Damaged Copper Bus Bars for Recycling from Japan
Industrial copper bus bars damaged during manufacturing or transportation, imported solely for shredding and melting to recover copper metal content. These articles cannot be commercially used in electrical applications without complete remanufacture due to bending, cracking, or contamination. HTS 9817.00.80 applies as copper articles processed only for metal recovery.
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
• Submit photos and inspection reports demonstrating damage renders bus bars unusable without melting
• Declare intended processing method (shredding/melting) on entry documents with recycler end-use verification