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Products classified under Tariff item 8549.99.00
Broken Digital Camera Bodies
Broken digital camera bodies with shattered lenses and failed sensors, sourced from consumer returns, are unusable for their original purpose and economically unsuitable for repair. They are packaged in bulk, not intended to protect individual articles, and are destined for material recovery. This places them under tariff item 8549.99.00 as electrical and electronic waste and scrap.
Broken Power Supply Scrap
Failed switching power supplies from computers and appliances, with blown capacitors and circuit damage, are unusable for their original purpose and not economically viable to repair. Shipped in bulk for copper and component recovery, they meet the definition of electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This classifies them under tariff item 8549.99.00.
Cellular Phone E-Waste Scrap
Broken smartphones and feature phones with shattered screens and corroded circuit boards are unusable for their original purpose and economically unsuitable for repair. Shipped in bulk for precious metals extraction, they are considered electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This places them under tariff item 8549.99.00.
Discarded LED Television Panels
Discarded LCD/LED TV panels with cracked screens and failed backlights are unusable for their original purpose and not economically repairable. Shipped in bulk from consumer electronics waste streams, they qualify as electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This classifies them under tariff item 8549.99.00.
Discarded Router and Modem Scrap
Broken network routers and cable modems with failed ports and chipsets, sourced from ISP returns, are unusable for their original purpose and not economically repairable. Shipped in bulk for material recovery, they meet the definition of electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This places them under tariff item 8549.99.00.
E-Waste Shredder Residue
E-waste shredder residue, consisting of mixed fine fractions from mechanical shredding of electronics, contains circuit fragments, wire chops, and plastic-metal composites. This material is unusable for any original purpose and is destined for further material recovery. It is classified under tariff item 8549.99.00 as electrical and electronic waste and scrap.
Industrial PLC Controller Scrap
Failed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) from factory automation, with damaged I/O modules and CPUs, are unusable for their original purpose and not economically repairable. Shipped in bulk for metal reclaiming, they qualify as electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This classifies them under tariff item 8549.99.00.
Medical Equipment PCB Scrap
Discarded printed circuit boards from medical imaging equipment, such as MRI, X-ray, and ultrasound machines, contain specialized integrated circuits and are unusable for their original purpose. Shipped in bulk for material recovery, they meet the definition of electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This places them under tariff item 8549.99.00.
Printer Toner Cartridge Scrap
Empty, depleted laser printer toner cartridges with integrated chips and plastic housings, sourced from office recycling, are unusable for their original purpose. They are not economically repairable or refillable and are shipped for material recovery. They are classified under tariff item 8549.99.00 as electrical and electronic waste and scrap due to their embedded electronic components.
Scrap Air Conditioner Circuit Boards
Failed control boards from window and split air conditioning units, with burnt components and corrosion, are unusable for their original purpose and not economically repairable. Shipped in bulk for material recovery, they qualify as electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This classifies them under tariff item 8549.99.00.
Scrap Computer Hard Drives
Damaged hard disk drives from servers and PCs, with failed platters, motors, and read/write heads, are unusable for their original purpose as storage devices. They are not economically repairable and are shipped for material recovery, including neodymium magnets and aluminum. This places them under tariff item 8549.99.00 as electrical and electronic waste and scrap.
Scrap Computer RAM Modules
Corroded or damaged DDR RAM modules with failed memory chips and gold finger contacts, sourced from decommissioned servers, are unusable for their original purpose. They are not economically repairable and are shipped for gold recovery. This classifies them under tariff item 8549.99.00 as electrical and electronic waste and scrap.
Scrap Gaming Console Motherboards
Damaged motherboards from gaming consoles, with GPU failures and trace corrosion, are unusable for their original purpose and not economically repairable. Shipped in bulk for component and precious metal recycling, they qualify as electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This places them under tariff item 8549.99.00.
Scrap Printed Circuit Boards
Used printed circuit boards from discarded electronics, containing copper traces, gold contacts, and integrated circuits, are unusable for their original purpose and not economically repairable. Shipped in bulk for material recovery, they meet the definition of electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This classifies them under tariff item 8549.99.00.
Used Laptop Computer Scrap
Discarded laptop computers with broken screens, damaged motherboards, and non-functional batteries are unusable for their original purpose and not economically repairable. Collected for metal recovery and shipped in bulk, they qualify as electrical and electronic waste and scrap. This places them under tariff item 8549.99.00.