Plutonium-239 Dioxide Powder from China
PuO2 powder derived from plutonium-239, a fissile isotope used in mixed oxide (MOX) nuclear fuel fabrication. Classified under HTS 2844.20.00 as a compound of plutonium per Chapter 28 notes on radioactive isotopes. Stored and shipped in sealed containers to prevent criticality.
Duty Rate — China → United States
7.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
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
• Secure DOE Form 741 and NRC materials license; use Type B(U) packaging for fissile material; provide isotopic vector and criticality safety analysis