US tariff data as of 2026-10-09Tariffs dataset 1.0.0Entry dates 2025-01-01 to 2026-10-09
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Chapter 85 · HTS release 2026HTSRev21

HTS 8549 Electrical and electronic waste and scrap

Base rates and the additional US duties for imports from the main origins on entry date 2026-10-09, from the HTS Calculator duty engine.

Base rate (column 1 general)
Free
Additional duty, main origins
0–37.5%
Statistical lines
14
Entry date shown
2026-10-09 (dataset 1.0.0)

Additional duties for the main origins

Additional duties on 2026-10-09
OriginAdditional dutyMeasures
China7.5–37.5%Section 301
Mexico0–10%Section 301
Canada0–10%Section 301
Vietnam0–12.5%Section 301
Germany0–10%Section 301

Range of the Chapter 99 duties (percent of customs value) across the lines of this heading. A range means the result differs between lines or depends on facts about the goods; an asterisk marks lines whose duty also depends on a specific (per unit) base rate. Other origins (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, United Kingdom and any other country): in the calculator and the API.

Chapter 99 headings on these lines

  • 9903.05.29 Section 301
  • 9903.05.31 Section 301
  • 9903.05.39 Section 301
  • 9903.05.55 Section 301
  • 9903.05.84 Section 301
  • 9903.05.93 Section 301
  • 9903.05.94 Section 301
  • 9903.88.03 Section 301
  • 9903.88.15 Section 301

Every line, every origin, with citations

This page sums heading 8549 up. The duty for one line, origin and date comes from the duty engine:

  • Base rate plus each Chapter 99 line, in percent and in dollars
  • Citations to the Federal Register, CBP and the USITC, with the quoted text
  • The lines considered and not applied, and why
  • Any origin, any entry date from 2025-01-01 to 2026-10-09
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Lines in this heading

The 14 statistical lines of heading 8549

Each code opens the free calculator for that line on 2026-10-09: base rate, every Chapter 99 line with its citations, and the duty in dollars.

  • 8549.11.10.40… › For recovery of lead › Lead-acid storage batteries, of a kind used for starting engines
  • 8549.11.10.80… › For recovery of lead › Other
  • 8549.11.90.00… › Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators › Other
  • 8549.12.40.00… › Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury › For recovery of lead
  • 8549.12.80.00… › Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury › Other
  • 8549.13.00.00Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent…
  • 8549.14.00.00Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent…
  • 8549.19.00.00Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent…
  • 8549.21.00.00Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal › Containing primary cells, primary batteries,…
  • 8549.29.00.00Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal › Other
  • 8549.31.00.00Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards › Containing primary cells, primary…
  • 8549.39.00.00Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards › Other
  • 8549.91.00.00Other › Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches, glass from…
  • 8549.99.00.00Other › Other

Recent changes

Between 2025-10-09 and 2026-10-09: the Chapter 99 headings applied changed for all 5 main origins. Dated changes, with their sources: the change list and the Tariff Change Feed.

Scope

We do not classify goods. These pages show reference rates for HTS codes. Choosing the code for an entry is the importer's responsibility, and entries are filed by the importer of record or a licensed customs broker. Duties shown are calculations from public sources, not legal advice.