7112.91.01.00 - Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals

This HTS classification, 7112.91.01.00, specifically covers waste and scrap materials that are composed of gold, or that are made of base metal clad with gold. It is important to note that this category excludes sweepings that contain other precious metals alongside gold. The primary characteristic for classification here is the presence of gold as the principal precious metal constituent of the waste or scrap.

This category is distinguished from its siblings by the type of precious metal. While 7112.92.01.00 pertains to waste and scrap of platinum, and 7112.99.01.00 covers all other remaining categories within waste and scrap of precious metals, this specific code is dedicated solely to gold-based materials. The common thread among these sibling categories is their use for the recovery of precious metals.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification at this level is definitive. Examples of goods that would fall under this category include discarded gold jewelry scrap, gold plating waste, and residues from gold refining processes, provided they meet the criteria of being gold or gold-clad and do not contain significant amounts of other precious metals in sweepings.