### Question
How is the "metal-bearing materials" defined?


### Answer
The term **metal-bearing materials** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 1312* as follows -

> metal-bearing ores and other metal-bearing materials provided for in chapter 26 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, metal waste and scrap and unwrought metal to be smelted or refined provided for in chapters 71 through 83 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, and metal compounds to be processed for the recovery of their metal content

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 1312*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TARIFF ACT OF 1930 > SUBTITLE II-SPECIAL PROVISIONS > Part I-Miscellaneous**

