9817.00.90
Other
This code covers defective or damaged metal waste/scrap, or metal processed for recovery, excluding copper, lead, zinc, and tungsten. It’s used for importing these materials for remanufacturing or metal recovery, and these items generally enter the U.S. duty-free as detailed within Chapter 98.

Detailed information for HTS Code 9817.00.90
AI Summary
Chapter 98 covers special classification provisions and encompasses a variety of articles with unique import/export statuses, including those returned after repair or alteration. Code 9817.00.90 specifically addresses unwrought metals, including scrap, that are defective, damaged, or intended for remanufacturing, and cannot be commercially used in their current condition. This code has further subdivisions detailing specific types of materials like pigs, ingots, billets, or relaying/rerolling rails, and the statistical suffix should reflect these specific types when reporting import data. Statistical reporting requires choosing a suffix that accurately describes the specific metal product being imported, following the provided guidelines for combining the 9817.00.90 code with the relevant rate-of-duty code.
| Chapter | Chapter 98 - Special classification provisions |
| Section | Section XXII - Special Classification Provisions; Temporary Legislation; Temporary Modifications Proclaimed pursuan |
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Standard trade partners (NTR)
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Eligible FTA or preference programs
The general duty rate for HTS code 9817.00.90 and all its subdivisions (9817.00.90.40, 9817.00.90.60, and 9817.00.90.80) is Free, applying to standard trade partners (NTR). Eligible FTA or preference programs may offer special rates, but these are not specified. The unit of quantity is not specified, meaning reporting requirements will depend on the specific item and any applicable regulations. This indicates that while there's no standard duty for most countries, preferential treatment could be available based on trade agreements.
Rate of Duty (Column 2): Free
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Code subdivisions
9817.00.90.40
Unwrought metal including remelt scrap ingot (except copper, lead, zinc and tungsten) in the form of pigs, ingots or billets (a) which are defective or damaged, or have been produced from melted down metal waste and scrap for convenience in handling and transportation without sweetening, alloying, fluxing or deliberate purifying, and (b) which cannot be commercially used without re-manufacture; relaying or rerolling rails; and articles of metal (except articles of lead, of zinc or of tungsten, and not including metal-bearing materials provided for in section VI, chapter 26 or subheading 8549.11, 8549.12, 8549.13, 8549.14, 8549.19 and not including unwrought metal provided for in chapters 72-81) to be used in remanufacture by melting or to be processed by shredding, shearing, compacting or similar processing which renders them fit only for the recovery of the metal content: > Other > Pigs, ingots or billets
9817.00.90.60
Unwrought metal including remelt scrap ingot (except copper, lead, zinc and tungsten) in the form of pigs, ingots or billets (a) which are defective or damaged, or have been produced from melted down metal waste and scrap for convenience in handling and transportation without sweetening, alloying, fluxing or deliberate purifying, and (b) which cannot be commercially used without re-manufacture; relaying or rerolling rails; and articles of metal (except articles of lead, of zinc or of tungsten, and not including metal-bearing materials provided for in section VI, chapter 26 or subheading 8549.11, 8549.12, 8549.13, 8549.14, 8549.19 and not including unwrought metal provided for in chapters 72-81) to be used in remanufacture by melting or to be processed by shredding, shearing, compacting or similar processing which renders them fit only for the recovery of the metal content: > Other > Relaying or rerolling rails
9817.00.90.80
Unwrought metal including remelt scrap ingot (except copper, lead, zinc and tungsten) in the form of pigs, ingots or billets (a) which are defective or damaged, or have been produced from melted down metal waste and scrap for convenience in handling and transportation without sweetening, alloying, fluxing or deliberate purifying, and (b) which cannot be commercially used without re-manufacture; relaying or rerolling rails; and articles of metal (except articles of lead, of zinc or of tungsten, and not including metal-bearing materials provided for in section VI, chapter 26 or subheading 8549.11, 8549.12, 8549.13, 8549.14, 8549.19 and not including unwrought metal provided for in chapters 72-81) to be used in remanufacture by melting or to be processed by shredding, shearing, compacting or similar processing which renders them fit only for the recovery of the metal content: > Other > Other
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