Silver Powder-Compacted Bar Clad with Platinum from Germany
Bars formed from silver powder, surface-clad with platinum sheeting via hot-rolling, semimanufactured for sputtering targets. Exceeds powder definition (not 90% through 0.5mm sieve). HTS 7111.00.00.00 as silver clad with platinum.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate ≥ 10 percent): MFN >= 10% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Sieve analysis certificate mandatory to confirm non-powder status per subheading note 1
• Declare compaction method to affirm semimanufactured, not unwrought under 7106
• Watch for re-export processing; clad materials often undervalued in declarations