Reactor-Grade Zirconium Billets from Germany
Semi-finished zirconium billets, hafnium content 0.018% max (<1:500), diameter 8-12 inches for forging into tubesheets. HTS 8109.21.00.00 as unwrought since not hot/cold worked. Critical for pressurized water reactors (PWR).
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
• Include ultrasonic flaw detection reports proving billet integrity for nuclear acceptance
• Declare exact cross-section dimensions to distinguish from wrought bars (8109.31)