Used Aluminum Beverage Can Scrap from China
Scrap consisting of crushed or baled used aluminum cans from beverages like soda or beer, containing over 99% aluminum with minimal impurities. Classified under HTS 7602.00.00.75 as aluminum waste and scrap, specifically 'other' category excluding remelt ingots or dross. Ideal for recycling into new aluminum products.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify scrap purity via assay certificates to confirm >99% aluminum content and compliance with non-alloy definitions
• Obtain waste export permits from origin country under Basel Convention for transboundary scrap movements
• Avoid misdeclaration as remelt ingots (7602.00.00.30) by ensuring no melting or casting has occurred