Damaged Nickel Ingots from Japan
Nickel ingots with surface cracks and inclusions from scrap melting, unfit for direct casting into finished products. HTS 9817.00.90.80 applies as unwrought nickel defective or made from scrap without purifying, requiring remanufacture by melting for commercial use.
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
• Submit inspection certificates documenting damage levels and composition analysis,Prove chain of custody from scrap origin to demonstrate no deliberate alloying occurred,Avoid common pitfall of improper marking that suggests higher quality material