Section XVI — Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Chapter 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Heading 8549 — Electrical and electronic waste and scrap
National subdivision 8549.2 — Of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal
Subheading
8549.21 Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercuryswitches, glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated glass, or electrical or electronic components containing cadmium, mercury, lead or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Common commodities
Hazardous gold bearing scrap with mercury switchesContaminated silver recovery waste with Cd and PbPCB-laced precious metal recovery wasteCathode ray tube glass containing hazardous leadGold refining scrap contaminated with PCBsHazardous precious metal waste from primary cellsLead and mercury-containing platinum recovery wastePCB-laden copper recovery waste with Cd and PbContaminated precious metal bearing scrap with hazardous componentsGold scrap laced with harmful cadmium
HS codes
| Code | Description | Taxes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8549.21.00 | Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, | Customs TaxCID, PAL, SSCL, VAT |