NCM811 Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Cathode Powder from China
High-nickel NCM811 cathode active material composed of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxides (LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2), used in lithium-ion battery production. This fine powder mixture falls under HTS 3824.99.3910 as a mixture of two or more inorganic compounds specifically of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxides, not elsewhere specified. It serves as the key electrochemical component in high-energy-density EV batteries.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Obtain REACH or TSCA pre-registration for cathode precursors; provide detailed chemical composition certificates showing NCM ratios; ensure particle size specs match declaration to avoid reclassification as simple oxides