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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If salable as wearable jewelry
Heading 7113 precedence for personal adornment articles per Note 9.
If predominantly silver chains
Silver alloys classify separately under silver waste provisions.
If base metal chains with thick gold plating
Imitation jewelry if precious metal only as plating per Note 11.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Conduct pre-shipment karat testing; mixed lots require weighted average declaration
• Insure shipments heavily; high value density attracts theft risks
• Use tamper-evident sealed lots for chain of custody
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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.
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.
Scrap from Gold Heat-Treated Parts
Diffusion-bonded gold parts scrap from aerospace seals and connectors, mechanically clad. Used for gold reclamation, classifying in HTS 7112.91.0100.