Radium-223 Cermet Dispersion from Japan
Radium-223 cermet is a ceramic-metal composite dispersion containing the alpha-emitting isotope Radium-223, developed for brachytherapy sources. Classified in HTS 2844.42.00.00 as a cermet (dispersion) of a listed radioactive element per subheading scope. Exceeds 74 Bq/g specific activity threshold.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Apply for specific NRC medical use license under 10 CFR 35; provide generator system specs
• Ship in H-type packaging with thermal/impact validation; include exemption justification