2026 HTS Revision 11: Section 122 Fix for 9903.82.02 Steel
2026 HTS Revision 11 (July 1, 2026) restores the Section 122 exemption for 9903.82.02 steel and aluminum back to April 6, so June 2026 entries owed no 10%.
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Key takeaways
- 2026 HTS Revision 11 took effect on July 1, 2026. It made one change to Chapter 99 duties: a technical correction to U.S. note 2(aa)(v)(1) of subchapter III.
- Revision 10 (June 8, 2026) misprinted U.S. note 2(aa)(v)(1) as "headings 9903.82.04 and 9903.82.04–9903.82.26", leaving heading 9903.82.02 out of the Section 122 exemption for Section 232 metals. Revision 11 put it back.
- The correction is effective April 6, 2026, so 9903.82.02 goods entered from June 8 to June 30, 2026 also owe no 10% Section 122 duty.
- The rest of Revision 11 is new statistical suffixes in chapters 7 to 94, effective July 1, 2026, which don't change any rate.
At a glance
| Revision | 2026 HTS Revision 11 |
| In force from | July 1, 2026 |
| Tariff changes effective | April 6, 2026 (retroactive correction) |
| Programs affected | Section 122, Section 232 metals |
| Previous revision | Revision 10 |
| Next revision | Revision 12 |
2026 HTS Revision 11 restores the Section 122 exemption for steel and aluminum under heading 9903.82.02, effective April 6, 2026, so goods entered under that heading from June 8 to June 30, 2026 owed no 10% Section 122 duty. It corrects a typo from Revision 10 that had pulled the main steel and aluminum heading out of the exemption for the three weeks it was in force. Everything else in Revision 11 is statistical.
What changed in Revision 11
A typo in the Section 122 exemption, corrected
The 10% Section 122 duty (9903.03.01) didn't apply to goods that already paid a Section 232 duty. For metals, U.S. note 2(aa)(v)(1) lists which Section 232 headings qualify for that exemption (9903.03.06).
Revision 5 listed "headings 9903.82.02 and 9903.82.04–9903.82.17", and Revisions 6 to 9 extended that to 9903.82.19. Every version included 9903.82.02. Revision 10, in force from June 8, 2026, extended the range to 9903.82.26 for its new headings but printed the first heading as 9903.82.04: "headings 9903.82.04 and 9903.82.04–9903.82.26". That dropped 9903.82.02, the main 50% heading for steel and aluminum articles, out of the exemption.
Revision 11 restores 9903.82.02, so the note now reads "headings 9903.82.02 and 9903.82.04–9903.82.26". The change record calls it a technical correction under Proclamation 11021, effective April 6, 2026.
The fix covers June 8 to June 30
Because the correction is dated April 6, before Revision 10 took effect, the law now reads as if 9903.82.02 was never dropped. Steel and aluminum entered under 9903.82.02 from June 8 to June 30, 2026 owed no Section 122 duty. If you paid it, you may be able to get it back.
Everything else: statistical breakouts
The rest of the change record splits existing lines into new 10-digit statistical numbers in chapters 7 to 94, effective July 1, 2026. For example, 0704.20.0000 is now split into 0704.20.0020 and 0704.20.0040. These change how you report the goods. They don't change any duty rate.
Section 122 on 9903.82.02 steel: before and after the fix
On $10,000 of steel under 7206.90.00.00 from Vietnam (base rate free), entered under 9903.82.02:
| Entered | Section 232 (50%) | Section 122 (10%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026, as Revision 10 was published | $5,000 | $1,000 | $6,000 |
| June 15, 2026, after the correction | $5,000 | exempt | $5,000 |
| July 1, 2026 (Revision 11) | $5,000 | exempt | $5,000 |
One related point is worth checking. The note only lists 9903.82.02 and 9903.82.04 to 9903.82.26. Articles on the metals lists that are entered under 9903.82.01 (no aluminum, steel or copper) or 9903.82.03 (metal under 15% of the weight) don't pay Section 232 metals duty, and they aren't covered by the Section 122 exemption either. Those paid the 10% until Section 122 ended at the close of July 23, 2026.
If you entered 9903.82.02 goods in June 2026, compare your entry summaries against Revision 11 and ask your broker about recovering any Section 122 duty paid.
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What changed after Revision 11
Section 122 expired at the close of July 23, 2026, and the Section 301 forced-labor duties took its place from July 24 (Revision 13). Their Section 232 exemption, heading 9903.05.90, lists the same metals headings, 9903.82.02 and 9903.82.04 to 9903.82.26. For the full sequence of 2026 changes, see the 2026 HTS revisions hub.
Frequently asked questions
Did steel under 9903.82.02 pay the Section 122 duty in June 2026?
No. Revision 10, in force from June 8, 2026, left 9903.82.02 out of the Section 122 exemption by mistake. Revision 11 corrected it with an effective date of April 6, 2026, so 9903.82.02 goods entered from June 8 to June 30 are exempt from the 10% Section 122 duty too.
Can I get a refund of Section 122 duty paid on 9903.82.02 goods in June 2026?
Possibly. If you paid the 10% Section 122 duty on steel or aluminum entered under 9903.82.02 between June 8 and June 30, 2026, the April 6 correction means it wasn't owed. Ask your customs broker how to recover it.
When did 2026 HTS Revision 11 take effect?
Revision 11 was in force from July 1, 2026 until Revision 12 replaced it on July 21, 2026. Its Section 122 correction is effective April 6, 2026, and its new statistical suffixes in chapters 7 to 94 are effective July 1, 2026.
Which Section 232 metals headings are exempt from Section 122?
U.S. note 2(aa)(v)(1) lists headings 9903.82.02 and 9903.82.04 to 9903.82.26. It doesn't list 9903.82.01 (articles with no aluminum, steel or copper) or 9903.82.03 (metal under 15% of the article's weight), so those articles still paid the 10% Section 122 duty until it ended at the close of July 23, 2026.
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Brendan McLaughlin · Founder of HTS Hero
Brendan is the founder of HTS Hero and a self-proclaimed tariff nerd. He has spent more than a year building and maintaining HTS Hero's tariff calculator, which meant reading every government tariff update and all 4,000+ pages of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, across many revisions. He writes about US tariffs regularly on LinkedIn.
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