Electrolytic Refined Copper Strip for Batteries from Japan
Electrolytic refined copper strip coil, 0.5 mm thick x 350 mm wide, for battery current collectors. Classified in HTS 7409.11.5050 as refined copper in qualifying coil dimensions. Purity critical for battery performance.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
51%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide battery end-use declaration if applicable for preferential tariffs
• Test for impurities; even minor alloys trigger note-based reclassification