Leucite Ceramic Raw Material from Japan
Natural leucite crystals separated for specialty glass-ceramics like cooktop panels and dental porcelains. HTS 2529.30.0050 'other' covers beneficiated leucite maintaining crystalline structure. Provides nucleation sites for controlled crystallization.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• XRD patterns required proving leucite phase vs. amorphous glass misclassification
• Dental applications need FDA prior notice even as raw material import
• Small particle sizes risk Chapter 2517 'mica splittings' confusion per statistical notes