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NCM811 Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Cathode Powder from Germany

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 — 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

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