Commerce is proposing the Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis (AIM) system, requiring import license applicants to disclose the country where aluminum was smelted and poured to detect surges, transshipment, and circumvention of U.S. trade measures. The rule mirrors the existing Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system and would cover all basic aluminum product imports listed in Annex II.

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