Waste Metal Pickling Liquor from Steel Processing from China
Spent hydrochloric acid solution used in steel pickling to remove rust and scale, now contaminated with iron salts and no longer viable for use. Classified under HTS 3825.50.00.00 as waste of metal-pickling liquors per chapter note 6(d). These hazardous wastes require special handling for import.
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
• Obtain EPA hazardous waste generator ID and ensure proper manifests (e.g
• Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest) accompany shipment
• Verify waste characterization via TCLP testing to confirm hazardous status and avoid penalties