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Battery-Grade Antimony Lead Pigs 8% Sb from Germany

Cast pig forms of unwrought lead alloy containing 8% antimony by weight, optimized for lead-acid battery grids. HTS 7801.91.00.00 applies as antimony is the principal other element, enhancing grid strength. Supplied in bulk for foundry remelting without further refinement.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Label shipments clearly as 'unwrought lead alloy' and include spectrographic analysis for antimony verification

• Comply with TSCA import certification for lead-bearing materials entering the US

• Monitor for tin contamination; if tin exceeds antimony, reclassify under different alloy subheading