Electric Motor Steel Scrap from China
Ferrous scrap from dismantled electric motors, stators, and armatures, containing laminations but unprepared for shredding. This 'other' waste under HTS 7204.49.00 is remelting scrap excluding turnings or specific electrical apparatus scrap.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Deplete copper windings prior to export; residual non-ferrous triggers weight penalties or rejection
• Include dismantling process documentation to prove it's genuine waste, not usable parts
• Avoid oil contamination exceeding 2% as it may lead to hazardous material classification