Ytterbium-169 Industrial Source from Japan
Ytterbium-169 brachytherapy and industrial radiography sources with low-energy gammas. Classified under HTS 2844.43.00.21 as listed rare earth radioisotope. Chapter note confirms lanthanide isotope coverage.
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
• Short 32-day half-life demands just-in-time import scheduling with activity certificates
• Preferred seed form requires NRC sealed source registration number on manifests
• Bremsstrahlung shielding specifications mandatory for transport documentation