Registration
You are required to register to attend. We need an accurate count to prepare materials in a timely manner. Registrants receive additional details by email as the seminar approaches. Registration closes Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
The seminar
Aluminum Identification, Classification, and Trade Law Seminar
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · Custom Aluminum Products, Genoa, IL 60135 · In person only
Format and audience
One day, in person, no repetition.
Doors open at 8:00 AM CT for check-in. The classroom seminar runs from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, followed by a mill tour* of Custom Aluminum Products from 3:30 to 4:30 PM and a free networking reception.
This program is structured and open for customhouse broker personnel handling imported aluminum, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, and employees of other U.S. Government agencies interested in aluminum enforcement. The program is not geographically restricted; attendance from outside the Chicago area is encouraged. Participants are responsible for their own travel, lodging, and meal expenses, except for the free shuttle bus. An optional catered lunch can be pre-ordered for $10. Attendance is free for U.S. Government employees.
The seminar, presented by technical, commercial, and legal experts representing the aluminum industry, aims to increase knowledge of aluminum importations among the customhouse broker community and CBP and other U.S. Government officials. Brokers, Government, and the industry all benefit when the people involved in the aluminum import process understand the metal and the specific laws, rules, and regulations that apply to it. The program is revised for each edition to reflect current classification practice and the trade measures in effect. Because fraud, circumvention, and evasion are a significant problem in aluminum trade, the program devotes a full section to them and to current issues.
What you will be able to do
- Distinguish unwrought aluminum, extrusions, flat-rolled products, foil, wire, castings, and forgings on sight and on paper
- Apply the principles of classification under HTSUS Chapter 76, including alloyed versus not-alloyed and the heading breaks for bars, rods, profiles, tubes, plates, sheets, and foil
- Read a mill test certificate and connect alloy and temper designations to the product and its specification
- Recognize the antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Section 232 measures and derivative-product coverage, and reporting requirements that apply to aluminum imports
- Spot the red flags of misclassification, transshipment, and evasion, and know how they are investigated
* The mill tour is subject to approval by Custom Aluminum Products.
Agenda
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
All times CT. The classroom program consists of four sections; presenters concentrate on issues of importance to CBP, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the broker community. Program subject to refinement as presenters are confirmed.
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Doors open: check-in, coffee, and materials pickup
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Section I: Market, industry, and trade-law overview
- Introductory overview and U.S. aluminum market perspective
- Principles of classification under HTSUS Chapter 76
- Basics of U.S. trade law: antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum products
- Section 232 aluminum tariffs, derivative products, and smelt-and-cast reporting
- Section 301 and other current measures affecting aluminum imports
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Section II: Technical topics
- How aluminum is made: alumina refining, primary smelting, secondary (recycled) production, and casting
- Alloys, tempers, and the Aluminum Association designation system
- Standards, specifications, and reading a mill test certificate
- Wrought versus cast products, and finishing (anodizing, painting, fabrication)
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Lunch break (pre-ordered catered lunch served on site)
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Section III: Aluminum mill products by category
- Extrusions (bars, rods, profiles, and tubes): classification, technical, legal, and commercial issues
- Flat-rolled products: plate, sheet, strip, and foil
- Wire, cable, castings, forgings, and unwrought aluminum
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Section IV: Enforcement, fraud, circumvention, and evasion
- Product identification red flags and misclassification patterns
- Transshipment, circumvention inquiries, and EAPA evasion investigations
- Country of origin, smelt and cast reporting, and Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) considerations
- Question and answer session
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Mill tour*: extrusion press, finishing, and fabrication lines
* The mill tour is subject to approval by Custom Aluminum Products.
Materials
The seminar manual
Each attendee is provided with a seminar manual containing the presentation materials that presenters release for distribution, plus reference material prepared for the seminar, such as a classification overview and a glossary of aluminum terms.
Each attendee receives the seminar manual in the format chosen at registration. Electronic manuals will be made available to attendees; hardbound manuals are handed out at check-in. Seminar materials are provided only to attendees who are physically present at the program.
Power outlets at the venue are limited. If you choose the electronic manual, arrive with your device charged.
Seminar materials are provided only to attendees who are physically present at the program.
Policies
Registration, refunds, and substitutions
Refunds and cancellations
For paid attendees, the Program's refund/cancellation policy is as follows.
- Attendees who cancel at least 21 days prior to the commencement of the seminar will receive a 100% refund of the materials fees (seminar book) provided in conjunction with the seminar.
- Attendees who cancel less than 21 days prior to the commencement of the seminar but at least 10 days prior to the commencement of the seminar will receive a 50% refund of the materials fees (seminar book) provided in conjunction with the seminar.
- Attendees who cancel less than 10 days prior to the commencement of the seminar, or who are a "no show" for the seminar, will not receive a refund of the materials fees (seminar book) provided in conjunction with the seminar. Seminar materials will be provided only to those attendees who are physically present at the program.
To cancel or substitute an attendee, email scsregistration@wiley.law.
Substitutions
To substitute an attendee, email the original ticket code and the new attendee's name, email, and organization. Government-rate tickets can only be transferred to eligible U.S. Government employees.
Privacy
Registration details (name, email, organization, phone, ticket choices, and dietary needs) are used only to run this seminar: preparing materials, planning the shuttle and lunch, and checking attendees in. Card details are entered on Stripe's secure checkout and never touch this site. Dietary and shuttle information is shared with the caterer and bus operator. Registration records are kept for one year after the seminar and then deleted. We do not sell or share registration data for marketing.
Questions about any policy: scsregistration@wiley.law.