Contaminated Precious Metal Ingots from China
Platinum group metal (PGM) ingots contaminated with base metals from scrap aqua regia refining. Requires remelt and electrolytic purification under HTS 9817.00.90.40.
Duty Rate — China → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Fire assay reports showing base metal contamination levels,Aqua regia scrap refining documentation without zone refining,Chapter 71 for high purity precious metal ingots