Welding Electrode Coating Powder from China
A powdered mixture of silicates, carbonates, and ferroalloys applied as coatings to welding electrodes for arc stability and slag formation. It qualifies for HTS 3810.90.5000 as preparations used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods. Essential in shielded metal arc welding for structural steel fabrication.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
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
• Include AWS or ISO certification matching coating to specific electrode types for customs validation
• Dust hazard precautions required; classify under UN 3175 for solids with corrosives
• Avoid bulk powder imports exceeding 50 micron size, which may reclassify as raw minerals