Titanium Borings from Medical Implant Production from China
Small titanium chips and borings produced during drilling and milling of medical implants such as hip joints and dental screws. Falls under HTS 8108.30.00.00 as pure titanium (>99%) waste unfit for direct fabrication. Medical-grade purity makes it valuable for recycling into new implants.
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)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide mill test reports verifying titanium purity; FDA may scrutinize medical-origin scrap for contamination
• Use ISRI scrap specs for valuation; undervaluing clean medical scrap is a common audit trigger
• Segregate from alloy scrap to prevent duty disputes under Chapter 81 alloy definitions