Leaded Brass Fitting Scrap from China
Scrap leaded brass pipe fittings (C83600 alloy, ~85% Cu, 5% Pb, balance Zn), from plumbing demolition. <94% Cu places it in HTS 7404.00.30.90 as other copper alloy scrap. Used in free-machining brass 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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Disclose Pb levels in SDS; >100ppm triggers TSCA reporting even for scrap
• Leaded alloys corrode differently; assay for actual Cu% as Pb depresses reading