Industrial Fluorine for Uranium Enrichment from China
Bulk fluorine gas shipment for UF6 production in nuclear fuel cycles, shipped in tonnage tube trailers. HTS 2801.30.10.00 covers this elemental fluorine as precursor for volatile uranium hexafluoride.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.2%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• NRC/DOE export license required even for imports; dual-use declaration mandatory
• Tube trailer must meet ASME VIII with fluorine service rating; inspect welds pre-shipment
• Coordinate with NRC for end-user verification to prevent diversion