High-Purity Thallium Shot from Japan
Small spherical pellets or shot of 99.99% pure thallium used in vacuum deposition. Falls under HTS 8112.51.00.00 as unwrought thallium in a form akin to pigs or shot, not further processed.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include spectrographic analysis to prove purity; impurities could reclassify as alloys
• Use triple packaging for toxic solids; comply with IATA/49 CFR for air/ground shipment
• Register with chemical inventory systems like TSCA; thallium requires pre-manufacture notice in some cases