Cerium Metal Ingots from Japan
High-purity cerium metal cast into ingots, typically 99.9% pure, used in alloy production and as a raw material for cerium compounds. Classified under HTS 2805.30.0010 as pure cerium, a rare-earth metal not intermixed or interalloyed. These ingots are essential for manufacturing mischmetal and catalysts.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
Import Tips
• Verify purity certificate (min. 99%) to confirm classification as chemically defined cerium under Chapter 28
• Include material safety data sheets (MSDS) due to pyrophoric nature; declare as UN 3077 hazardous material
• Avoid misclassification as alloys if interalloyed with other rare-earths, which shifts to other subheadings