Lithium Aluminate Powder from China
Lithium aluminate (LiAlO2) fine powder used as solid electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries and breeder blankets in fusion reactors. HTS 2841.90.40.00 covers it as an aluminate salt of oxometallic acid, chemically defined inorganic compound. High purity grade >99.5%.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.6%
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
• Battery-grade spec sheet with impurity limits; TSCA notification for new uses
• Common issue: lithium content triggers 2836 if mistaken for carbonate
• Inert atmosphere packaging