Scrap Printed Circuit Boards with Gold Plating from Japan
Discarded printed circuit boards from electronics manufacturing containing gold-plated contacts and connectors, principally used for precious metal recovery. These boards are electronic scrap unfit for further use but valuable for extracting gold and other metals. Classified under 8549.29.00.00 as electrical waste targeted for precious metal reclamation.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify scrap contains recoverable precious metals via assay certificates to qualify under this subheading; obtain EPA waste import permits and ensure Basel Convention compliance; avoid misclassification as usable parts by providing destruction certificates