(a) General. An importer may make a claim for USMCA preferential tariff treatment under § 182.11(b) or § 182.32 of this part for a covered vehicle only if the requirements set forth in this part are met, including the certification of origin requirement in § 182.12 of this part, the LVC requirement in § 182.93 of this subpart, and the steel purchasing and aluminum purchasing requirements in § 182.94 of this subpart, and if the vehicle producer has complied with the LVC, steel purchasing, and aluminum purchasing certification requirements under §§ 182.95, 182.96, and 182.97 of this subpart.

(b) Requirement to include vehicle certification unique identifier. An importer making a claim for USMCA preferential tariff treatment for a covered vehicle under § 182.11(b) of this part must include on the entry summary or equivalent documentation, or by the method specified for equivalent reporting via an authorized data interchange system, the unique identifier assigned by CBP for each of the LVC, steel purchasing, and aluminum purchasing certifications that forms the basis for the covered vehicle's eligibility for preferential tariff treatment. An importer making a claim for USMCA preferential tariff treatment for a covered vehicle under § 182.32 of this part must include, in the post-importation claim, the unique identifier assigned by CBP for each of the LVC, steel purchasing, or aluminum purchasing certifications that forms the basis for the covered vehicle's eligibility for preferential tariff treatment.