Niobium Carbide Powder from Japan
Niobium carbide (NbC) powder strengthening superalloys for jet engines. HTS 2849.90.50.00 for chemically defined form excluding alloys. Critical for high-temperature structural integrity.
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
• ITAR/EAR screening required for aerospace end-uses
• Declare tantalum impurities <1% to avoid dual classification
• Use vacuum packaging for moisture-sensitive shipments