Tungsten Hydride WH Powder from China

Tungsten hydride powder functions as a hydrogen storage material and catalyst precursor in chemical synthesis. It is classified under HTS 2850.00.10.00 as a hydride of tungsten per the heading scope for chemically defined compounds. The metastable compound decomposes at moderate temperatures.

Duty Rate — China → United States

40.5%

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
9903.88.0325%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)

Import Tips

Ship under proper pyrophoric solid precautions (UN3138) due to spontaneous ignition risk

Require stability data showing hydride formation vs adsorbed hydrogen on tungsten

EU import notification required for nano-hydrides under REACH Annex XVII