Contaminated Brake Fluid Waste
DOT 3/4 glycol ether brake fluid waste from automotive service centers, water-contaminated. Explicitly includes waste brake fluids under heading 3825 note 6(c).
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If unused hydraulic brake fluids
Virgin brake fluids classified as chemical preparations for lubricants
If mineral oil-based brake fluids
Petroleum hydraulic fluids excluded to Chapter 27
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Check copper corrosion specs; separate from petroleum ABS fluids; RCRA D004 listed waste
Related Products under HTS 3825.49.00.00
Waste Toluene Solvent
Contaminated toluene recovered from industrial painting operations, no longer fit for use as a primary solvent product. Classified under HTS 3825.49.00.00 as waste organic solvents per chapter note 6, intended for solvent recovery or disposal. Excludes petroleum oils or stabilized materials.
Spent Acetone Cleaning Solvent
Used acetone from electronics manufacturing cleanrooms, contaminated with residues and unfit for direct reuse. Falls under 3825.49.00.00 as other waste organic solvents from chemical industries, per chapter note 6(c).
Waste Isopropanol from Pharma Production
Contaminated isopropanol (IPA) from pharmaceutical tablet coating processes, no longer viable as primary solvent. HTS 3825.49.00.00 covers such waste organic solvents from allied chemical industries.
Used MEK Paint Thinner Waste
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) waste from automotive refinishing shops, laden with paint solids and vapors. Qualifies as 3825.49.00.00 waste organic solvents unfit for further primary use.
Contaminated Ethanol Printing Waste
Denatured ethanol waste from flexographic printing presses, contaminated with inks and unfit as presented. Chapter note 6 defines this as waste organic solvents under 3825.49.00.00.
Waste Xylene from Coatings Manufacture
Mixed xylene isomers waste from alkyd resin production, containing reaction byproducts. HTS 3825.49.00.00 for other waste organic solvents from chemical industries.