Antimony; articles thereof, including waste and scrap

HS v2017 Code: 8110

About antimony; articles thereof, including waste and scrap

hs code 8110 covers antimony and articles made from antimony, including waste and scrap. Antimony is a silvery-white metalloid that is widely used in a variety of industrial applications, particularly in the production of lead-acid batteries, flame retardants, and various alloys. As a strategic and critical material, the antimony industry plays a vital role in supporting the broader manufacturing and infrastructure sectors of the global economy.

Production process

Antimony is primarily produced through the smelting of antimony-containing ores. The key production steps involve mining and concentrating the raw ore, followed by smelting and refining processes to extract and purify the antimony metal. Advanced techniques like pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processing are commonly employed to maximize the yield and purity of the final antimony product.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the antimony industry include antimony-bearing ores and concentrates, as well as energy sources, reducing agents, and specialized equipment for smelting and refining operations. Significant investments in mining, mineral processing, and metallurgical infrastructure are necessary to support the production of antimony and antimony-based articles.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of the antimony industry include refined antimony metal, antimony alloys, and a variety of antimony-containing products such as lead-acid batteries, flame retardants, and specialty chemicals. The antimony produced under hs code 8110 may be further consumed by industries covered under other codes, such as 8506 Primary cells and primary batteries, 8507 (Electric accumulators, incl. separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (incl. square)) and 3824 (Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included).

Family tree for antimony; articles thereof, including waste and scrap

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/81'>81: Metals; n.e.c., cermets and articles thereof</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8110'>8110: Antimony; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8101'>8101: Tungsten (wolfram); articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8102'>8102: Molybdenum; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8103'>8103: Tantalum; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8104'>8104: Magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8105'>8105: Cobalt; mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8106'>8106: Bismuth; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8107'>8107: Cadmium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8108'>8108: Titanium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8109'>8109: Zirconium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8111'>8111: Manganese; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8112'>8112: Beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium), rhenium and thallium; and articles of these metals, including waste and scrap</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8113'>8113: Cermets; articles thereof, including waste and scrap</a>"]

    B --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/811010'>811010: Antimony and articles thereof; unwrought antimony, powders</a>"]
B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/811020'>811020: Antimony; waste and scrap</a>"]
B --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/811090'>811090: Antimony and articles thereof; wrought, other than waste and scrap</a>"]


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