Silafont-36 Aluminum Foundry Ingot from China

Silafont-36 is a proprietary high-performance foundry alloy ingot for thin-walled structural castings in automotive chassis. Meets HTS 7601.20.90.85 as aluminum alloy foundry ingot per statistical note 4, with optimized strontium modification. Used in low-pressure die casting foundries.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Include technical data sheets equating proprietary name to standard alloy chemistry

Customs may require independent lab verification for non-standard alloys

Declare exact alloy elements; trace elements affect alloy vs non-alloy status