Defective Titanium Sponge Fines from Mexico
Titanium sponge fines from scrap processing with contamination preventing direct melting. HTS 9817.00.90.80 applies to defective unwrought titanium requiring remelting and purification.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Particle size distribution proving fines cannot be directly usable,Chloride/hard alpha defect analysis documentation,Oxygen content verification excluding primary sponge classification