Arsenic-Bearing Copper Smelter Residue from China
Residue from copper smelting processes containing arsenic and minor metal compounds, used for metal extraction or chemical manufacturing. Classified under HTS 2620.99.75.90 as slag/ash/residues (non-iron/steel) with arsenic/metals, not advanced in value, excluding vanadium/silver/gold. Meets chapter note for industrial use in extraction.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Provide detailed assay certificates showing metal/arsenic content and absence of vanadium/silver/gold to avoid reclassification
• Declare as unadvanced residues; any chemical treatment may shift to 2620.19 or 2621
• Comply with EPA/TSCA import notices for arsenic-bearing materials to prevent customs holds