Zinc Chloride Battery Grade from China
High-purity zinc chloride used as electrolyte in zinc-carbon and alkaline batteries, typically 98%+ purity. Classified under HTS 2827.39.65.00 as a zinc chloride meeting Chapter 28 chemical definition, separate from ammonium zinc chloride batteries in other headings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.1%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include battery manufacturing end-use certification; subject to anti-dumping if from China per Commerce Dept. orders
• Test for heavy metal impurities; non-compliant lots often rejected at entry for failing TSCA regs