Recycled Platinum Melt Nuggets from China
Nuggets produced by remelting jewelry scrap and dental alloy into unwrought form for redistribution to fabricators. HTS 7110.11.00.10 applies to these pure platinum grains, treated identically to primary metal per tariff rules. Certified recycled content appeals to ESG-focused buyers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include scrap source chain-of-custody; LBMA Responsible Sourcing required for bankable metal
• Declare lower melt loss (1-2%); undervaluation from scrap pricing common audit trigger
• ISRI scrap specs NIOSH apply if contaminated; virgin equivalent tariff treatment