High-Lead Brass Faucet Scrap from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
0%
Rate breakdown
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