredfield.

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Allfieldsmarkedwithan*arerequired.Foranyrequiredfield,donotwriteN/A.

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2b.Therebuttalformwillincludetherequestidentificationnumberandtheobjectiontothe

exclusionrequestnumber.Theseidentificationnumberscanbeusedinthesearchfeature.

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*Notetheexclusionrequestidentification#(Page38)andtheobjectiontotheexclusion

requestidentifier#(Page48).Theseareuniqueidentifiersthatcanbeusedtosearchforthe

relatedcasesandcanbeusedtocreaterebuttalsandsurrebuttals.

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Therebuttalrequestshouldpertaintoasubstituteproductoridenticalproduct.

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ToincludeCBIinformationwiththerebuttalrequest,seeCBI.

2c.Thebasisoftherebuttalshouldchallengetheobjector’sabilityto:

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i. makethesubstitute/identicalproductinareasonableamountoftime

ii. manufactureaproductthatisofsufficientqualitystandardsasmentionedinthe

originalexclusionrequest

iii. cansupplytherequestedamountasspecifiedinexclusionrequest

iv. candelivertheproductfromthemanufacturingfacilitytoitsdestinationinatimely

manner

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Iftherebuttalischallengingmanufacturingtime,quality,availablequantity,and/ordelivery

time,select‘Yes’andcontinuetoStep3.

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Iftherebuttalischallengingtheobjectoronthebasisotherthantheabovefactors,explainthe

rebuttalbasisunder‘Other’andprovidetherebuttalbasisindetailinStep3.

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Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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STEP3:BASISFORREBUTTALOFOBJECTIONFILINGS

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Therebutterswillhavetheabilitytoidentifythespecificchallengetheyarerefuting.Each

sectionmanufacturingtime,quality,availablequantity,anddeliverytimemusthave‘Yes’or

‘No’responses.

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Example:If‘Yes’isselectedunder‘ManufacturingTime’,thecorrespondingsection

‘ManufacturingTimechallengingtheobjector’sassertionthat’musthaveoneofits

subcategorieswithananswerof‘Yes’.

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Ifa‘Yes’answerforthestatementisselected,youmustprovideyourreasoningtowhythe

point(s)areinvalidforeachstatementandsection.

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Iftheproductcannotbemadeinasuffiencttimeframe,select‘Yes’toappropriateclaimand

providereasoninginthecommentsection.

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Manufacturingtimeintheobjectionmaybefoundinthespacesbelow,butnotlimitedto

commentorotherdocumentsthroughouttheobjection.

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Ifaproductintheobjectionrequestisnotofidentical,substitute,oradequate

(interchangeable)quality,underthequalityfactor,select‘Yes’andprovideadetailed

descriptiononwhytheproductdoesnotmeetqualityrequirements.

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Ifthequantityintheobjectionisnotasufficientamountnecessarytomeetthecapacityas

mentionedintheexclusionrequest,select‘Yes’whereappropriateanddetailthereasoningin

thecommentsection.

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Iftheproductatthesubjectoftherequestcannotbedeliveredinatimelymanner,select‘Yes’

whereappropriateanddetailthereasoninginthecommentsection.

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Deliverytimeintheobjectionmaybefoundinthespacebelow,butnotlimitedtocommentor

otherdocumentsthroughouttheobjection.

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Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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SUBMITTINGTHEREBUTTALFILING

STEP4:CERTIFICATION

Thisrebuttalobjectionmustbesignedbyanorganizationofficialspecificallyauthorizedto

certifythedocumentasbeingaccurateandcomplete.

Theorganizationinformationmustmatchtheorganizationsubmittingtherebuttalrequest.

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Theundersignedcertifiesthattheinformationhereinsuppliedinresponsetothisquestionnaire

iscompleteandcorrecttothebestofhis/herknowledge.Allfieldswithmarkedwithan*are

required.Foranyrequiredfield,donotwriteN/A.

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Select 

Afterselecting‘Review’,afinalcheckwillbeconductedonyourfilingtoensureallrequired

fieldshavebeencorrectlyfilled.Ifanyrequiredfieldshavebeenleftblankorareincorrectly

filled,aredexclamationpointwillappear, showingwhichsectionrequirescorrections.

Onceallrequiredfieldsarecompleted,and‘Review”isselected,anadditionalscreenwill

appear,allowinguserstoprintacopyoftheirsubmissionfortheirrecords.

