HS Code 7503Nickel; waste and scrap

What HS code 7503 covers

It sits in Chapter 75, which deals with nickel and the goods made from it. Within that chapter, this heading is the one for material that is no longer a new product.

Waste is what is left over when nickel goods are made, such as cut-offs and turnings. Scrap is old nickel goods that are worn out or broken and are only fit for melting down. Both go under this heading, because the nickel is valued for its metal content and not for its shape.

The World Customs Organization (WCO) writes the nomenclature, and countries use it for tariff classification. You may also see this heading searched as HSN 7503 or HTS 7503. The names differ by country, but the heading is the same. Many countries add extra digits to the end of 750300 for their own tariffs. Check your national tariff before you file, and try the HS code classifier if you are unsure.

How 7503 differs from other nickel headings

The easiest way to place nickel is to ask what form it is in. Scrap is nickel that is being recycled. Every other nickel heading is for nickel that is newly made. The difference between HS 7503 and 7502 nickel is a common question, so here is the full list of neighbours:

• 7501: mattes, oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy. These come before the metal is refined.
• 7502: unwrought nickel. This is new, refined metal that has not been shaped into goods.
• 7504: powders and flakes of nickel.
• 7507: tubes, pipes and pipe fittings such as couplings, elbows and sleeves.
• 7508: other nickel articles not named elsewhere in the chapter.

Nickel waste and scrap import and export data

Customs records are the filings made when goods cross a border. Each filing says what was shipped, and it can say who sent it and who received it. When you group those filings by HS code, you get a clear picture of one product.

Import data for nickel scrap shows who brings it into a market. Export data shows who sends it out. Read together, they show who imports nickel waste and scrap, and where the supply comes from. Search the live records on EximDataX to see current shipments filed under 7503 and its code 750300. You can use them to size a market, check a lead, or spot a new route.

Tip: scrap shipments are sometimes filed under a nearby code by mistake. If a search looks thin, also check 7502 for unwrought nickel and 7504 for powders.

Find buyers and suppliers of nickel scrap

Start with the HS code, not with a company name. Companies trade many things, but a code tells you exactly which shipments to look at.

Open the buyer data to see which companies bring nickel scrap in. Open the supplier data to see which companies send it out. Then compare the two lists. A buyer you find may become your customer. A supplier you find may become your source.

Always match the goods description to the heading. A shipment of fresh nickel bars is not scrap, even if it sits close by in the data.

Search HS 7503 shipments on EximDataX

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