Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate from China
High-purity lithium carbonate optimized for lithium-ion battery cathode synthesis, with low impurity levels (<20 ppm Na). Classified under HTS 2836.91.00 as it is a simple inorganic lithium carbonate, distinct from complex salts or stabilized forms per Chapter 28 Note 2(e). Used in NMC and LFP cathode materials.
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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide spectrographic analysis confirming <10 ppm metallic impurities to avoid reclassification; include end-use statements for battery manufacturing to qualify for potential exclusions
• Beware of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-origin material