Shipbreaking Steel Plate Scrap Ingots from China
Remelting scrap ingots from baled shipbreaking plates and structural steel, prepared for basic oxygen furnace use. HTS 7204.50.00.00 covers these as ferrous remelting scrap ingots of non-alloy steel. Processed to remove paint and coatings for clean remelt.
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
• Include ship origin documentation and hazardous material declarations (asbestos-free cert); comply with US scrap radiation limits (<0.5 mR/hr)
• Avoid mixed scrap to prevent alloy contamination penalties