CBP to Begin Hourly Processing for Absolute Quota

CBP will begin hourly processing for absolute quota between 11:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. ET every business day starting on Sept. 17, said CBP in a CSMS message. Absolute quota shipments will also be made available for cargo release during those times, it said. CBP began administering absolute quotas earlier this year as a result of the Section 232 tariff on steel and aluminum. The agency recently noted it was challenged by the limit for processing quotas only once a day and said hourly processing was coming (see 1809100017).