Barium Metal Rods from China
Cylindrical barium rods in unworked form, ideal for machining into components or evaporation sources in vacuum deposition. Classified under HTS 2805.19.20.00 as pure alkaline-earth metal barium. Purity levels typically 99%+ to meet industrial standards.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
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)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare as dangerous goods (Class 4.3, UN1406) with proper shipping papers; inert atmosphere packaging required
• Provide spectrographic analysis to confirm elemental barium vs compounds
• Avoid common pitfall of mislabeling as scrap; ingot/rod forms are prime materials