Cesium-137 Chloride Sealed Sources from Japan
Cesium-137 chloride (CsCl) sealed sources are used in brachytherapy and calibration standards, as compounds of fission product Cs-137 (half-life 30 years). HTS 2844.43.00 applies to such chemically defined radioactive compounds.
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
• Submit NRC Form 741 (Radioactive Material Report) with shipment
• Include weld integrity testing for sealed sources per ANSI N542.2
• Differentiate from stable CsCl (2827.39) by providing specific activity >74 Bq/g certification