Platinum Wire Mesh Ammonia Oxidation Catalyst from China
Platinum wire mesh cloth used in industrial nitric acid plants for oxidizing ammonia to nitric oxide. It matches HTS 7115.10.00.00 as a wire cloth catalyst of platinum, per the exact subheading description. Critical for fertilizer production processes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include chemical process certifications and platinum content assays; comply with EPA emissions standards
• Pitfall: confusing with gauze packs—declare as loose wire cloth
• Track weight precisely for duty calculation