Gallium Metal Beads from China
Spherical gallium beads used in research and calibration of analytical instruments due to low melting point. HTS 8112.99.9100 covers these as articles of gallium, excluding waste.
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)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide melting point test to confirm pure gallium, not alloy
• Invoice as 'research beads' with intended lab use to aid classification
• Handle as hazardous if quantity exceeds lab-scale thresholds