Heavy-Duty Battery Separator Material from Japan
Nonwoven separator from mechanically entangled polyethylene staple fibers weighing more than 150 g/m², used in industrial lead-acid batteries to prevent short circuits. Fits 5603.94.90.50 as staple fiber mechanically entangled nonwoven not excluded by plastic embedding notes. Chapter notes confirm inclusion unless fully coated both sides.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide battery end-use documentation; test for exclusionary plastic content; declare as material vs finished battery component