HS Code 8106Bismuth; articles thereof, including waste and scrap

What HS code 8106 covers

Bismuth is a soft, silvery base metal. The Harmonized System, or HS, is the code list that customs offices use to name goods. Every product that crosses a border gets a code from it.

Heading 8106 is the home of bismuth. It also takes articles made of bismuth, plus the waste and scrap left over from the metal. If your goods are mostly bismuth, start here.

Some traders say HSN code 8106. The digits are the same. The first four digits name the metal. The last two give more detail, so a full tariff classification for bismuth needs a six-digit code.

What is the difference between 810610 and 810690?

The only test is how much of the goods is bismuth, measured by weight. The limit is written in the code names in the table above.

Use 810610 when the bismuth share is above that limit. Use 810690 when the share is equal to the limit or below it. Goods that sit right on the limit go to 810690.

Code 810690 also takes bismuth articles that are not named anywhere else in the heading.

• 810610: bismuth above the purity limit
• 810690: bismuth at or below the limit, plus other bismuth articles

Bismuth waste and scrap HS code

Scrap does not get a heading of its own. It stays inside 8106 with the metal.

So the same purity rule applies. Work out the bismuth share by weight, then choose a code. High-purity scrap follows 810610. Lower-purity scrap follows 810690.

To get the number, check the test report or the supplier's specification sheet. If you are unsure, try the HS code classifier before you file.

Bismuth vs nearby Chapter 81 headings

Chapter 81 gives most metals their own heading. The metal named in the heading decides where goods go. Looks do not.

Tungsten is in 8101. Several smaller metals, such as beryllium, cadmium and gallium, share heading 8112. Bismuth is not in that group, so it stays in 8106.

If you ship more than one metal, check each product on its own. One invoice can carry goods from several headings.

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