5603.94.90.50/Heavy-Duty Battery Separator Material/Japan

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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Provide battery end-use documentation; test for exclusionary plastic content; declare as material vs finished battery component