19 CFR 182.106 — Alternative staging regime.

(a) General. Pursuant to General Note 11(k)(viii), HTSUS, Appendix A to this part, and as may be further provided for in subchapter XXIII of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, a covered vehicle may be originating pursuant to an alternative staging regime. A covered vehicle is only eligible for USMCA preferential tariff treatment under an alternative staging regime provided that: (1) Use of the alternative staging regime has been authorized by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); (2) USTR has not made a determination that the producer of the covered vehicle failed to meet the requirements for use of an alternative staging regime under 19 U.S.C. 4532(d)(5); (3) The alternative staging regime period is in effect; (4) The terms of the alternative staging regime petition, as authorized by the USTR, are met; and (5) The covered vehicle meets the requirements in this part, including the requirements in this subpart, unless the terms of the alternative staging regime specifically exempt the producer from these requirements or contain different requirements. (b) Verifications. CBP will conduct a verification of a covered vehicle subject to an alternative staging regime pursuant to the same procedures that govern other covered vehicles as set forth in § 182.105 of this subpart. (c) Vehicle certifications for covered vehicles subject to an exemption or different requirements under an alternative staging regime. For covered vehicles that qualify as originating pursuant to an alternative staging regime, if the terms of the alternative staging regime specifically exempt the producer from the LVC, steel purchasing, or aluminum purchasing requirement, or contain different requirements from sections 13 through 18 of Appendix A to this part, then the producer must submit to CBP a vehicle certification for that requirement that covers only those vehicles subject the alternative staging regime. In addition to meeting all other requirements set forth in §§ 182.95, 182.96, and 182.97 of this subpart, as applicable, with the exception of §§ 182.95(c)(11), 182.96(c)(7), and 182.97(c)(7), a producer's vehicle certification submitted pursuant to this paragraph must include the following additional information: (1) A list of the vehicles covered by the alternative staging regime; (2) A description of the applicable exemption or different requirements as provided under the alternative staging regime; and (3) An authorized signature, date, and the following certifying statement: “I certify that, for the vehicles listed and over the relevant period indicated in this document, the producer has satisfied the requirements of the alternative staging regime as set out in General Note 11(k)(viii), HTSUS, section 19 of the Uniform Regulations regarding Rules of Origin, 19 CFR 182.106, and under the terms authorized by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The information in this document is true and accurate, and I assume responsibility for proving such representations and agree to maintain and present upon request or to make available during a verification visit, documentation necessary to support this certification.” [CBP Dec. 24-18, 90 FR 6502, Jan. 17, 2025]

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§ 182.106 Alternative staging regime.