Tosubmittherequest,select 

After,anadditionalscreenwillappear,indicatingtheObjectionRebuttalnumber.Thisnumber

willallowyoutosearchforthespecificfilingandallowsurrebutterstofindandrespondtothe

rebuttal.Pleaseretainthisnumberforyourrecords.

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Users will upload supporting documents AFTER selecting “Submit”. To upload supporting

documentstotherebuttalrequest,itmustbeintheformofaPDF.Select‘ChooseFile’,Clickon

thedocumentsyouwishtouploadfromyourfolderandselect‘Ok’.Onceitappearsinthefile

bar,select‘UploadFile’thenselect‘Done’.(Note:forCBIinformationwiththerebuttalrequest,

seeCBI.)

Ifyoudonotwishtouploadadocument,select‘Done’.

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CONFIRMATION

Oncetheobjectionrebuttalhasbeensubmitted,itentersapendingperiodforreview,and

onceposted,givessurrebutterstheopportunitytorebuttheobjectionrebuttal.

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Aftersubmission,theobjectionrebuttalcanbefoundunder‘MyDashboard’bytheuserthat

submittedtheobjection.

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Onceposted,theobjectionrebuttalwillappearinthedetailsoftheexclusionrequestand

objectionfilingitislinkedto.Onthehomepage,totherightonthesamerowofanexclusion

requestID,‘Details’willallowuserstoviewthepostedexclusionrequestsandseeanyposted

objectionsandobjectionrebuttals.

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Attheendofthesubmittedrequest,thereisasection‘PublishedObjectionFilings’whichwill

havethepostedobjectionfilingandpostedobjectionrebuttal.‘Details’willallowuserstoview

thepostedobjectionfiling,postedobjectionrebuttal,andsubmitasurrebuttal.

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Thesurrebutterswillhaveseven(7)daystosubmittheirsurrebuttalstotheobjectionrebuttal.

Allrebuttalfilingswillbereviewedforcompleteness.Onlyfullycompletedobjectionrebuttal

filingswillbeconsideredandpostedforpublicreview.

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PRINTINGTHEREBUTTALFILING

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ToprinttheRebuttalfilingsubmission.Simplygoto‘Settings’ontheupperrightcornerofyour

browserandclickonPrintpageorrightclickanywhereonthepageandselect“Print.”

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AUTOFILL

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USINGAUTOFILLTODUPLICATEREBUTTALFILINGENTRIES

Theautofilloptionfoundinwebbrowsersallowsyoutofilloutcommonlyenteredinformation

inawebformandcanbeusedasawayofsavingforminformationbeforesubmittalofaform.

Thisinformationisonlyrememberedonyourcomputerandwillonlybeauto‐filledinformsif

yourbrowsersettingspermitit.Forinstructionsonhowtodownloadoraddanautofill

extensiontoyourbrowserpleaserefertotheAppendixsectionofthisguide.

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GENERATINGREBUTTALFORMAUTOFILLRULES

Thefollowinginstructionsexplainhowtoenablethe‘Autofill’featureonyourChromebrowser.

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Step1:DownloadtheAutofilladd‐ontoyourbrowser.Forinstructions,pleaseseethe

Appendixsection.

Step2:Gotothe232PortalandcompletefillingouttheObjectionRebuttalform.

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2a.Onceyouhavecompletedallofthestepsofthefilingform,butBEFOREsubmitting,Clickon

the‘Autofill’logoontheChromemenu,locatedontheright‐handuppercornerofyour

browser.

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2b.CompletethestepsbelowdisplayedontheAutofilltaskbar.Thisoptionallowsyouto

quicklysavealltheformdatathatyou’veenteredintoanewprofilethatyoucanuseatalater

timetoautofillformfields.

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2c.CreateaNewProfilebyselecting‘New’fromthedropdownmenuon2)ChooseaProfile:

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2d.SaveNewProfilename.Forexample:“ABCDInternational–ObjectionRebuttal”andclick

OK.

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2e.Clickon‘GenerateAutofillRules’.Youwillseeaconfirmationmessagethatreads“Done!”

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Note:Alternatively,afteryouhavecompletedfillingouttheformyoucanright‐clickanywhere

atthepage,gotoAutofillandselect“Addrulesforthispage“thenfollowtheinstructionsabove

from2d.onhowtocreateaNewProfile.

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NowthatyouhavecreatedanAutofillProfile,youcanusethisprofiletoauto‐populateother

ExclusionRequestforms.

