Lead-Solder Printed Circuit Boards from Japan
Obsolete PCBs from consumer electronics with lead-tin solder joints exceeding RoHS limits. HTS 8549.31.00.00 includes 'electrical or electronic components containing lead' in scrap assemblies. Boards are delisted for reuse and intended for smelting.
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
• Test for total lead >1000 ppm using TCLP method; provide downstream smelter contracts; avoid classification as clean precious metal scrap