Analysis
HTS 7602.00.00 covers aluminum waste and scrap under heading 7602 (aluminum waste and scrap). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 9% of the 65 tariff lines in chapter 76. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
It is the only US line under subheading 7602.00, so the six-digit code used by every Harmonized System country and the eight-digit US line describe the same goods; a foreign tariff or an exporter's invoice showing 7602.00 points straight here.
The ten-digit suffixes separate recyclable used beverage containers, recyclable aluminum auto and truck…, recyclable aluminum from industrial… and other recyclable aluminum. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7602.00.00.35 | Recyclable used beverage containers | kg | |
| 7602.00.00.45 | Recyclable aluminum auto and truck wheels | kg | |
| 7602.00.00.55 | Recyclable aluminum from industrial processes, including turnings, borings, shavings, filings, clippings and chips | kg | |
| 7602.00.00.65 | Other recyclable aluminum | kg | |
| 7602.00.00.75 | Other | kg |