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Continuous Casting Scale from China

Scale generated from continuous casting of steel billets and slabs, a key waste in modern steelmaking under HTS 2619.00.90.00. It is oxide layer waste, not granulated, fitting 'other' category perfectly.

Duty Rate — China → United States

37.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

Import Tips

Link to specific casting machine operations via supplier affidavits

Report metal content accurately without deductions per statistical notes

Avoid export quotas from source countries on recyclable wastes