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Industrial Silica Sand 99.8% Purity from Germany

High-purity silica sand with 99.8% SiO2 content, sourced from quartz deposits and minimally processed for uniformity. Classified under HTS 2505.10.5000 as 'other' silica sands, excluding metal-bearing sands, suitable for glass manufacturing and foundry applications. It meets the natural sands definition without exceeding purity thresholds for chemical products.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Verify SiO2 content via lab analysis to confirm classification as natural silica sand, avoiding reclassification to synthetic silica (2811)

Provide geological origin certificates to distinguish from metal-bearing sands in Chapter 26

Ensure bulk packaging documentation specifies 'unprocessed natural sand' to prevent duties under finished abrasives (6805)