Green Beer Bottle Cullet
Crushed green glass from beer and beverage bottles, cleaned and sized for use in new container production. HTS 7001.00.51.00 covers this as other glass scrap in mass form, post-consumer waste excluding CRT material.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If not fragmented but supplied in balls or irregular mass pre-annealing
Chapter note (a) allows unworked glass in mass under 7002 if not yet cullet-processed.
If contaminated with CRT phosphor-coated glass
Hierarchy exclusion shifts activated glass waste to Chapter 85 electrical scrap.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Color-match cullet to buyer specs (e.g
• emerald green) with lab analysis to avoid duty disputes
• Ensure moisture content under 5% to prevent shipping damage and classification as wet waste
• Include recycling chain-of-custody docs to demonstrate legitimate scrap vs. illegal dumping
Related Products under HTS 7001.00.51.00
Recycled Soda-Lime Glass Cullet
Crushed fragments of post-consumer soda-lime glass bottles and jars, sorted by color for recycling. Classified under HTS 7001.00.51.00 as glass cullet, which is waste and scrap of glass in fragmented form suitable for remelting, excluding activated glass.
Clear Container Glass Scrap
Shards and fragments from discarded clear glass bottles, processed into uniform cullet for furnace remelting. Falls under HTS 7001.00.51.00 as 'other' glass in the mass waste/scrap, distinct from colored or specialty glass.
Amber Liquor Bottle Glass Scrap
Processed scrap from amber-colored liquor and pharmaceutical bottles, ready for remelting into new packaging. Classified in HTS 7001.00.51.00 as other glass cullet/waste, valued for its iron oxide tint in recycling.
Float Glass Manufacturing Cullet
Internal factory scrap from float glass production lines, crushed clear glass trimmings and rejects. HTS 7001.00.51.00 includes this pre-consumer waste as other glass in the mass, ideal for looping back into sheet glass.
Post-Industrial Window Glass Scrap
Scrap from window glass fabrication shops, including edge trims and broken panes crushed to cullet. Under HTS 7001.00.51.00 as other glass waste, free of films or sealants for clean recycling.
Borosilicate Glass Labware Cullet
Crushed rejects from Pyrex-style lab beakers and tubes, high-silica content glass scrap. HTS 7001.00.51.00 captures this as other glass in mass, valued for thermal resistance in remelt.