Super Leafing Aluminum Flakes for Industrial Coatings from China

High leafing grade aluminum flakes with pronounced lamellar structure for protective industrial coatings like roof paints and marine finishes. HTS 7603.20.00.00 applies to these flake powders due to their thin, plate-like morphology. Used for barrier properties via alignment in solvent-based systems.

Duty Rate — China → United States

38.9%

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
9903.88.0325%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)

Import Tips

Certify solvent compatibility and leafing index >80%; adhere to REACH-like chemical import rules; pitfall: moisture exposure causing reclassification as waste