Sudbury Basin Slow-Cooled Nickel Matte from China
Sudbury Basin slow-cooled nickel matte is produced from Canadian shield ores and allowed to solidify gradually to control mineralogy, containing 60-70% nickel. Falls under HTS 7501.10.00.00 as conventional nickel matte.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
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)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Leverage USMCA certificate of origin for duty-free entry from Canadian producers
• Include cooling curve data to distinguish from rapidly quenched products
• Coordinate with Vale or Glencore for verified chain-of-custody documentation