# HS heading 74.04: Copper waste and scrap

> HS heading 74.04 covers copper waste and scrap. It is in chapter 74 (copper and articles thereof). It is not split further: its only subheading is 7404.00.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7404
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 74](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/74) / [74.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7404)

## Key facts

- Heading: 74.04
- Description: Copper waste and scrap
- Chapter: 74: Copper and articles thereof
- Subheadings: 1
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 74.04 covers copper waste and scrap.

It is not split further: its only subheading is 7404.00.

- [7404.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/740400) Copper waste and scrap

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 74 are classified in its other 15 headings, listed below.

- [74.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7401) Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)
- [74.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7402) Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining
- [74.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7403) Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought
- [74.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7405) Master alloys of copper
- [74.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7406) Copper powders and flakes
- [74.07](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7407) Copper bars, rods and profiles
- [74.08](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7408) Copper wire
- [74.09](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7409) Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm
- [74.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7410) Copper foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm
- [74.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7411) Copper tubes and pipes
- [74.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7412) Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
- [74.13](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7413) Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of copper, not electrically insulated
- [74.15](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7415) Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (other than those of heading 83.05) and similar articles, of copper or of iron or steel with heads of copper; screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of copper
- [74.18](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7418) Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of copper; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of copper
- [74.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7419) Other articles of copper

## How it is structured

Heading 74.04 is one of 16 headings in chapter 74. Its first two digits, 74, are the chapter; the next two, 04, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (7404.00).

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under heading 74.04 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

- Previous heading: [74.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7403) Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought
- Next heading: [74.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7405) Master alloys of copper

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 74.04 cover?

HS heading 74.04 covers copper waste and scrap.

### Which chapter is HS heading 74.04 in?

HS heading 74.04 is in chapter 74 (copper and articles thereof).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 74.04 have?

HS heading 74.04 has one subheading, 7404.00.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/7404.json