Code 8549 91 · Heading 8549

Electrical and electronic waste or scrap containing batteries or specified hazardous components, but not mainly batteries

This covers electrical and electronic waste or scrap containing primary cells, primary batteries or electric accumulators, but not predominantly consisting of them. It also covers such waste containing mercury switches, cathode-ray-tube glass or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or PCBs; it must not be intended for precious-metal recovery and must not be electrical or electronic assemblies or printed circuit boards.

For example

Electrical and electronic waste containing a mercury switch, not intended for precious-metal recovery and not consisting of an electrical or electronic assembly or printed circuit board

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, containing primary cells, primary batteries or electric accumulators but not predominantly, or containing mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls "PCBs" (excl. for the recovery of precious metal, and electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards)

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85
8549
8549 91

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Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereo… 2 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the product: an electrical motor, generator or converter; a transformer or electrical converter; a magnet; a primary cell or battery; an accumulator; a household appliance; a shaver or hair-removal appliance; equipment for an internal-combustion engine, vehicle or bicycle; a portable lamp; an industrial or laboratory heating appliance; soldering or welding equipment; another electrical heating appliance; a telephone or other data-communication device; sound equipment; video equipment or recording media; a display module; a radio, television, radar, navigation or remote-control device; electrical control, switching, lighting, semiconductor, circuit, cable or insulation equipment; another electrical machine or apparatus; or electrical and electronic waste or scrap?
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Step 3 · Heading 8549 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap 48 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Is it a battery or accumulator, electrical or electronic equipment, or an electrical or electronic assembly or printed circuit board—and is it mainly for precious-metal recovery, does it contain the listed batteries or hazardous components, and, for batteries, is it sorted by chemical type?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8549 91 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, containi… 10 of 11 subheadings under heading 8549
Is this electrical or electronic waste or scrap that contains primary cells, primary batteries or electric accumulators but not predominantly, or contains a mercury switch, cathode-ray-tube glass, other activated glass, or a component containing cadmium, mercury, lead or PCBs, and is not for precious-metal recovery or an electrical or electronic assembly or printed circuit board?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

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8549 91 00

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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8549 11 Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators 0.0–2.6%
8549 12 Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators (excl. lead-acid): spent goods and waste and scrap, containing lead, cadmium or mercury 0.0–4.7%
8549 13 Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent goods and waste and scrap, sorted by chemical type, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury 0.0–4.7%
8549 14 Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent goods and waste and scrap, unsorted, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury 0.0–4.7%
8549 19 Primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent goods and waste and scrap, sorted but not by chemical type, not containing lead, cadmium or mercury 0.0–4.7%
8549 21 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal, 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" 0.0%
8549 29 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (excl. 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") 0.0%
8549 31 Waste and scrap of electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, 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" (excl. for the recovery of precious metal) 0.0%
8549 39 Waste and scrap of electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards (excl. for the recovery of precious metal, or 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") 0.0%
8549 91 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, containing primary cells, primary batteries or electric accumulators but not predominantly, or containing mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls "PCBs" (excl. for the recovery of precious metal, and electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards) you are here 0.0%
8549 99 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap (excl. for the recovery of precious metal, electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards, and 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") 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

85.49.9100 Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

8549 91 00 00 Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8549.91.00.00 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, Other, Containing primary cells, primary

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

85.49.9100

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)

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

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)

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8549.91.00.00

Electrical and electronic waste and scrap, Other, 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)

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.