Muscovite Crude Mica Sheets from Japan
Roughly rifted sheets of muscovite mica mined directly from deposits, measuring several inches across with natural cleavage layers. Classified under HTS 2525.10.0050 as crude mica rifted into sheets, not further processed beyond initial splitting. Used primarily as raw material for electrical insulators and laminates.
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
• Verify mica purity through lab testing to avoid misclassification as waste under 2525.20
• Provide geological origin certificates to confirm crude status and prevent duties on processed forms
• Declare exact thickness and sheet dimensions; exceeding split block tolerances shifts to other subheadings