Leaded Gasoline Sludge with Copper Residue from China
Residue from the refining of leaded gasoline containing primarily lead compounds along with significant copper content from anti-knock additives. Classified under HTS 2620.21.00.10 as leaded gasoline sludges with copper content, fitting Chapter 26 for slag, ash, and residues used in metal extraction.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify lead and copper assay quantities via certified lab analysis for accurate statistical reporting without deductions
• Obtain permits for hazardous waste import due to arsenic and heavy metal content; comply with EPA TSCA regulations
• Avoid misclassification as municipal waste ash (2621); provide documentation proving industrial metal extraction use