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USINGANAUTOFILLPROFILETOFILLINOBJECTIONREBUTTALFORMFIELDSAUTOMATICALLY

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Step1:CreateaNewObjectionFilingForm.

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Step2:Right‐clickanywhereontheNewObjectionRebuttalFormandselect‘Autofill’,then

‘ExecuteProfile’,andselecttheprofileyouwanttousetoautofilltheform.Forexample:

“ABCDInternational–ObjectionRebuttal.”

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Thefieldsontheformwillautomaticallypopulatewiththedatafromtheprofileselected:

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Step2through5oftheformwillbeauto‐filledtoo.

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SURREBUTTALREQUESTS

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CREATINGASURREBUTTAL

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SURREBUTTALSTOREBUTTALSWILLBEALLOWEDONLYFROMINDIVIDUALSORORGANIZATIONSTHAT

HAVESUBMITTEDANOBJECTIONREQUEST.SURREBUTTALPERIODSWILLLASTFORSEVENDAYS,AND

THECOMMERCEDEPARTMENTWILLOPENSURREBUTTALPERIODSONCEITHASPOSTEDALLTHE

COMPLETEDREBUTTALSRECEIVEDONANEXCLUSIONREQUEST.

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STEP1:SEARCHFORTHEREBUTTAL

Aftertheobjectioncommentperiodclosesfortherebuttal,usethesearchboxtofindthe

exclusionrequestthatpertainstotherebuttalyouwanttosurrebut.Havethesearchcriteria

availabletolocatethespecificexclusionrequest.Inordertosubmitasurrebuttal,usersmust

Tobegincreatingthesurrebuttal,searchfortheexclusionrequestusingthesearchboxand

enteringtheEXCLUSIONREQUESTNUMBER–orsortingbycriteria,ormanuallysearchingforthe

exclusionrequest.

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Onthehomescreen,entertheCompanyinthesearchboxandthenunderstatus‘Pending‐

SurrebuttalWindowOpen’shouldbeshown.

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Totherightonthesamerow,‘Details’willallowuserstoviewtheoriginalexclusionrequest

viewtheobjection.

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*Notethesearchcriteriacanincludetheexclusionrequestnumber,theobjectiontothe

exclusionrequestidentifier,aswellascompanycriteria:

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Atthebottomofthesubmittedrequest,thereisasection‘PublishedObjectionFilings’which

willhavethesubmittedobjectionrequest.‘Details’willallowuserstoviewthesubmitted

objectionrequest,thesubmittedrebuttalandsubmitasurrebuttal.

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Scrolltothebottomoftheobjectionrebuttalrequesttotheattachmentsectionandselect

‘CreateSurrebuttal’.

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STEP2:ENTERREBUTTINGORGANIZATIONINFORMATION

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2a.Therebuttingorganizationwouldbetheobjectorsoftheoriginalexclusionrequestand

shouldmatchpreviouslysubmittedinformation.Therequestingorganizationisarequiredfield.

Allfieldswithmarkedwithan*arerequired.Foranyrequiredfield,donotwriteN/A.

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2b.Thesurrebuttalformwillincludetheexclusionrequestidentificationnumberandthe

objectiontotheexclusionrequestnumber.Theseidentificationnumberscanbeusedinthe

searchfeature.

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*Notetheexclusionrequestidentification#(Page38)andtheobjectiontotheexclusion

requestidentifier#(Page48).Theseareuniqueidentifiersthatcanbeusedtosearchforthe

relatedcasesandcanbeusedtocreaterebuttalsandsurrebuttals.

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Thesurrebuttalrequestshouldpertaintoasubstituteproductoridenticalproduct.

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ToincludeCBIinformationwiththesurrebuttal,seeCBI.

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2c.Thebasisofthesurrebuttalshouldchallengetherebutter’sabilityto:

i. makethesubstitute/identicalproductinareasonableamountoftime

ii. manufactureaproductthatisofsufficientqualitystandardsasmentionedinthe

originalexclusionrequest

iii. cansupplytherequestedamountasspecifiedinexclusionrequest

iv. candelivertheproductfromthemanufacturingfacilitytoitsdestinationinatimely

manner

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Ifthesurrebuttalischallengingmanufacturingtime,quality,availablequantity,and/ordelivery

time,select‘Yes’andcontinuetoStep3.

