Synthetic Fluorphlogopite Mica Powder from China
Laboratory-produced fluorphlogopite mica in powder form, offering superior thermal stability for high-end electronics and pearlescent pigments. Despite being synthetic, it is classified under HTS 2525.20.00.00 when imported as pure mica powder chemically equivalent to natural mica.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide chemical composition certificates proving it meets mica mineral definition despite synthetic origin
• Label as 'synthetic mica powder' to prevent confusion with natural mineral imports under other chapters
• Check for anti-dumping duties on synthetic variants from certain origins via Commerce Department listings