7204.10.00.00 - Waste and scrap of cast iron

This HTS category, 7204.10.00.00, specifically classifies waste and scrap materials derived from cast iron. This includes discarded items, manufacturing residues, and dismantled objects made predominantly of cast iron. The key defining characteristic for classification under this heading is the ferrous composition and its origin from cast iron production or products, making it distinct from other iron and steel waste.

Unlike its siblings, this category is not for waste and scrap of alloy steel, tinned iron or steel, or for remelting scrap ingots. Waste and scrap of alloy steel (covered elsewhere) would have specific alloying elements that alter its properties. Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel (7204.30.00.00) explicitly refers to ferrous materials coated with tin. Remelting scrap ingots (7204.50.00.00) are specifically formed ingots intended for remelting, rather than loose scrap or fragments.

As a leaf node, 7204.10.00.00 does not have further subdivisions. Classification within this code relies on verifying that the waste or scrap material is indeed from cast iron and not from other types of ferrous metals or alloys, nor is it in the form of a prepared ingot for remelting. Typical examples would include broken pieces of cast iron engine blocks, old cast iron pipes, or discarded cast iron cookware.