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Spectroscopy Grade Argon from China

Argon gas with impurity levels below 1 ppm, packaged in 40L cylinders for inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy elemental analysis. It is classified under HTS 2804.21.00.00 as chemically defined pure argon, excluding doped electronic forms.

Duty Rate — China → United States

41.2%

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

• Require GC-MS impurity profiles; small cylinder imports often qualify for simplified entry

• Pitfall: Valuation disputes on returnable cylinders