Battery Tab Aluminum Foil from Mexico
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 — Mexico → 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
9903.05.900%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
• 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)