Defective Superalloy Billets from Japan
Inconel 718 billets with centerline piping from scrap VIM without ESR remelt. Turbine disk production requires secondary remelting per HTS 9817.00.90.40.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• VIM process records and macroetch photos of centerline defects,Chemical analysis matching scrap composition without adjustments,Usable superalloy billets under alloy-specific Chapter 72/81 codes