Reverberatory Copper Matte from Japan
Traditional reverberatory furnace copper matte, 45-55% Cu from older smelting technology. Still classified HTS 7401.00.00.00 despite obsolescence in modern operations.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
0%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Older technology produces 'dirty' matte; extensive impurity analysis needed
• Reverberatory matte requires longer refining; document planned processing
• Fewer producers globally; origin verification increasingly important