No. 2 Heavy Melting Shipbreaking Scrap
Steel scrap from ship hull plates and frames recovered during shipbreaking, cut and sized to 36-inch maximum with 1/4-inch minimum thickness. Meets HTS 7204.49.00.40 criteria as No. 2 heavy melting scrap suitable for remelting.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If vessels not fully dismantled
Incomplete vessel dismantling classified as floating structures.
If mixed with stainless
Stainless steel scrap content triggers different subheading.
If other unprepared scrap
Non-conforming sizes fall to residual 'other' category.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain ship disposal certificates and PCB-free declarations mandatory
• Size pieces at origin to avoid expensive resizing; verify with calipers
• Declare asbestos removal; non-compliance leads to quarantine
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