# HS code 8106.90: Bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap

> HS code 8106.90 covers bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, other than those classified in 8106.10. It sits in heading 81.06 (bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap) in chapter 81 (other base metals; cermets; articles thereof). Other goods of heading 81.06 are classified under 8106.10 (containing more than 99.99 % of bismuth, by weight).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810690
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 81](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/81) / [81.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8106) / [8106.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810690)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8106.90
- Covers: Bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- Heading: [81.06: Bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8106)
- 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 8106.90 covers bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, other than those classified in 8106.10.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 81.06 are classified under 8106.10 (containing more than 99.99 % of bismuth, by weight).

- [8106.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810610) Containing more than 99.99 % of bismuth, by weight

## How it is structured

8106.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 81, are the chapter; the first four, 8106, are heading 81.06; the last two, 90, 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 81.06: Bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- Subheading 8106.90: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8106.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8106.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8106.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810610) Containing more than 99.99 % of bismuth, by weight
- Next subheading: [8108.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/810820) Unwrought titanium; powders

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8106.90 cover?

HS code 8106.90 covers bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, other than those classified in 8106.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8106.90 in?

HS code 8106.90 is in heading 81.06 (bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap) in chapter 81 (other base metals; cermets; articles thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 81.06 classified when 8106.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 81.06 are classified under 8106.10 (containing more than 99.99 % of bismuth, by weight).

## 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/810690.json