Electronic Connector Pin Scrap from Servers from Japan
Depopulated gold-plated connector pins stripped from server motherboards, collected specifically for precious metal smelting. These tiny electrical components are waste unfit for reinsertion. HTS 8549.29.00.00 covers this type of targeted recovery scrap.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Declare weight net of non-metallics; obtain prior consent under Basel for transboundary waste movement; watch for CBP rulings on 'de-manufactured' vs scrap status