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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 8549.9 — Other

Subheading 8549.91 — 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)

HS code

8549.91.00 Containing primary cells, primary batteries, electric accumulators, mercury-switches

Applicable taxes: Customs TaxCID, PAL, SSCL, VAT
Last Verified Date - 1 October 2026
Common commodities
Discarded CRT monitorsScrap of mercury-containing switchesLarge appliances with leaded componentsCRT TV scrap for recyclingHazardous household e-waste with PCBsScrapped fluorescent light ballastsHeavy metal-laden E-waste scrapOld CRT glass wasteElectronic waste containing mercuryScrap of large appliances with Cd or Hg