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Ifthesurrebuttalischallengingtherebutteronthebasisotherthantheabovefactors,explain

therebuttalbasisunder‘Other’andprovidetherebuttalbasisindetailinStep3.

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Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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STEP3:BASISFORREBUTTALOFOBJECTIONFILINGS

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Thesurrebutterswillhavetheabilitytoidentifythespecificchallengetheyarerefuting.Each

sectionmanufacturingtime,quality,availablequantity,anddeliverytimemusthave‘Yes’or

‘No’responses.

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Example:If‘Yes’isselectedunder‘ManufacturingTime’,thecorrespondingsection

‘ManufacturingTimechallengingtheobjector’sassertionthat’musthaveoneofits

subcategorieswithananswerof‘Yes’.

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Ifa‘Yes’answerforthestatementisselected,youmustprovideyourreasoningtowhythe

point(s)areinvalidforeachstatementandsection.

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Iftheproductcannotbemadeinasuffiencttimeframe,select‘Yes’toappropriateclaimand

providereasoninginthecommentsection.

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Manufacturingtimeinthesurrebuttalmaybefoundinthespacesbelow,butnotlimitedto

commentorotherdocumentsthroughouttheobjection.

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Ifaproductinthesurrebuttalisnotofidentical,substitute,oradequate(interchangeable)

quality,underthequalityfactor,select‘Yes’andprovideadetaileddescriptiononwhythe

productdoesnotmeetqualityrequirements.

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Ifthequantityinthesurrebuttalisnotasufficientamountnecessarytomeetthecapacityas

mentionedintheexclusionrequest,select‘Yes’whereappropriateanddetailthereasoningin

thecommentsection.

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Iftheproductatthesubjectoftherequestcannotbedeliveredinatimelymanner,select‘Yes’

whereappropriateanddetailthereasoninginthecommentsection.

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Deliverytimeintheobjectionmaybefoundinthespacebelow,butnotlimitedtocommentor

otherdocumentsthroughoutthesurrebuttal.

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Select andcontinuetothenextsection.

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STEP4:CERTIFICATION

Thissurrebuttalmustbesignedbyanorganizationofficialspecificallyauthorizedtocertifythe

documentasbeingaccurateandcomplete.

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Theundersignedcertifiesthattheinformationhereinsuppliedinresponsetothisquestionnaire

iscompleteandcorrecttothebestofhis/herknowledge.Allfieldswithmarkedwithan*are

required.

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Select 

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Afterselecting‘Review’,afinalcheckwillbeconductedonyourfilingtoensureallrequired

fieldshavebeencorrectlyfilled.Ifanyrequiredfieldshavebeenleftblankorareincorrectly

filled,aredexclamationpointwillappear, showingwhichsectionrequirescorrections.

Onceallrequiredfieldsarecompleted,and‘Review”isselected,anadditionalscreenwill

appear,allowinguserstoprintacopyoftheirsubmissionfortheirrecords.

Tosubmittherequest,select 

After,anadditionalscreenwillappear,indicatingtheSurrebuttalnumber.Thisnumberwill

allowyoutosearchforthespecificfiling.Pleaseretainthisnumberforyourrecords.

Users will upload supporting documents AFTER selecting “Submit”. To upload supporting

documentstothesurrebuttalrequest,itmustbeintheformofaPDF.Select‘ChooseFile’,Click

onthedocumentsyouwishtouploadfromyourfolderandselect‘Ok’.Onceitappearsinthefile

bar,select‘UploadFile’thenselect‘Done’.(Note:forCBIinformationwiththerebuttalrequest,

seeCBI.)

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Ifyoudonotwishtouploadadocument,select‘Done’.

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SUBMITTINGASURREBUTTALFILING

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CONFIRMATION

Oncethesurrebuttalrequesthasbeensubmitted,itentersapendingperiodforreview.

Allsurrebuttalfilingswillbereviewedforcompleteness.Onlyfullycompletedsurrebuttalfilings

willbeconsideredandpostedforpublicreview.

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PRINTINGTHESURREBUTTALFILING

ToprintaSurrebuttalfilingsubmission.Simplygoto‘Settings’ontheupperrightcornerofyour

browserandclickonPrintpageorrightclickanywhereonthepageandselect“Print.”

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AUTOFILL

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USINGAUTOFILLTODUPLICATESURREBUTTALFILINGENTRIES

Theautofilloptionfoundinwebbrowsersallowsyoutofilloutcommonlyenteredinformation

inawebformandcanbeusedasawayofsavingforminformationbeforesubmittalofaform.

