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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing other precious metals like platinum or palladium
Scrap with multiple precious metals falls under 'other' waste and scrap categories.
If primarily silver-based alloys
Alloys where silver predominates by weight are classified as silver scrap per Chapter Note 5.
If electronic waste components like circuit board pins
Gold-clad electronic scrap is directed to heading 8549 for waste electrical apparatus.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain assay certificates verifying gold content over 2% by weight to confirm classification
• Declare exact precious metal composition; misdeclaration risks penalties under CBP rules
• Avoid importing mixed sweepings with platinum group metals to stay within this subheading
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.