Industrial Platinum Sponge for Wire Drawing from China
Porous platinum sponge melted down for thermocouple wire and lab ware production. Specifically under HTS 7110.11.00.20 as unwrought platinum sponge, a standard semi-manufactured input for precious metal fabrication. Meets unwrought criteria excluding finished shapes or powder.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
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)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Ensure documentation shows bulk industrial packaging, not consumer-ready forms
• Cross-check against 7110.90 for semi-manufactured bars/sheets if sponge consolidated
• Monitor for anti-dumping duties on platinum-group metals from certain origins