Thisinformationisonlyrememberedonyourcomputerandwillonlybeauto‐filledinformsif

yourbrowsersettingspermitit.Forinstructionsonhowtodownloadoraddanautofill

extensiontoyourbrowserpleaserefertotheAppendixsectionofthisguide.

GENERATINGSURREBUTTALFORMAUTOFILLRULES

Thefollowinginstructionsexplainhowtoenablethe‘Autofill’featureonyourChromebrowser.

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Step1:DownloadtheAutofilladd‐ontoyourbrowser.Forinstructions,pleaseseethe

Appendixsection.

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Step2:Gotothe232PortalandcompletefillingouttheObjectionSurrebuttalform.

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2b.Onceyouhavecompletedallofthestepsofthefilingform,butBEFOREsubmittingthe

filing,clickonthe‘Autofill’logoontheChromemenu,locatedontheright‐handuppercorner

ofyourbrowser.

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2c.CompletethestepsbelowdisplayedontheAutofilltaskbar.Thisoptionallowsyouto

quicklysavealltheformdatathatyou’veenteredintoanewprofilethatyoucanuseatalater

timetoautofillformfields.

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2d.CreateaNewProfilebyselecting‘New’fromthedropdownmenuon2)ChooseaProfile:

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2e.SaveNewProfilename.Forexample:“ABCUnited–SurrebuttalFiling”andclickOK.

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2f.Clickon‘GenerateAutofillRules’.Youwillseeaconfirmationmessagethatreads“Done!”

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Note:Alternatively,afteryouhavecompletedfillingouttheformyoucanright‐clickanywhere

atthepage,gotoAutofillandselect“Addrulesforthispage“thenfollowtheinstructionsabove

from2d.onhowtocreateaNewProfile.

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NowthatyouhavecreatedanAutofillProfile,youcanusethisprofiletoauto‐populateother

ExclusionRequestforms.

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USINGANAUTOFILLPROFILETOFILLINSURREBUTTALFORMFIELDSAUTOMATICALLY

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Step3:CreateanewSurrebuttalFilingForm.

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3a.Right‐clickanywhereontheNewObjectionRebuttalFormandselect‘Autofill’,then

‘ExecuteProfile’,andselecttheprofileyouwanttousetoautofilltheform.Forexample:“ABC

United–SurrebuttalFiling.”

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Thefieldsontheformwillautomaticallypopulatewiththedatafromtheprofileselected:

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Step2through5oftheformwillbeauto‐filledtoo.

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SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS

Yoursupportingdocumentationshould

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i. Benomorethantenpages,and,

ii. Includepublicdocumentsandpublicversionsofyourconfidentialbusinessinformation

(CBI)documentation.

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Ifconfidentialbusinessinformation(CBI)ispartofyourrequests,youmustmarkthe

appropriatesectionsbyselecting‘Yes’whereappropriate.

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CONFIDENTIALBUSINESSINFORMATION(CBI)

SUBMITTINGCONFIDENTIALBUSINESSINFORMATION(CBI)

Onlyasanalternatesubmission,youmayemailyourCBIRebuttaldocumentto

[email protected]orCBISurrebuttal[email protected]onthesamedayyou

submityourrequestonthe232submissionportal.

a) Theemailsubjectlinemustincludetheoriginal232ExclusionsPortalExclusionRequest

(ER)ID#andthebodyoftheemailmustincludethe232ExclusionsPortalRebuttal(RB)ID

#,orSurrebuttal(SR)ID#youreceivedfromthe232ExclusionsPortalwhenyou

successfullysubmittedyourrebuttalorsurrebuttal.

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b) Anadequatepublicversion,adheringtotherequirementsoutlinedintheregulation,

mustsimultaneouslyaccompanythesubmissionofeachsurrebuttalform.Ifthesubmitting

personclaimsthatsummarizationisnotpossible,theclaimmustbeaccompaniedbyafull

explanationofthereasonssupportingthatclaim.Generally,numericaldatawillbe

consideredadequatelysummarizedifgroupedorpresentedintermsofindicesorfigures

within10percentoftheactualfigure.Ifanindividualportionofthenumericaldatais

voluminous(e.g.,5pagesofnumericaldata),atleastonepercentofthenumericaldata,

representativeofthatportionmustbesummarized.Submitnomorethan5pagesof

supportingCBIdocumentation.Anyinformationthatisattachedtotherebuttal/surrebuttal

formsratherthansubmittedinthemannerspecifiedabovewillbemadepublic.

