Vanadium Sludge from Oil Refinery Wastewater from Japan
Settled sludge from oil refinery wastewater treatment bearing vanadium and trace arsenic/metals, not valorized. HTS 2620.99.7520 applies to this unprocessed residue for potential metal/compound manufacture. Complies with chapter exclusion for iron/steel origins.
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
• Include wastewater treatment process descriptions and low metal threshold proofs
• Comply with environmental import regs for sludge; pre-clear with CBP