Platinum Wire Mesh Ammonia Oxidation Catalyst from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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