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c) IfyoudonotfileapublicversionoftheCBI,Commercewillnotconsideryourrequestto

beproperlysubmittedandwillexcludeitfromtheanalysis.

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MYDASHBOARD

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VIEWINGMYDASHBOARD

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Theuserdashboardtracksthefilingsofindividualuserloginprofiles.Here,userswillbeableto

viewonlyexclusionrequests,objectionfilings,objectionrebuttals,andsurrebuttalstheyhave

filed,evenbeforetheyhavebeenpostedpublicly.‘MyDashboard’allowsuserstoverifytheir

filingsbasedonvariouscriteriaincludingID,company,product,HTSUScode,status,days

remaining,andposteddate.

STEP1:NAVIGATETOMYDASHBOARD

1a.Afterasuccessfullogin,userscannavigatetoMyDashboardanytimebyselecting‘My

Dashboard’.

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1b.Afterselecting‘MyDashboard’,userswillbetakentotheMyDashboardpage.

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USINGMYDASHBOARD

STEP1:VIEWEXCLUSIONREQUESTFILINGS

1a.Forausertoviewanyoftheirsubmittedexclusionrequestfilings,select‘Exclusion

Requests’.

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1b.Afterselectingthefilingtype,adashboarddropdownwillappear,showinganyfilingofthat

typethatauserhassubmitted.(Note:ifauserhasnotfiledanyexclusionrequests,no

documentswillappearinthedashboarddropdownforthatrespectivefilingtype.)

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1c.Underthe‘ExclusionRequests’dashboarddropdown,the‘Status’columnwillonlyshowa

statusiftherequesthasbeenposted,rejected,orwithdrawn.

1d.Toviewtheactualrequests,select‘Details’fortherequestyouwouldliketoview.

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STEP2:VIEWOBJECTIONFILINGS

2a.Forausertoviewanyoftheirsubmittedobjectionfilings,select‘ObjectionFilings’.



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2b.Afterselectingthefilingtype,adashboarddropdownwillappear,showinganyfilingofthat

typethatauserhassubmitted.(Note:ifauserhasnotfiledanyobjectionfilings,nodocuments

willappearinthedashboarddropdownforthatrespectivefilingtype.)

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1c.Underthe‘ObjectionFilings’dashboarddropdown,the‘ERID’columnwillshowthe

exclusionrequestIDnumberthattheobjectionfilingislinkedto,withalinktothatrequest.

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1d.Toviewtheactualobjection,select‘Details’fortheobjectionfilingyouwouldliketoview.

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STEP3:VIEWOBJECTIONREBUTTALSFILINGS

2a.Forausertoviewanyoftheirsubmittedobjectionrebuttalfilings,select‘Objection

Rebuttals’.

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2b.Afterselectingthefilingtype,adashboarddropdownwillappear,showinganyfilingofthat

typethatauserhassubmitted.(Note:ifauserhasnotfiledanyobjectionrebuttalfilings,no

documentswillappearinthedashboarddropdownforthatrespectivefilingtype.)

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1c.Underthe‘ObjectionRebuttals’dashboarddropdown,the‘ERID’and‘OFID’columnswill

showtheexclusionrequestIDnumberandobjectionfilingIDnumberthattheobjection

rebuttalislinkedto,withlinkstothosefilings.

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1d.Toviewtheactualobjectionrebuttal,select‘Details’fortheobjectionrebuttalfilingyou

wouldliketoview.

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STEP4:VIEWSURREBUTTALSFILINGS

2a.Forausertoviewanyoftheirsubmittedsurrebuttalfilings,select‘Surrebuttals’.

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2b.Afterselectingthefilingtype,adashboarddropdownwillappear,showinganyfilingofthat

typethatauserhassubmitted.(Note:ifauserhasnotfiledanysurrebuttalfilings,no

documentswillappearinthedashboarddropdownforthatrespectivefilingtype.)

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1c.Underthe‘Surrebuttals’dashboarddropdown,the‘ERID’,‘OFID’,and‘ORID’columnswill

showtheexclusionrequestIDnumber,theobjectionfilingIDnumber,andobjectionrebuttalID

numberthatthesurrebuttalislinkedto,withlinkstothosefilings.

