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.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If clad with other precious metals like rhodium
Cladding with platinum-group metals directs to 'other' precious metal scrap.
If racks as industrial filtering equipment parts
If not principally for metal recovery, classifies by machinery function in Chapter 84.
If from semiconductor wafer plating processes
Electrical machinery waste may fall under 8549 if integrated with circuits.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document cladding method (e.g
• electroplating) as it qualifies under metal clad definition
• Quantify recoverable gold via XRF analysis to support duty valuation
• Check for hazardous chemical residues; may require EPA pre-approval
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.