Platinum-Rhenium on Alumina Reforming Catalyst from China
Bimetallic catalyst with platinum and rhenium on chlorinated alumina support for naphtha reforming in gasoline production. Falls under HTS 3815.12.0010 with platinum group metal (Pt) as primary active substance. Essential for petroleum refinery catalytic reformers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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 refinery end-use certification to qualify for potential duty exemptions under industrial goods
• Ensure chloride content declaration; sensitive to hydrolysis during ocean transport
• Document metal loading ratios (typically 0.3% Pt, 0.3% Re) precisely for CBP scrutiny