Soderberg Electrode for Aluminum Smelting Furnace from China
A large baked carbon electrode used in Soderberg aluminum smelting furnaces to conduct electricity for electrolytic reduction of alumina. It consists of a continuous self-baking paste of calcined petroleum coke and coal tar pitch, formed around a steel casing. Classified under HTS 8545.11.0050 as 'other' electrodes of a kind used for furnaces, distinct from smaller electrodes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Obtain certificates verifying carbon purity and composition to avoid misclassification as general graphite articles; ensure proper hazardous material declarations for pitch content; check for anti-dumping duties on Chinese-origin electrodes