Stainless Steel Turnings (18-8)

Typical applications

• Stainless steel melt shops (EAF/AOD) as a nickel and chromium unit source
• Alloy producers

Technical specification (indicative)

The 6-digit HS subheading is internationally harmonised; confirm the full national tariff line with your customs broker.

Grade definition — Ultra

Clean 18-8 type stainless steel turnings with minimum 7% nickel and 16% chromium, free of nonferrous metals, non-metallics, excessive iron, oil and other contaminants. Physical description, assay and packaging to be agreed.

Source: ReMA/ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular 2024. Summarised in our own words; the published standard prevails.

Packaging and container loading

Estimated loading quantities — subject to the material's packing density, the actual container payload and applicable transport weight limits.

Inspection and quality verification

Grade, weight and contamination are checked before loading by visual inspection. Where the contract specifies it, an independent pre-shipment inspection (for example by SGS, Bureau Veritas or Intertek) and laboratory analysis — electrolytic assay for copper, XRF/OES analysis for alloys — can be agreed. Loading photographs and weighbridge tickets are normally part of the shipping documents. The inspection agency, sampling method and acceptance criteria are fixed in the contract.

Alloy identity is normally verified by handheld XRF/OES analysis at loading.

Import compliance

Imports of metal scrap are regulated in many countries (import licences, pre-shipment inspection certificates, radiation checks). Buyers are responsible for confirming that the grade may be imported at the destination before contracting.