Battery-Grade Nickel Pellets from China
Ultra-high purity (99.99%) nickel pellets with low sulfur (<5ppm) and carbon (<10ppm) for NMC battery cathode precursor production. Unwrought form optimized for precursor dissolution. HTS 7502.10.00.00 classification.
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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• IRA Section 30D requires domestic content certification for battery tax credits
• Sulfur/carbon analysis via LECO combustion mandatory for acceptance
• Class 1000 cleanroom packaging required for precursor manufacturers