Uranium Tetrafluoride Powder (UF4) from China
Uranium tetrafluoride (UF4), or green salt, is a key intermediate compound in natural uranium processing for enrichment. It qualifies under HTS 2844.10.20 as a chemically defined natural uranium compound per Chapter 28/29 notes. Used to produce uranium hexafluoride for gaseous diffusion.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
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
• File EAR export classification if US-origin; maintain chain-of-custody documentation from mine to import
• Common pitfall: failing to notify state radiation control programs pre-arrival