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1d.Toviewtheactualsurrebuttal,select‘Details’forthesurrebuttalfilingyouwouldliketo

view.

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APPENDIX

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USINGAUTOFILLEXTENTSIONSONYOURBROWSER

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Thefollowinginstructionsexplainhowtoenablethe‘Autofill’featureonyourChromebrowser.

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Theautofilloptionfoundinwebbrowsersallowsyoutofilloutcommonlyenteredinformation

inawebformandcanbeusedasawayofsavingforminformationbeforesubmittalofaform.

Thisinformationisonlyrememberedonyourcomputerandwillonlybeauto‐filledinformsif

yourbrowsersettingspermitit.

Differentbrowsersofferdifferenttypesof‘Autofill’featuresorextensions.Thefollowing

instructionsexplainhowtodownloadandinstallthe‘Autofill’featureonChrome.

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STEP1:DOWNLOADAUTOFILL

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1a.GotoChromeWebStoreandsearchfor“Autofill”

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1b.UnderExtensions,selectAutofill:

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1c.Clickontheblueboxwhereitsays“AddtoChrome”

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1d.VerifytheAutofillextensionhasbeenaddedtoyourbrowserbyfindingthefollowinglogo

onyourChromemenu:

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STEP2:GENERATEAUTOFILLRULES

2a.Gotothe232Portalandchoosetheformyouwanttofile(ExclusionRequest;Objection

request,rebuttals,andsurrebuttals.)

2b.Completefillingoutallstepsoftheform.Inthisexample,wewilluseanExclusionRequest

form:

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2b.Aftercompletingtheform,butBEFOREsubmittingtheform,clickonthe‘Autofill’logoon

theChromemenu,locatedontheright‐handuppercornerofyourbrowser.

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2c.CompletethestepsbelowdisplayedontheAutofilltaskbar.Thisoptionallowsyouto

quicklysavealltheformdatathatyou’veenteredintoanewprofilethatyoucanuseatalater

timetoautofillformfields.

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2d.CreateaNewProfilebyselecting‘New’fromthedropdownmenuon2)ChooseaProfile:

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2e.SaveNewProfilename.Forexample:“RTOSteel–ExclusionRequest”andclickOK.



2f.Clickon‘GenerateAutofillRules’.Youwillseeaconfirmationmessagethatreads“Done!”

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Note:Alternatively,afteryouhavecompletedfillingouttheformyoucanright‐clickanywhere

atthepage,gotoAutofillandselect“Addrulesforthispage“thenfollowtheinstructions

abovefrom2d.onhowtocreateaNewProfile.

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NowthatyouhavecreatedanAutofillProfile,youcanusethisprofiletoauto‐populateother

ExclusionRequestforms.

STEP3:USINGANAUTOFILLPROFILETOFILLINFIELDSAUTOMATICALLY

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3a.Createanewsubmissionform.Inthisexample,anExclusionRequest.First,onthemain

pageselect‘CreateNewExclusionRequest’icon.

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3b.Right‐clickanywhereontheExclusionRequestform,andselect‘Autofill’,then‘Execute

Profile’,andselecttheprofileyouwanttousetoautofilltheform.Forexample:“RTOSteel–

ExclusionRequest.”

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Thefieldsontheformwillautomaticallypopulatewiththedatafromtheprofileselected.

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Step2through5oftheformwillbeauto‐filledtoo.

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EXPORTINGAUTOFILLRULESFROMANAUTOFILLPROFILE

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Step1:OnyourChromebarmenu,Right‐clickon‘Autofill’logoandclickonOptions

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1a.Thefollowingwindowwillbedisplayed:

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1b.Clickthe“Import/Export”tab.

1c.ToExportthecurrentsettingstoaCSVfile,clickExport.

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1d.Copythegenerateddata,pasteitintoatexteditor,andsavethefilewithextension.csv.

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IMPORTINGAUTOFILLRULESINOTANAUTOFILLPROFILE

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Step1:OnyourChromebarmenu,Right‐clickon‘Autofill’logoandclickonOptions

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1a.Thefollowingwindowwillbedisplayed:

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1b.Clickthe“Import/Export”tabandpasteyourdesireddataontheblankspace.

Forexample:

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Makesuretoselect‘Append’soyoudonotreplacecurrentrulesorprofilesyouhavesavedon

yourAutofillaccount.

