Li-ion Battery Tariff News: Exclusion Granted

We would like to share a positive development with respect to the trade tariffs imposed on the importation of Li-ion batteries from China to the United States. In mid-June, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the current Section 301 tariff of 7.5% will be relieved through the exclusion process. Li-ion rechargeable batteries, such as those manufactured by Phasium, are on the list for tariff relief.

This exclusion, formally published in the linked Federal Register notice, covers “Lithium-ion batteries of a form other than size designations of the International Electrotechnical Commission (“IEC”) or the American National Standards Institute (“ANSI”), each producing not more than 45 V, with a capacity of at least 6,000 milliamp hours (mAh) but not more than 10 A hours (described in statistical reporting number 8507.60.0020).” https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/301Investigations/%24300_Billion_Exclusions_Granted_June.pd

As a critical supplier, Phasium supports our Medical OEM customers’ needs for power supplies, batteries and battery chargers. If you have questions about how this new development may effect your products, please contact us at: 408-260-7211 or power@phasiumpower.com

Written by Robin Schneider, Ph.D.

Dr. Robin Schneider is responsible for market expansion in her role as Director of Marketing. She has an expertise in translating market drivers into technical solutions in the battery, charger, and power supply industries and her primary focus has been in medical applications, from surgical to imaging and diagnostics. Dr. Schneider brings almost fifteen years of marketing experience within the portable power industry to Phasium Power, from companies such as Micro Power Electronics, Electrochem Solutions (Greatbatch/Integer) and Inventus Power. She has presented at many technical conferences, has published in peer-reviewed technical journals and is a regular contributing editor to Electronic Design Magazine. Dr. Schneider received a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin under the tutelage of Professor John Goodenough, where her research involved li-ion battery and fuel-cell cathode chemistry. Her undergraduate degree is from Columbia University in New York.