Shredded Stainless Steel Clippings
Pre-shredded stainless steel manufacturing clippings processed to fit only for melting recovery. HTS 9817.00.90.80 covers metal articles prepared by shredding for remanufacture, excluding direct fabrication use.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If not pre-shredded turnings/borings
Standard stainless steel scrap classified under Chapter 72 ferrous scrap provisions
If imported as mixed metal articles
Unprocessed mixed metal waste may fall under Chapter 73 other articles
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document shredding process renders material unfit for any use except melting,Maintain size specifications proving processing level prevents fabrication use,Segregate from clean turnings that might qualify under different scrap headings
Related Products under HTS 9817.00.90.80
Defective Aluminum Billets
Aluminum billets produced from melted down scrap that are cracked and cannot be commercially used without remelting and remanufacture. Classified under HTS 9817.00.90.80 as unwrought metal in billet form that is defective and fit only for metal recovery through melting. These meet the criteria of being produced without sweetening, alloying, or purifying for handling convenience.
Damaged Nickel Ingots
Nickel ingots with surface cracks and inclusions from scrap melting, unfit for direct casting into finished products. HTS 9817.00.90.80 applies as unwrought nickel defective or made from scrap without purifying, requiring remanufacture by melting for commercial use.
Remelt Magnesium Pig Iron
Magnesium pigs from scrap melting showing porosity defects, produced solely for handling convenience without fluxing. Cannot be used commercially until remelted and processed. Qualifies under 9817.00.90.80 as defective unwrought metal requiring remanufacture.
Compacted Titanium Scrap Blocks
Titanium alloy scrap compacted into blocks fit only for remelting recovery after shredding/shearing processing. Qualifies under 9817.00.90.80 as articles processed to render suitable solely for metal content recovery.
Defective Cobalt Ingots
Cobalt ingots from remelted scrap with gas porosity preventing commercial casting use. HTS 9817.00.90.80 applies to defective unwrought cobalt requiring remanufacture by melting.
Sheared Aluminum Sheet Scrap
Aluminum sheet remnants sheared into pieces fit only for shredding/melting recovery. Processed under 9817.00.90.80 criteria as metal articles rendered suitable solely for metal content recovery.