Depleted Uranium Metal Ingots from Japan

Solid ingots of depleted uranium (DU), primarily U-238 with less than 0.711% U-235, used in radiation shielding and counterweights. Classified under HTS 2844.30.5050 as 'other' compounds and forms of uranium depleted in U235, excluding ores or separated isotopes. This falls in Chapter 28 for chemically defined inorganic compounds of radioactive elements.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

5%

Rate breakdown

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

Obtain NRC or Agreement State license prior to import; provide certificate of depletion analysis showing U-235 content <0.711%; ensure IAEA safeguards compliance for non-proliferation