Secondary Aluminum Alloy Ingots with Lead from Mexico
Recycled aluminum alloy ingots produced from secondary aluminum scrap, containing at least 0.03% lead by weight, used primarily for casting in manufacturing. Classified under HTS 7601.20.9060 due to its alloy composition where aluminum predominates but includes lead exceeding the threshold for non-alloyed aluminum per chapter notes. These unwrought forms are not yet shaped into final products.
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 of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify lead content via certified lab analysis to confirm classification; provide recycling certificates for secondary aluminum origin
• Watch for misclassification as primary aluminum which has different duties
• Ensure material safety data sheets (MSDS) detail alloy composition and impurities