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USTR requests CBAM comments by 9 November

An 8 October 2026 Federal Register notice requests comments on the current and potential effects of EU CBAM on U.S. producers, workers, exports and trade, including proposed downstream steel- and aluminum-intensive coverage. The notice sets a 9 November comment deadline. It is a request for comments, not an adopted U.S. countermeasure or a change to EU CBAM rules.

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What changed

  • The 8 October notice is a request for comments under docket USTR–2026–0661. This is an earlier publication being added to coverage, not a new 22 October U.S. measure.
  • The notice sets a written-comment deadline of 9 November 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET for assured consideration. Read the official notice for submission instructions; this briefing does not claim that the live submission portal has been tested.
  • USTR says comments will inform continued U.S. government engagement with the EU on CBAM, including proposed expansion to downstream steel- and aluminum-intensive products. Proposed coverage is not current adopted scope.
  • This request does not impose a countermeasure, amend EU CBAM rules or establish a new WTO dispute proceeding. Existing EU importer obligations and CBAM Pulse calculator assumptions are unchanged by this notice.

Who may be affected

U.S. producers, workers, exporters, trade associations and others considering input to USTR; EU importers and suppliers following trade-policy discussion should distinguish the consultation from an adopted rule change.

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