Analysis
HTS 8549.11.10 covers for recovery of lead under heading 8549 (electrical and electronic waste and scrap). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items and kilograms.
For statistics it divides in two: 8549.11.10.40 for lead-acid storage batteries, of a kind used for starting… and 8549.11.10.80 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 58% of the 624 tariff lines in chapter 85 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 11.5% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 11.5% duty.
All 12 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8549.11.10.40 | Lead-acid storage batteries, of a kind used for starting engines | No., kg | |
| 8549.11.10.80 | Other | No., kg |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8549.11.90 | Waste and scrap of lead-acid accumulators; spent lead-acid accumulators: other | Free |
| 8549.12.40 | For recovery of lead | Free |
| 8549.12.80 | Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury: other | Free |
| 8549.13.00 | Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury | Free |
| 8549.14.00 | Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury | Free |
| 8549.19.00 | Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators: other | Free |
| 8549.21.00 | 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) | Free |
| 8549.29.00 | Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal: other | Free |
| 8549.31.00 | 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) | Free |
| 8549.39.00 | Other electrical and electronic assemblies and printed circuit boards: other | Free |
| 8549.91.00 | 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) | Free |
| 8549.99.00 | Other: other | Free |