High-Lead Brass Faucet Scrap from China
Scrap from discarded brass faucets and valves with over 0.3% lead, common in pre-2014 plumbing fixtures. Fits HTS 7404.00.60.45 as brass (copper-zinc) waste where lead exceeds limits. Recovered from demolition or replacement projects for 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 or XRF assay results verifying alloy as brass with lead >0.3%
• Declare under Basel Convention if transboundary hazardous waste movement applies due to lead
• Segregate from low-lead alloys during customs to avoid reclassification penalties