Heading 8549: Electrical and electronic waste and scrap
In chapter 85, Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles. 13 rate lines, laid out as HTS Revision 20 (2026) prints them.
| HTS number | Description | Units | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8549 | Electrical and electronic waste and scrap: | ||||
| Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators: | |||||
| 8549.11 | Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators: | ||||
| 8549.11.10 | For recovery of lead | Free | 11.5% | ||
| 8549.11.10.40 | Lead-acid storage batteries, of a kind used for starting engines | No., kg | |||
| 8549.11.10.80 | Other | No., kg | |||
| 8549.11.90.00 | Other | kg | Free | Free | |
| 8549.12 | Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury: | ||||
| 8549.12.40.00 | For recovery of lead | No., kg | Free | 11.5% | |
| 8549.12.80.00 | Other | kg | Free | Free | |
| 8549.13.00.00 | Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury | kg | Free | Free | |
| 8549.14.00.00 | Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury | kg | Free | Free | |
| 8549.19.00.00 | Other | kg | Free | Free | |
| Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal: | |||||
| 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) | kg | Free | Free | |
| 8549.29.00.00 | Other | kg | Free | Free | |
| Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards: | |||||
| 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) | kg | Free | Free | |
| 8549.39.00.00 | Other | kg | Free | Free | |
| Other: | |||||
| 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) | kg | Free | Free | |
| 8549.99.00.00 | Other | kg | Free | Free |
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Built September 29, 2026 from HTS Revision 20 (2026) (USITC release 2026HTSRev20, published September 23, 2026, current since September 28, 2026). The schedule changes often; USITC's own site always has the current text.