8549
4-digit headingElectrical and electronic waste and scrap
This is a 4-digit heading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.
Duty rates
No rate is published at this level — check the specific 10-digit statistical code beneath it.
| Rate | Value and what it means |
|---|---|
| General rate (Column 1) | See 10-digit codeColumn 1 general Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate. |
| Special rate (Column 1) | —Trade programs The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate. |
| Column 2 rate | —Non-NTR Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it. |
| Unit of quantity | — How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary. |
Codes within Electrical and electronic waste and scrap
17 more specific lines fall under 8549.
- 8549.11Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators6-digit headingElectrical 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:
- 8549.11.10For recovery of lead8-digit subheadingElectrical 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: > Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators:Free
- 8549.11.10.40Lead-acid storage batteries, of a kind used for starting engines10-digit statistical codeElectrical 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: > Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators: > For recovery of lead
- 8549.11.10.80Other10-digit statistical codeElectrical 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: > Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators: > For recovery of lead
- 8549.11.90.00Other10-digit statistical codeElectrical 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: > Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators:Free
- 8549.12Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury6-digit headingElectrical 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:
- 8549.12.40.00For recovery of lead10-digit statistical codeElectrical 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: > Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury:Free
- 8549.12.80.00Other10-digit statistical codeElectrical 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: > Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury:Free
- 8549.13.00.00Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury10-digit statistical codeElectrical 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:Free
- 8549.14.00.00Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury10-digit statistical codeElectrical 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:Free
- 8549.19.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeElectrical 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:Free
- 8549.21.00.00Containing 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)10-digit statistical codeElectrical and electronic waste and scrap: > Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal:Free
- 8549.29.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeElectrical and electronic waste and scrap: > Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal:Free
- 8549.31.00.00Containing 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)10-digit statistical codeElectrical and electronic waste and scrap: > Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards:Free
- 8549.39.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeElectrical and electronic waste and scrap: > Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards:Free
- 8549.91.00.00Containing 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)10-digit statistical codeElectrical and electronic waste and scrap: > Other:Free
- 8549.99.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeElectrical and electronic waste and scrap: > Other:Free
Chapter 85: Electrical Machinery and Equipment; Sound and TV Equipment; Parts
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View Chapter 85Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.
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