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
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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