Lead Smelter Gold-Bearing Slag from China
Residue from lead smelting processes containing mainly lead with recoverable gold content, used in industry for metal extraction. Classified under HTS 2620.29.0050 due to its primary lead composition and gold assay quantity as per statistical notes. Excludes iron/steel slag and municipal waste ash.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Report gold content as assay quantity without deductions per statistical notes; obtain chemical analysis certificates for customs valuation
• Ensure compliance with hazardous waste regulations if arsenic present
• Avoid misclassification as scrap metal by verifying industrial extraction use