Sewage Treatment Sludge from China
Dehydrated primary sludge from municipal wastewater treatment containing organic solids and grit. HTS 3825.90.0100 excludes stabilized fertilizer sludge but includes unstabilized urban effluent treatment waste per chapter note. Not classifiable as chapter 31 fertilizer.
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
• Test for stabilization (pathogen reduction) to avoid chapter 31 reclassification
• Bag solids <50% moisture content for containerized overseas transport
• Obtain wastewater treatment plant discharge records for chain of custody