8112.41.50.00 - Unwrought; powders

This HTS category, 8112.41.50.00, specifically covers unwrought rhenium and rhenium powders. "Unwrought" refers to rhenium in its primary, unrefined state, such as ingots, blocks, or lumps, which have not yet been processed into finished articles or even semi-finished products like bars or wires. Powders are defined as finely divided particles of rhenium, suitable for metallurgical processing or specialized applications.

This classification is distinguished from its sibling category, 8112.41.10.00, which covers waste and scrap of rhenium. While both deal with rhenium in a less refined state, this subcategory focuses on materials that are either in their initial smelted form (unwrought) or intentionally manufactured into fine particles (powders), whereas scrap and waste are byproducts of manufacturing or discarded materials.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories under 8112.41.50.00. Therefore, classification within this specific code relies on correctly identifying the material as rhenium and confirming its form is either unwrought or powdered. Customs professionals should ensure that the goods presented do not meet the criteria for waste and scrap, nor have they undergone further processing that would place them in a different HTS chapter or heading.