Cadmium Sputtering Target from China

A high-purity cadmium disc used in physical vapor deposition for thin-film coating in electronics manufacturing. Classified under HTS 8112.99.9100 as an article of cadmium, a base metal listed in this heading, distinct from waste or scrap.

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

Verify purity certificate (>99% cadmium) to confirm classification as cadmium article, not alloy

Provide end-use documentation for electronics to avoid reclassification as waste/scrap

Ensure hazardous material declarations for cadmium due to toxicity regulations