Lead-Calcium Alloy Billets from Japan
Unwrought billets of lead alloyed with calcium for maintenance-free battery production. HTS 7801.99.90 applies to other unwrought lead alloys meeting the chapter's definition of less than 99% lead by weight. Excludes primary or refined pure lead.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide spectrographic analysis to prove alloy status and avoid duties on pure lead (7801.10)
• Declare exact lead percentage to prevent reclassification during customs examination
• Ensure packaging prevents environmental contamination during transit