Vanadium Boride Powder (VB2) from China
Vanadium diboride (VB2) is a hard, refractory boride compound employed in abrasives, cutting tools, and wear-resistant coatings for its high melting point and strength. Falls under HTS 2850.00.20.00 as a boride of vanadium.
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
• Provide assay reports showing boron-to-vanadium ratio to confirm boride identity and avoid alloy misclassification
• Use anti-static packaging and label as 'flammable solid' if pyrophoric; comply with USPS Publication 52
• Document non-carbide status explicitly, as borocarbides redirect to 2849