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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If predominantly silver watch components
Silver-dominant alloys shift to silver waste per alloy classification rules in Note 5.
If complete, repairable watches
Functional or restorable watches classify as finished articles in Chapter 91.
If articles of jewelry rather than scrap
Heading 7113 takes precedence for recognizable jewelry forms per Chapter Note 10.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Submit detailed breakdown of karat weight and alloy certification from accredited assayers
• Segregate from stainless steel components to prevent reclassification as mixed scrap
• Comply with Basel Convention for transboundary hazardous waste if contaminated
Related Products 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.