HS Code 8105Cobalt; mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap

What HS code 8105 covers

Heading 8105 is where the Harmonized System puts cobalt. You may also see it called the cobalt HS code, the HSN code 8105 or the HTS code 8105. The first four digits are the same in each case. Countries may add more digits after them.

The heading follows cobalt through its life. It covers cobalt metal that has not been worked, and cobalt powders. It also covers cobalt waste and scrap, and articles made of cobalt.

Chapter 81 holds the minor base metals, and the chapter sits inside Section XV. Customs classification starts with the heading and then moves to the six-digit code. The code on your paperwork has to match the goods exactly.

Six-digit codes under 8105: powders, scrap and articles

Each code answers one question: what form is the cobalt in? Here is when to use each one.

• If you need the HS code for cobalt powder, or HS 810520 for unwrought cobalt, this is the one.
• 810530 is for cobalt waste and scrap. If you ask what the HS code for cobalt scrap is, this is the answer.
• Think of it as the place for cobalt goods that fit neither of the other two codes.

How to choose between 810520, 810530 and 810590

Ask the questions below in order. Stop at the first yes.

The difference between 810520 and 810590 is the stage of the goods. 810520 is for cobalt in raw or early forms, such as mattes, unwrought metal and powder. 810590 is for articles that have been made into something else. If you are still unsure, run the product through the HS code classifier.

• Is it waste or scrap? Use 810530.
• Is it a matte, another intermediate product, unwrought cobalt or a powder? Use 810520.
• Is it any other article of cobalt? Use 810590.

8105 vs other Chapter 81 headings

Most metals in Chapter 81 have a heading of their own. Cobalt has 8105. Cermets sit in 8113.

Heading 8112 is the one people mix up with 8105. Cobalt is not on that list. Cobalt goods therefore stay in 8105, and goods made of the metals above belong in 8112.

Name the metal first. Then go to its heading.

Cobalt import and export data under HS 8105

Once you know your code, you can look for the companies behind the trade. Search 8105 for the whole heading, or search 810520, 810530 or 810590 for one form of cobalt.

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