High-Purity Quartz Chunks from Japan
Selected quartz chunks with over 99.9% SiO2 purity, minimally processed for electronics industry feedstock. HTS 2506.10.00 covers this as unworked quartz other than sands. Essential raw material for semiconductor-grade silicon.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Include purity lab certificates; declare exact SiO2 content to justify classification
• Pitfall: contamination claims can trigger 2508 if deemed mineral mixtures