Lead-Calcium Alloy Billets from China
Unwrought billets of lead-calcium alloy designed for maintenance-free battery grids. Falls under HTS 7801.99.90.50 as other unwrought lead alloys per chapter definition. Lead is the principal element by weight but below 99% threshold.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide spectrographic analysis confirming lead as highest element per statistical note
• Declare exact alloy percentages to prevent reclassification as base metal scrap
• Comply with TSCA regulations for lead imports, including pre-manufacture notices if applicable