Damaged Nickel Ingots
Nickel ingots damaged during handling with deep surface cracks and porosity from scrap melting without fluxing or purifying. Cannot be rolled or forged commercially without complete remelting, specifically provided for under HTS 9817.00.90.40 as defective unwrought nickel.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If damage minimal and commercially viable
Usable nickel ingots go to Chapter 75 nickel and nickel articles
If ferro-nickel composition
Alloyed nickel-iron products classify under Chapter 72
If processed into scrap form
Shredded/sheared metal classifies separately from pigs/ingots/billets
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Submit photos and lab reports documenting damage extent preventing direct use,Maintain scrap origin certificates avoiding alloyed material misclassification
Related Products under HTS 9817.00.90.40
Impure Tin Pigs
Tin pigs containing iron and arsenic impurities from scrap melting without electrolytic refining. Exceeds commercial purity limits requiring remelt and refining, qualifying under HTS 9817.00.90.40 provisions.
Defective Aluminum Billets
Aluminum billets produced from melted down scrap metal without sweetening, alloying, or purifying, exhibiting surface defects and cracks that render them unsuitable for direct extrusion or forging. These defective billets require complete remelting and reprocessing before commercial use, qualifying under HTS 9817.00.90.40 as unwrought aluminum in billet form unfit for use without remanufacture.
Contaminated Magnesium Pigs
Magnesium pigs cast from remelted scrap containing oxide inclusions and impurities preventing direct foundry use. Requires remelting with fluxing for commercial applications, qualifying as defective unwrought magnesium under HTS 9817.00.90.40.
Cracked Titanium Billets
Titanium billets with internal cracks and surface delamination from scrap consolidation without alloying or vacuum arc remelting. Unfit for aerospace forging without complete remelt, covered by HTS 9817.00.90.40 provisions.
Porous Cobalt Ingots
Cobalt ingots exhibiting porosity and shrinkage cavities from scrap melting without degassing or refining. Cannot be used for superalloy production without remelting, specifically provided for under HTS 9817.00.90.40.
Surface-Defective Molybdenum Billets
Molybdenum billets with heavy surface oxidation and laps from scrap pressing without chemical cleaning or electron beam remelting. Requires complete remelt for commercial wire production under HTS 9817.00.90.40.