Defective Cobalt Ingots from Germany
Cobalt ingots from remelted scrap with gas porosity preventing commercial casting use. HTS 9817.00.90.80 applies to defective unwrought cobalt requiring remanufacture by melting.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Metallurgical testing required to document porosity levels,Verify no tungsten content triggering exclusion from this provision,Maintain temperature records proving no purifying operations performed