7204.29.00.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 7204.29.00.00, encompasses all ferrous waste and scrap, as well as remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel, that are classified as waste and scrap of *alloy steel*, but are *not* of stainless steel. This includes a wide array of discarded materials such as old and worn-out articles, manufacturing scrap, and other forms of ferrous metal that have undergone no further processing except for sorting, or for other operations, provided that the operations do not alter their character as scrap.

The defining characteristic of this classification is the presence of alloying elements beyond the base iron and carbon that constitute ordinary carbon steel, but specifically excluding materials meeting the criteria for stainless steel. For example, this category would cover scrap from alloy steels containing elements like chromium, molybdenum, nickel, or vanadium in quantities that qualify them as alloy steel, but which do not possess the minimum chromium content or other defining characteristics of stainless steel, as typically defined by metallurgical standards.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification within 7204.29.00.00 relies solely on the precise definition of "alloy steel" as distinct from "stainless steel" and "carbon steel," referencing relevant metallurgical specifications and general interpretative notes for Chapter 72 to ensure accurate differentiation from the sibling category 7204.21.00.00 (Waste and scrap of alloy steel: Of stainless steel).