Lead-Calcium Alloy Billets from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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