74.04 Copper; waste and scrap
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XV, Base Metals — iron, steel, copper, aluminium, other base metals and articles thereof.
- 74 Chapter Copper and articles thereof
- 04 Heading Copper; waste and scrap
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 1 six-digit codes below
Chapter 74 covers copper and articles thereof: copper ore concentrate through refined copper, copper alloys, wire, tube and finished copper goods. Classification tip: Copper scrap and waste is classified separately from refined copper and is subject to export restrictions in several producing countries aimed at keeping scrap for domestic smelting.
All of chapter 74The 1 six-digit code under 74.04
One of these is the number you declare.
Other headings in chapter 74
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 74.04? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment74.04 FAQ
Heading 74.04 covers copper; waste and scrap. It is part of chapter 74 (copper and articles thereof), and it is subdivided into 1 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 1 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XV and to chapter 74. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.