Creped Battery Separator Paper from China
Creped paper in rolls serving as alkaline battery separators, with textured surface for electrolyte retention. Fits HTS 4808.90.20.00 as specialized creped paper not under electrical insulators (8547). Typically 40 g/m² with high purity fibers.
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
• Provide dielectric strength and porosity test certificates for end-use verification
• Import as paper stock only, not assembled battery components (8507)
• Distinguish from vulcanized fiber (3920) by declaring cellulosic composition