Yellow Brass Turnings from China
Machining turnings and chips from yellow brass (copper-zinc alloy with ~65% Cu), collected from lathe operations with copper content averaging 85-92% by weight. Falls under HTS 7404.00.30.90 as low-copper-content scrap of copper alloys per chapter definitions. Used in secondary brass smelting.
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
• Submit mill test reports confirming zinc-dominant brass composition and exact copper assay <94%
• Ensure turnings are demagnetized and oil-free to prevent classification as contaminated waste