Synthetic Silica Gel Beads for Gas Drying from Japan
Spherical beads of synthetic silica gel designed for industrial air and gas dehydration towers. HTS 2811.22.10.00 covers this as synthetic silicon dioxide, an inorganic oxygen compound of nonmetals, distinct from fused quartz or precipitated silicas.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide adsorption isotherm data to distinguish from zeolite molecular sieves (2842)
• Large bulk shipments require proper UN packaging if >30% moisture regain
• Confirm synthetic origin via production process certs; natural silica excluded