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Onceyouaredone,donotforgettosavethechangesyoumadebyclickingbackon“Form

Fields”

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YouarenowreadytotestitoutbyfillingoutanExclusionRequestform.Iftheextensionis

workingproperly,youwillimmediatelynoticethechanges.Eachfieldwhereyouhaveseta

predefinedvaluewillbeautomaticallyfilledoutonpageload.

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MANUALMODE

TotriggerAutofillonlywhenyouselectaprofile,youmustturnonManualmodeandsave

yourAutofillsettings.

1a.Right‐clickanywhereonyourChromebrowserandSelectAutofill,thenclickonAutofill

Options.

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1b.Goto‘OtherStuff’ontheAutofillOptionsbarandcheckthe‘Manualmode’box.

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EXTRACTINGDATAFROMPORTAL

ThefollowinginstructionsexplainhowtousetheApplicationProgrammingInterface(API)

featuretoextractdatafromtheportal.

TheAPIallowsyoutodownloadeveryfieldfromeachkindoffilingintoanexceldocument.The

dataextractonlyprovidesdataonpostedfilings.

STEP1:LOADDATAINEXCEL

1a.OpenExcel.

1b.Selectthe‘Data’tab.

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1c.Select‘FromWeb’.

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1d.Afterselecting‘FromWeb’,youwillbepromptedtoenteraURL.Enter

https://232app.azurewebsites.net/api/DataExtract/GetAllExclusionRequestsintothespace

provided,andselect‘OK’.

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1e.Aftertheconnectionisestablished,youwillbepromptedbyanotherscreen.Select‘Edit’in

thebottomright‐handcornerofthenewscreen.

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1f.Anotherscreenwillopen.Ontheright‐handsideofthescreen,under‘APPLIEDSTEPS’,

double‐click‘Source’.

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1g.Anotherscreenwillopen.Selectthedrop‐downarrowunder‘Openfileas’,choose‘Json’,

andthenselect‘OK’.

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1h.Alistof‘Queries’willappear.

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1i.Select‘List’forthetypeoffilingdatayouwouldliketoextract.

i. ‘List’inthesamerowas“exclusionRequests”willprovidethedataextractforallof

thepostedExclusionRequests.

ii. ‘List’inthesamerowas“objectionFilings”willprovidethedataextractforallofthe

postedObjectionFilings.

iii. ‘List’inthesamerowas“objectionRebuttals”willprovidethedataextractforallthe

postedObjectionRebuttals.

iv. ‘List’inthesamerowas“surrebuttals”willprovidethedataextractforallthe

postedSurrebuttals.

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1j.Afterselectingthe‘List’forthetypeoffilingdatayouwouldliketoextract,another

‘Queries’listwillappear.

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1k.Select‘ToTable’.

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1l.Anotherscreenwillappear.Select‘OK’.

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1m.Select .

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1n.Select‘OK’.

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1o.Select‘Close&Load’.

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Alldataforthe‘List’youchose(exclusionrequest,objectionfiling,objectionrebuttal,or

surrebuttal)willnowappear.Allfieldsfromeachoftheformtypesareprovidedinthecolumn

titled‘Column1.jsonData’.

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ADDITIONALTIPSFORUSEOFTHE232EXCLUSIONPORTAL

 For best performance and minimal issues, Google Chrome is the recommended browser

when submitting filings in the 232 Exclusion Portal. (Refer to page 34, Section: Autofill)

 After registering, users should receive an email from [email protected] to confirm

their account. If you do not receive this message within 8 hours, please contact us at

[email protected]. (Refer to page 9, Section: User Registration & Login)

 To save progress on a submission, the Autofill extension in the browser can be utilized.

(Refer to Page 34, Section: Autofill).

 To save your progress on an incomplete exclusion request, click the autofill button at the

top right of your browser and use the dropdown on the left to create a new autofill profile.

(Refer to Page 34, Section: Autofill)

 Users will upload supporting documents AFTER selecting “Submit”. (Refer to pages 30,

Section: Submitting an Exclusion Request).

 One file with a maximum of 25 pages for Exclusion Requests and 10 pages for

Objections, Rebuttals, and Surrebuttals can be uploaded per exclusion submission. (Refer

to pages 30, Section: Submitting an Exclusion Request).

 If more than one supporting document needs to be uploaded, they can be combined into

one file as long as it does not exceed the page limit instructed. (Refer to pages 30,

Section: Submitting an Exclusion Request).