Plutonium Metal Ingot from China

Cast ingot of plutonium metal (primarily Pu-239), used as feed material for oxide production. As elemental plutonium (a fissile compound per notes), classified in HTS 2844.20.00. Highly reactive and pyrophoric.

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

Glovebox handling certification needed; ship under 49 CFR 173.435 fissile exceptions; annual inventory reporting to IAEA

Plutonium Metal Ingot from China — Import Duty Rate | HTS 2844.20.00