Contaminated Magnesium Pigs from Mexico
Magnesium pigs cast from remelted scrap containing oxide inclusions and impurities preventing direct foundry use. Requires remelting with fluxing for commercial applications, qualifying as defective unwrought magnesium under HTS 9817.00.90.40.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Chemical analysis must prove impurities exceed commercial tolerance levels,Document casting from scrap without deliberate purification processes,Beware reclassification to 8104.11 if pigs meet purity standards