Nickel-Rich Smelter Slag from China
Residue from nickel smelting processes containing over 10% nickel by weight, used in industry for metal recovery. Classified under HTS 2620.99.30.00 as slag not from iron or steel production with high nickel content. Excludes municipal waste ash per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify nickel content via assay report (no deductions) to confirm >10% threshold per statistical notes
• Provide documentation proving industrial use for metal extraction, not municipal waste incineration
• Avoid misclassification as steel slag (Chapter 26 heading 2618); obtain origin certificates