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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If crucibles without recoverable gold
Graphite articles if precious metal insignificant.
If PGM-contaminated crucible scrap
Mixed precious metals excluded from gold-only subheading.
If chemical residues dominant
Sludges with minor gold classify as chemical waste.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Prove gold adhesion via welding-like melt process meets clad definition
• Carbon content analysis to segregate from pure metal scrap
• Thermal treatment pre-shipment to loosen gold layer
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.