B4C-Al Boron Carbide Aluminum Binder Powder from Japan
Nonagglomerated boron carbide particles mixed with aluminum metallic binder for lightweight armor applications. Classified in 3824.30.00.00 as metal carbides with metallic binders in powder state. Processed via hot pressing for ballistic plates.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare boron content for export control screening; use inert atmosphere packaging; provide hardness test results (HV) for valuation support