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%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
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