Ytterbium Metal Lump from Canada
Elemental ytterbium (atomic number 70) in lump form, pure and unmixed, under HTS 2805.30.0050 as a rare-earth metal. Applied in laser materials and doping semiconductors.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include MSDS and handling instructions; ytterbium is pyrophoric and requires special transport declarations
• Verify no interalloying via XRF testing; mixtures shift classification out of 2805
• Check EAR licensing for high-purity grades used in night-vision tech