Australian Premium Zircon 66% from Japan
High-purity zircon concentrate grading 66% ZrO2 from Jacinth-Ambrosia mine, for investment casting shells. Classified HTS 2615.10.00.00 as it's electrostatic and magnetic separated ore, not chemically altered.
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
• Use AFTA certificates for zero duty; specify whiteness index for quality
• Pitfall: color-sorted grades sometimes entered as Chapter 32 pigments