Tallow-Based Foundry Core Binder from China
A mixture of rendered animal tallow and synthetic resins used as a binder in foundry core production. It provides adhesion for sand molds and cores in metal casting processes. Classified under 3824.99.4190 as a fatty substance of animal origin not elsewhere specified.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.6%
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
• Verify fatty content exceeds 50% animal/vegetable origin via lab analysis for proper 3824.99.4190 classification
• Include SDS and foundry end-use certification to avoid misclassification as simple fats (Chapter 15)