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HTS code reference›Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment; sound and television equipment›8549.21.00.00
US HTS · 2026 REVISION 12

HTS Code 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)

Official tariff path

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)

Level: statistical10General duty: FreeUnit: kg
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  • The product must match the tariff wording: 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).
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  • The displayed duty is Free; origin programs, trade remedies, quotas and taxes may change the final amount.

What does HTS 8549.21.00.00 cover?

This provision appears in the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under the following legal tariff hierarchy.

  1. 1Electrical and electronic waste and scrap:
  2. 2Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal:
  3. 3Containing 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)

Nearby tariff provisions

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8549.11Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators:8549.12Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury:8549.13.00.00Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury8549.14.00.00Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury8549.19.00.00Other8549.29.00.00Other8549.31.00.00Containing 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)8549.39.00.00Other
Official source and limitations

Based on USITC HTS 2026 Revision 12, published July 21, 2026. The general rate does not include every origin-specific program, Section 301 or 232 measure, antidumping or countervailing duty, quota, or other agency requirement.

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