Battery Tab Aluminum Foil from Japan
High-purity 0.01 mm thick aluminum foil strips used as current collectors/tabs in lithium-ion batteries. Unbacked and under 0.2 mm, it qualifies for HTS 7607.19.60.00 as other plain aluminum foil not further processed. Aluminum content exceeds 99.5% per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
53%
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
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Supply chemical analysis confirming >99% aluminum (non-alloyed per note (a)) for duty preference
• Declare intended battery end-use carefully to avoid premature classification as parts (8507)