HTS heading 8549
Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — 18 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8549 | Electrical and electronic waste and scrap + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8549.11 | Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8549.11.10 | For recovery of lead + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8549.11.10.40 | Lead-acid storage batteries, of a kind used for starting engines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8549.11.10) | No., kg |
| 8549.11.10.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8549.11.10) | No., kg |
| 8549.11.90.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.12 | Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8549.12.40.00 | For recovery of lead + Ch. 99 | Free | No., kg |
| 8549.12.80.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.13.00.00 | Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.14.00.00 | Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.19.00.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.21.00.00 | Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.29.00.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.31.00.00 | Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.39.00.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.91.00.00 | Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8549.99.00.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
2 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
18 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.