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).
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If purified and fit for acetone reuse
Virgin or reprocessed pure acetone classified as chemical under Chapter 29
If mixed with other industrial chemical preparations
Blended preparations not qualifying as waste solvents go to other 3824 categories
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide flash point certification (<140°F typically hazardous); ensure not suitable for fuel blending; label as 'waste' to avoid virgin chemical duties
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.
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.
Spent NMP Electronics Stripper
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) waste from photoresist stripping in semiconductor fabs, highly contaminated. Fits 3825.49.00.00 as waste organic solvent from allied industries.