Rhenium Foil for Catalysts from China
Thin rhenium foil sheets used as a substrate or promoter in petroleum reforming catalysts. Classified in HTS 8112.49.00.00 as other rhenium articles, separate from waste/scrap or unwrought. High purity ensures it fits base metal definitions excluding alloys.
Duty Rate — China → United States
29%
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
Import Tips
• Obtain certificates of analysis confirming >99% rhenium to prevent alloy reclassification
• Declare chemical processing end-use to expedite customs for industrial imports
• Avoid common pitfall of undervaluing based on thin gauge; use weight-based valuation