Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide from China
High-purity battery-grade lithium hydroxide (>99.5% LiOH) is optimized for nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cathode production in electric vehicle batteries. Falls under HTS 2825.20.00.00 as chemically defined lithium hydroxide, essential for advanced energy storage.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.7%
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
• Obtain battery passport or ESG certifications for preferential tariffs under USMCA
• Test for trace metals (Na, K <20ppm) to uphold high-purity classification
• Declare as Article under TSCA to bypass PMN if unchanged