Reactor-Grade Zirconium Billets from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
14.2%
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
• Include ultrasonic flaw detection reports proving billet integrity for nuclear acceptance
• Declare exact cross-section dimensions to distinguish from wrought bars (8109.31)