Quartz Sand for Water Filtration from Japan
Washed quartz sand graded 0.5-1.0mm for municipal water treatment filters. HTS 2505.10.5000 covers this as 'other' natural silica/quartz sands, with washing not constituting sufficient processing to shift headings.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide uniformity coefficients from sieve tests to prove natural grading
• Ensure no chemical coatings, which would reclassify under 3824
• Comply with EPA-equivalent purity standards with lab reports