Battery Separator Pressboard

Microporous pressboard sheets 155 g/m² uncoated, compressed for lead-acid battery separators. Falls under HTS 4805.92.20.00 as pressboard 150-225 g/m², not further worked. High purity cellulose construction.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

8548.00.00.00Same rate: 35%

If electrical insulators of specified materials

Waste material insulators or specific compositions may classify under electrical parts.

4805.91.20.00Same rate: 35%

If multi-ply construction

Multi-ply paperboard <=150 g/m² per ply but total >150 shifts subheading.

4819.40.00Same rate: 35%

If packaged in retail sets

Pressboard in consumer packs with dispensers becomes sanitary articles.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Provide purity certificates (<50 ppm impurities) for battery grade verification

Test porosity separately; functional claims don't affect base classification

Sheets cut to battery dimensions risk 4823 if considered finished articles

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