Nickel Crucible for Laboratory Use from China
A small, high-purity nickel crucible designed for melting and holding corrosive substances in lab settings. Classified under HTS 7508.90.50.00 as other articles of nickel due to its specialized fabricated shape. Not a basic plate or tube, it serves as lab ware.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28%
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
• Provide lab end-use certification if value exceeds de minimis to qualify for duty relief programs
• Label as 'nickel lab ware' distinctly from industrial crucibles to prevent Chapter 69 misclassification
• Ensure FDA compliance if used in pharma labs handling food-contact substances