Thallium-Rich Lead Smelter Residue from Japan
Slag-like residue from lead smelting containing thallium compounds, employed in thallium extraction or chemical production. HTS 2620.60.90.00 covers such non-iron/steel residues with thallium for industrial metal/compound recovery, per chapter legal definitions.
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
• Provide lab assays for thallium content; report pure metal quantity per statistical note requirements
• Include buyer contracts proving use in extraction/chemical manufacture to satisfy Heading 2620 criteria
• Label containers with UN numbers for thallium compounds to expedite CBP hazardous materials processing