3801.90.00.50/Electrode Paste for Aluminum Smelting/Germany

Electrode Paste for Aluminum Smelting from Germany

A semi-manufactured paste composed of artificial graphite, petroleum coke, and coal tar pitch, used to fabricate Söderberg electrodes in aluminum reduction cells. It falls under HTS 3801.90.0050 as a preparation based on artificial graphite in paste form for industrial electrode production. This product is specifically designed for high-temperature smelting applications.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Verify graphite content exceeds 50% by weight and ensure supplier provides chemical composition certificate for CBP classification

• Include safety data sheets (SDS) documenting non-hazardous status; common pitfall is misclassification as carbon electrodes under 8545

• Label packages with UN number if pitch content requires it; obtain prior notice via ACE system for bulk shipments