Gold Cyanidation Tailings with Arsenic from Japan
Tailings from gold extraction via cyanidation process containing arsenic and residual precious metal compounds, used for further metal reclamation. HTS 2620.99.8500 covers such residues with arsenic for industrial metal recovery.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Report metal content per statistical note using assay quantities without deductions
• Obtain permits for arsenic-bearing materials in importing countries
• Document process origin to distinguish from iron/steel slag