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A771 federal activity code Plants that cure hides into leather with tanning chemicals.

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A771, Tanneries, tanning.

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    Tanneries, tanning

Use A771 when tanneries, tanning generated most of the material.

Industry code for tanneries, where raw hides are tanned into leather, in the leather & hide industry.

Where does Federal activity A771 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A771 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the activity that made the waste, and doesn't decide whether it is hazardous.

On federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What is Federal activity A771 used for?

It is for tanneries, tanning. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Tanneries, tanning

Which waste is Federal activity A771?

CodeWhen it fits
A771Most of the material came from tanneries, tanning.

A771 records the activity behind most of the material. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide hazard status.

Which codes sit beside Federal activity A771?

CodeWhat it is
A762Threading, spinning and weaving
A763Bleaching, dyeing and printing
A764Clothing manufacture
A770Leather and hide industry
A772Fur trade
A773Manufacture of shoes and other leather products
A780Wood and furniture industry
A781Sawmills and production of wood panels