Lead-Calcium Alloy Billets from Germany
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 — 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
• 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