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Fuel Element End Plug Assembly

> This welded end cap assembly, made of zirconium alloy, is designed to seal non-irradiated nuclear fuel cartridges. It prevents gas release and maintains the structural integrity of the fuel element, ensuring safe handling and reactor performance. As a component integral to the fuel cartridge, it is classified under this tariff item.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN TariffSurtaxesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree—Free
🇲🇽MexicoFree—Free
🇺🇸United StatesFree—Free
🇩🇪GermanyFree—Free
🇯🇵JapanFree—Free

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8401.40.00Same rate: Free

If imported separately as parts of nuclear reactors

Parts of nuclear reactors are classified under this item when not part of fuel elements.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• > Ensure the end plug assemblies are clearly documented as non-irradiated and intended for nuclear fuel cartridges

• Provide a detailed product description and end-use certificate to support classification

• Verify any import permits required by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) before shipping

Related Products under Tariff item 8401.30.00

MOX Plutonium-Uranium Fuel Cartridge

> This non-irradiated mixed oxide (MOX) fuel cartridge combines plutonium and uranium oxides in pellet form within metal cladding, designed for light water reactors. It is a complete fuel element ready for reactor loading, falling squarely under the tariff item for non-irradiated fuel elements.

Silicon Carbide TRISO Fuel Particle Cartridge

> This non-irradiated TRISO fuel cartridge contains thousands of silicon carbide-coated uranium oxide or carbide particles embedded in a graphite matrix, designed for high-temperature gas reactors. It is a complete fuel element, classified under the tariff item for non-irradiated fuel elements.

Uranium Dioxide Fuel Pellet Cartridge

> This non-irradiated fuel element cartridge contains pressed uranium dioxide (UO2) pellets encased in zirconium alloy cladding, designed for insertion into nuclear reactor cores. It is a complete fuel element, directly matching the description of this tariff item.

Zircaloy-4 Fuel Cladding Spacer Grid

> This Zircaloy-4 spacer grid assembly positions and supports fuel rods within nuclear fuel cartridges, maintaining coolant flow spacing. While it is a component, it is essential to the structure of the fuel element and is classified as a part of non-irradiated fuel elements under this tariff item.

ZIRLO Fuel Rod Cladding Tube

> This precision zirconium-niobium alloy (ZIRLO) tube serves as the protective cladding for nuclear fuel pellets in non-irradiated fuel elements. It is a critical component of the fuel cartridge, classified under this tariff item as a part of non-irradiated fuel elements.