Yttrium Europium Oxide Phosphor Precursor (22% Y2O3 Equiv)
Precursor powder blending yttrium and europium oxides at 22% yttrium oxide equivalent for LED phosphors. Falls under HTS 2846.90.40.00 as a mixture of rare-earth compounds (yttrium and europium) in the 19-85% yttria range, before final phosphor activation.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If prepared as luminophores for retail or industrial use
Inorganic luminophores like phosphors are excluded from Chapter 28 per chapter notes and go to heading 3206.
If diluted mixtures with under 19% yttrium oxide equivalent
Lower yttria concentrations fall into the 'other' yttrium compounds subheading.
If chemically undefined mixture or additive
Complex preparations not meeting 'chemically defined' criteria shift to Chapter 38 chemical preparations.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide elemental analysis certificates; ensure no organic stabilizers pushing to 2852
• Pitfall: retail-packed phosphors may classify under 3206 as luminophores
• Track EU rare earth import quotas
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Yttrium-Stabilized Hafnia Powder for Refractories (28% Y2O3)
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Scandium-Yttrium Alloy Oxide Powder (35% Y2O3 Equiv)
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Yttrium Gadolinium Garnet (YGG) Precursor (45% Y2O3)
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