Leaded Paint Manufacturing Sludge from Japan
Waste sludge from lead pigment production in paint factories, containing high lead content from lead chromate or oxide. Classified in HTS 2620.21.0020 for lead-main sludges akin to leaded gasoline types, used industrially for metal recovery per chapter notes.
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
• Certify non-municipal origin to distinguish from 2621; include process flow documentation
• Monitor for arsenic co-contaminants requiring special handling under chapter note (b)
• Ensure no deductions in metal content reporting per statistical notes