Gold Foil Scrap from Gilding from Mexico
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.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify leaf thickness and gold purity; thin foils often 23K qualify easily
• Package flat to prevent crumbling into powder form reclassification
• Source from certified suppliers to avoid counterfeited base-metal foils