# HS code 8102.97: Waste and scrap

> HS code 8102.97 covers waste and scrap, other than those classified in 8102.94, 8102.95, 8102.96 and 8102.99. It sits in heading 81.02 (molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap) in chapter 81 (other base metals; cermets; articles thereof). Other goods of heading 81.02 are classified under 8102.10 (powders), 8102.94 (other, unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering), 8102.95 (other, bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil), 8102.96 (other, wire) or 1 other.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810297
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 81](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/81) / [81.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8102) / [8102.97](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810297)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8102.97
- Covers: Waste and scrap
- Heading: [81.02: Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8102)
- Chapter: [81: Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/81)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 8102.97 covers waste and scrap, other than those classified in 8102.94, 8102.95, 8102.96 and 8102.99.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other: Waste and scrap”, read under “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 81.02 are classified under 8102.10 (powders), 8102.94 (other, unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering), 8102.95 (other, bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil), 8102.96 (other, wire) or 1 other.

- [8102.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810210) Powders
- [8102.94](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810294) Other: Unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering
- [8102.95](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810295) Other: Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil
- [8102.96](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810296) Other: Wire
- [8102.99](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810299) Other: Other

## How it is structured

8102.97 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 81, are the chapter; the first four, 8102, are heading 81.02; the last two, 97, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 81: Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
- Heading 81.02: Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- Within the heading: Other
- Subheading 8102.97: Waste and scrap

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8102.97 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8102.97 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

## Related codes

The same text, “Other: Waste and scrap”, also divides 1 other heading in chapter 81: 8101.97 under heading 81.01.

- [8101.97](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810197) Heading 81.01: Tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap

- Previous subheading: [8102.96](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810296) Other: Wire
- Next subheading: [8102.99](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810299) Other: Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8102.97 cover?

HS code 8102.97 covers waste and scrap, other than those classified in 8102.94, 8102.95, 8102.96 and 8102.99.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8102.97 in?

HS code 8102.97 is in heading 81.02 (molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap) in chapter 81 (other base metals; cermets; articles thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 81.02 classified when 8102.97 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 81.02 are classified under 8102.10 (powders), 8102.94 (other, unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering), 8102.95 (other, bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil), 8102.96 (other, wire) or 1 other.

## 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.

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