Industrial Diamond Powder from China
Fine powder made from natural or synthetic diamonds, where 90% or more by weight passes through a 0.5 mm sieve, used primarily for grinding and polishing tools. Classified under HTS 7105.10.00 as diamond dust and powder per subheading note. It meets the powder form definition for precious stones in this chapter.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify 90%+ passes 0.5mm sieve via lab test; non-compliant shifts to 7105.90
• Provide certificates of synthetic/natural origin and grain size distribution
• Avoid misdeclaration as synthetic diamond grit (7104.21) if truly powder form