# HS code 8104.20: Waste and scrap

> 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).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810420
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 81](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/81) / [81.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8104) / [8104.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810420)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8104.20
- Covers: Waste and scrap
- Heading: [81.04: Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8104)
- 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 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).

- [8104.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810411) Unwrought magnesium: Containing at least 99.8 % by weight of magnesium
- [8104.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810419) Unwrought magnesium: Other
- [8104.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810430) Raspings, turnings and granules, graded according to size; powders
- [8104.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810490) 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.

- Chapter 81: Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
- Heading 81.04: Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- 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.

## Related codes

The same text, “Waste and scrap”, also divides 4 other headings in chapter 81: 8103.30 under heading 81.03, 8105.30 under heading 81.05, 8108.30 under heading 81.08 and 8110.20 under heading 81.10.

- [8103.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810330) Heading 81.03: Tantalum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- [8105.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810530) Heading 81.05: Cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- [8108.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810830) Heading 81.08: Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- [8110.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/811020) Heading 81.10: Antimony and articles thereof, including waste and scrap

- Previous subheading: [8104.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810419) Unwrought magnesium: Other
- Next subheading: [8104.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810430) Raspings, turnings and granules, graded according to size; powders

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810420.json