Lithium Aluminate Powder from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
13.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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