Natural Emery Coarse Grain from Japan
Crushed and screened grains from natural emery rock, a corundum-garnet mixture from Naxos deposits. HTS 2513.20.9000 covers this as 'other natural abrasives,' heat-treated or not, for use in tumbling and blasting.
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 XRF analysis showing mixed corundum-magnetite-garnet composition typical of natural emery
• Label heat-treatment status clearly; permissible but must not alter to synthetic classification