BWR Spent Fuel Bundles from China
Spent fuel bundles from boiling water reactors (BWRs), typically 8x8 or 9x9 arrays of irradiated fuel rods in stainless steel channels. Classified in HTS 2844.50.00.00 as irradiated elements with complex fission product mixtures. Common in US plants like those operated by Exelon.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Submit DOT/NRC transport index calculations; ensure bundle integrity inspections
• Avoid delays by pre-coordinating port radiation monitoring protocols
• Label with exact isotope inventory from reactor operator records