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Cobalt Pigment Manufacturing Scrap

Waste from production of cobalt blue pigments (CoAl2O4), as filter cakes or off-spec powder. Classified HTS 8105.30.00.00 as cobalt metallurgy scrap.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+25.0%25%
🇲🇽MexicoFree—Free
🇨🇦CanadaFree—Free
🇩🇪GermanyFree—Free
🇯🇵JapanFree—Free

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

3207.20.00Higher: 42.4% vs 25%

If finished cobalt pigments

Synthetic pigments classified chemically in Chapter 32.

2526Lower: 12.5% vs 25%

If natural mineral pigment waste

Natural steatite/talc but synthetic here.

2822.00.00Higher: 25.1% vs 25%

If cobalt oxides pure

Cobalt oxides in inorganic chemicals Chapter 28.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Fine powder; anti-static packaging for transport

• Pigment grade vs. scrap by purity; off-spec only

• REACH compliance for EU-origin chemicals

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