8105.20.90.00/Cobalt Sponge Intermediate/China

Cobalt Sponge Intermediate from China

Porous cobalt sponge produced by reduction processes, classified in HTS 8105.20.90.00 as other unwrought cobalt. Used as precursor for powders and alloys in battery and catalyst applications.

Duty Rate — China → United States

25%

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)

9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Submit production process documentation to distinguish sponge from mattes

• Comply with battery material sourcing rules under Inflation Reduction Act if applicable

• Test for impurities that could reclassify as alloy under Chapter 81