Niobium Scrap from Jet Engine Parts from China
Waste and scrap niobium (columbium) recovered from superalloy turbine blades in aircraft engines. Falls under HTS 8112.92.07.00 as scrap of niobium, explicitly covered in this rare metals waste category.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide origin certificates tracing scrap to licensed aerospace dismantlers for customs clearance
• Declare exact niobium content; impurities over 1% may trigger alloy reclassification
• Watch for ITAR restrictions on defense-related niobium scrap from military engines