Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals
Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 8549: > Other: > Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Products classified under HTS 7112.91.01.00
Scrap Gold from Electronic Connectors
Gold-plated pin connectors and edge fingers salvaged from server motherboards and telecom gear. This waste is principally used for gold recovery, classifying in HTS 7112.91.0100 as gold-clad metal scrap.
18K Gold Casting Sprues
Excess gold material from lost-wax casting of jewelry, including sprues, gates, and vents in 18K yellow gold. HTS 7112.91.0100 applies as manufacturing scrap destined for remelting and gold recovery.
Gold Foil Scrap from Gilding
Trimmings and rejects from transfer gold leaf used in bookbinding and architectural gilding applications. As gold-clad or pure gold waste for recovery, it falls under HTS 7112.91.0100 excluding multi-metal sweepings.
Vintage Gold Chain Scrap
Tangled and broken 10K-22K gold chains from estate jewelry lots, pre-refined for karat sorting. HTS 7112.91.0100 covers this as gold scrap for recovery purposes.
Gold Anode Slime Residue
Sludgy residue from gold electrorefining cells containing slime-attached gold particles. Primarily imported for further recovery processing under HTS 7112.91.0100 as gold compound scrap.
Gold-Filled Bead Scrap
Rejected or damaged gold-filled glass/plastic beads from costume jewelry production, with mechanical gold cladding. HTS 7112.91.0100 for recovery of the gold layer from this clad waste.
Scrap from Gold Heat-Treated Parts
Diffusion-bonded gold parts scrap from aerospace seals and connectors, mechanically clad. Used for gold reclamation, classifying in HTS 7112.91.0100.
Gold Wire Drawing Scrap
Swarf, turnings, and short ends from fine gold bonding wire production for semiconductors. HTS 7112.91.0100 as pure gold scrap for remelt recovery.
Rolled Gold Sheet Scrap
Trimmed edges and rejects from rolled gold sheet stock used for watch cases and medals. Mechanical rolling qualifies as clad, under HTS 7112.91.0100 for recovery.
Gold Crucible Liners Scrap
Spent graphite crucibles lined with gold flash from high-temperature melting, for stripping. Metal clad with gold via melt adherence, HTS 7112.91.0100.
Broken Gold Inlay Scrap
Damaged gold inlays removed from dental prosthetics and decorative furniture, mechanically inlaid. Recovered gold from inlay qualifies under clad waste in HTS 7112.91.0100.
Gold Electroplating Rack Scrap
Used titanium racks from gold electroplating baths in electronics manufacturing, clad with thin gold layers. Imported under HTS 7112.91.0100 as metal clad with gold for precious metal stripping and recovery.
Gold Dental Scrap
Waste material from dental clinics consisting of gold alloy scraps from crowns, bridges, and fillings. Classified under HTS 7112.91.0100 as gold-containing scrap used principally for precious metal recovery, excluding sweepings with other metals.
Gold Jewelry Manufacturing Scrap
Trimmings, filings, and clippings from gold jewelry production workshops, primarily 14K or 18K alloys. This scrap is imported for refining to recover gold, fitting HTS 7112.91.0100 as gold-clad or gold alloy waste excluding multi-metal sweepings.
14K Gold Watch Scrap
Scrap from decommissioned luxury watches with 14K gold cases and bracelets, collected for smelting. Qualifies under HTS 7112.91.0100 due to gold alloy composition used for recovery, not metal-clad exclusions.