Gadolinium-Terbium Carbonate Alloy Mixture from Japan

Specialty mixture of gadolinium and terbium carbonates without cerium, applied in magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents and magneto-optical devices. Classified under HTS 2846.90.80.75 as other rare-earth carbonate mixtures, within inorganic compounds of rare-earth metals per Chapter 28 notes. Chemically defined, excluding radioactive isotopes (2844).

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

3.7%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Ensure NMR purity specs in COA; impurities >1% may reclassify as preparations under 3824

Radioactivity testing required—confirm <74 Bq/g to avoid 2844 for residues or isotopes

Partner with licensed customs brokers experienced in Chapter 28 for precise entry summaries