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Vanadium Carbide Powder from China

Vanadium carbide (VC) powder used as grain refiner in steel alloys and tool steels. HTS 2849.90.50.00 applies to this chemically defined carbide not chemically combined as complex salts. Enhances hardness without brittleness.

Duty Rate — China → United States

41.2%

Rate breakdown

9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

Import Tips

Provide alloy addition certificates showing carbide dissolution behavior

Use anti-static bags for shipments to prevent ignition hazards

Confirm no radioactive impurities per Chapter 28 exclusion notes