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%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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