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Ytterbium Metal Lump from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))

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

Ytterbium Metal Lump from Japan — Import Duty Rate | HTS 2805.30.00.50