Key facts
- HS code
- 8104.20
- Covers
- Waste and scrap
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8104.20 covers waste and scrap. It sits in heading 81.04 (magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap) in chapter 81 (other base metals; cermets; articles thereof). Other goods of heading 81.04 are classified under 8104.11 (unwrought magnesium, containing at least 99.8 % by weight of magnesium), 8104.19 (unwrought magnesium, other), 8104.30 (raspings, turnings and granules, graded according to size; powders) or 8104.90 (other).
What this code covers
HS code 8104.20 covers waste and scrap.
The legal text of the subheading is “Waste and scrap”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 81.04 are classified under 8104.11 (unwrought magnesium, containing at least 99.8 % by weight of magnesium), 8104.19 (unwrought magnesium, other), 8104.30 (raspings, turnings and granules, graded according to size; powders) or 8104.90 (other).
How it is structured
8104.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 81, are the chapter; the first four, 8104, are heading 81.04; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8104.20
- Waste and scrap
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8104.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8104.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8104.20 cover?
HS code 8104.20 covers waste and scrap.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8104.20 in?
HS code 8104.20 is in heading 81.04 (magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap) in chapter 81 (other base metals; cermets; articles thereof).
Where are goods of heading 81.04 classified when 8104.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 81.04 are classified under 8104.11 (unwrought magnesium, containing at least 99.8 % by weight of magnesium), 8104.19 (unwrought magnesium, other), 8104.30 (raspings, turnings and granules, graded according to size; powders) or 8104.90 (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.