Leaded Yellow Brass Water Meter Scrap from China
Scrap from discarded leaded yellow brass water meters and housings, featuring copper-zinc alloy with >0.3% lead for easy machining, copper <94%. Classified under brass waste per HTS chapter subheading note (a). Typical from municipal utility replacements.
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
• Submit mill test reports or XRF analysis proving brass alloy status and lead content to customs
• Comply with TSCA import requirements for leaded materials; pre-notify EPA if exceeding thresholds