Purity-Controlled Aluminum Skimmed Metal from Mexico
Skimmed surface metal from molten aluminum pots, refined to 99.3% purity for remelt. HTS 7601.10.60 as other non-alloyed unwrought aluminum. Controlled to meet exact subheading note criteria.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
50%
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
• Document skimming/refining process to prove unwrought status
• Seal samples for CBP verification of oxide-free purity
• Avoid 'dross' terminology; implies Chapter 26 waste